I’ve had this happen a couple of times now.... I read a book with my boy and we both enjoy it. Then I meet the author, rave to him (always a him) about how we loved it… bring my son over to Meet the Author!, and he has no memory of the book. Sigh. This one I went back and re-read with him after the incident, and he begged for the sequel.


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Usually, when the year’s Newbury-award-winning book is announced, I check to see whether I’ve read it or not, and add it to my mental “to read” list if I haven’t. I will note that a mental list is very good for avoiding stress and guilt for not keeping up with the reading, but not so good at actually getting the books read. This year, I put the ( Read more... )

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Here’s a series that was mentioned in a recent Books for Boys webinar from Booklist.


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Many thanks to my love for discovering this book, which Lightning Bolt and I listened to in the car.


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Another one that LB and I enjoyed listening to.


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