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Entries in microbooktweet (12)

Thursday
Sep172015

Booktweet: BONE GAP by Laura Ruby

What I just tweeted:

Just heard that BONE GAP made the 2015 National Book Award Longlist!

Friday
Jun062014

Micro Book Review: BOG by Karen Krossing (Fitzhenry & Whiteside)

For more info about Karen Krossing and BOG, see KarenKrossing.com.

Monday
Jul152013

MicroBookTweet: KAT, INCORRIGIBLE by Stephanie Burgis

KatIncorrigible

TITLE: KAT, INCORRIGIBLE

Written by Stephanie Burgis

Published by Atheneum Books For Young Readers, 2012

Grades 5-9

ISBN 9781416994480

See my interview with Stephanie Burgis about her creative process, childhood wonder and her KAT trilogy.

Sunday
Jul072013

MicroBookTweet: ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS TO THE UNIVERSE

 

ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE

By Benjamin Alire Saenz

Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers

Also see my other MicroBookReviews.

Friday
Jun072013

MicroBookTweet: BETTER NATE THAN EVER by Tim Federle


Shop Indie Bookstores

More info about Tim Federle: http://www.timfederle.com/

On Twitter: @TimFederle

Click on my "microbooktweet" tag to browse some of my other micro-length book reviews and tweets.

Thursday
May302013

MicroBookTweet: RATS SAW GOD by Rob Thomas


Shop Indie Bookstores

Click on my "microbooktweet" tag to browse some of my other micro-length book reviews and tweets.

Friday
May172013

MicroBookTweet: DOLL BONES by Holly Black, illustrated by Eliza Wheeler

DOLL BONES

Written by Holly Black

Illustrated by Eliza Wheeler

Published by Margaret K. McElderry Books / Simon & Schuster Children's (May/2013)

Also see my other MicroBookTweets and my interview with Eliza Wheeler.

Wednesday
Apr242013

MicroBookTweet: MAYA WAS GRUMPY by Courtney Pippin-Mathurs (Flashlight Press)

More info:

Courtney Pippin-Mathur website

Courtney Pippin-Mathur on Twitter: @pippinmathur

Kirkus Reviews on MAYA WAS GRUMPY

Friday
Feb152013

MicroBookReview: DEATH WATCH by Ari Berk

Love this. It's the kind of book I want to read slowly, to immerse myself in the atmosphere. Gorgeous prose. It gave me nightmares...but in a good way.

I just bought the sequel, Mistle Child, and can't wait to read it!

More info about the book.

Author: Ari Berk.

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers.

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Click on my "microbooktweet" tag to browse some of my other micro-length book reviews and tweets. Please note that I am not seeking new books to review; I usually only review books already in my To Read pile.

Tuesday
Feb052013

MicroBookReview: THE DARKEST CORNER OF THE WORLD by Urve Tamberg

THE DARKEST CORNER OF THE WORLD

Author: Urve Tamberg

Publisher: Dancing Cat Books, an imprint of Cormorant Books

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Had a fantastic time in NYC. More on this soon. But one of the books I read during the trip was Urve's The Darkest Corner Of The World, which is about a teen girl's struggle in Estonia during the World War II Soviet occupation.

I was never a huge history fan back in school. I got great marks, but that was only because I was very good at memorizing. As soon as the school year over, all the dates and facts I had spent hours committing to memory melted away like the last bits of dingy snow left after a long winter.

It was only years later that I began to become more interested in certain periods of history because of historical fiction I was enjoying. Caring about the characters made me care more about their world. After finishing a novel, I'd research using the library and (later) online resources to find out more. 

I'm currently reading The Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich by William Shirer and enjoying it MUCH more than I expected. As a result, I'm also starting to seek out historical fiction tied in with related events. Code Name Verity was one, and The Darkest Corner Of The World was the latest. 

Lots of fascinating details about Estonian culture and life back then, all skilfully woven into a fast-paced story about 15-year-old Madli and the difficult choices she must make in order to survive.

Click on my "microbooktweet" tag to browse some of my other micro-length book reviews and tweets.

Monday
Jan212013

MicroBookTweet: CODE NAME VERITY by Elizabeth Wein

CODE NAME VERITY


Author: Elizabeth Wein


Publisher: Hyperion, 2012

Click on my "microbooktweet" tag to browse some of my other micro-length book reviews and tweets.

Monday
Jan212013

MicroBookReview: FURY OF THE PHOENIX by Cindy Pon

I've been starting to post micro book reviews & comments about kidlit/YA books on Twitter from time to time, and will include them here on Inkygirl when I like a book. I'll tag these with "microbooktweet" to make it easier for people to find similar posts.

 
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