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Debbie’s Reading Journal

Posts about books I’m reading, book recommendations, illustrated book posts. Also see my Bookstagram!

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 ————-  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 . . .



MicroBookReview: FURY OF THE PHOENIX by Cindy Pon

I’ve been starting to post micro book reviews & comments about kidlit/YA bookson 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. Also see Debbie’s Reading Journal as well as . . .



MicroBookTweet: CODE NAME VERITY by Elizabeth Wein

CODE NAME VERITY Author: Elizabeth Wein Publisher: Hyperion, 2012 Also see Debbie’s Reading Journal as well as Debbie’s Bookstagram. Click on my “microbooktweet” tag to browse some of my other micro-length book reviews and tweets.



Micro Book Review: GEEKS, GIRLS AND SECRET IDENTITIES by Mike Jung

LovedLOVED this book. I had expected an entertaining kid-focused superhero story, but it was so much more than that. Mike Jung has added a wonderful twist on the typical superhero theme. His writing is fresh and truly funny, with sweet/touching moments as well. An entertaining and thoroughly satisfying read. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Age . . .



Graphic Review: The Yo-Yo Prophet by Karen Krossing (Orca Books)

THE YO-YO PROPHET Author: Karen Krossing Publisher: Orca Book Publishers For ages 12+ After reading THE YO-YO PROPHET by Karen Krossing (Orca Books), I was inspired to do my Daily Doodle with a book theme (see above). I also got curious about yo-yos and looked up yo-yo competitions online. Wow, . . .



National Library Week: April 8-14, 2012

It’s National Library Week! You can find out more info about National Library Week at AtYourLibrary.org. Librarians should visit the National Library Week event page on the ALA (American Library Association) site.



My National Library Week Drawing

It’s National Library Week! You can find out more info about National Library Week at AtYourLibrary.org. Librarians should visit the National Library Week event page on the ALA (American Library Association) site.



Bookcomic Review: UNFINISHED ANGEL by Sharon Creech

A bunch of my old Inkygirl posts got trashed when my WordPress blogs were hacked last year, so I’m going to be uploading some of my personal favorites so that they stay accessible in Inkygirl. Here’s my bookcomic review of Sharon Creech‘s UNFINISHED ANGEL: You can find out more about Sharon Creech . . .



On poetry, language and Robert Lee Brewer’s ESCAPE

I used to hate poetry. I blame scholarly literary dissection and school. My memory (which, I admit, may be tainted by early years of accumulated hatred) is one of many hours of tortuous analysis, taking a few simple lines of text that I kind of thought were cool at first . . .



The Weird Book Room

Thanks to my friend Ray for pointing out the Weird Book Room on ABeBooks. If you’re looking for some literary diversions, it’s worth a visit. I would have loved to have eavesdropped on the editorial or sales meetings for some of these books.