The Moon Coin
2012 Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards: Gold Medal Winner (Pre-Teen Fiction – Fantasy) The Moon Coin is a delightful fantasy story about Lily and her brother Jasper. Their Uncle Ebb has always told them...
View ArticleDarth Paper Strikes Back
Darth Paper Strikes Back is the sequel to The Strange Case of Origami Yoda. Dwight, the origami artist who hangs out with Origami Yoda, has been suspended from school and may be transferred to an...
View ArticleJohnny Graphic and the Etheric Bomb
Johnny Graphic and the Etheric Bomb takes place in an alternate 1935 America. The geography is just different enough to keep you on your toes and remind you that Johnny’s world isn’t quite our world...
View ArticleThe Secret of the Fortune Wookiee
The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee is the third book in the Origami Yoda series. After the events of Darth Paper Strikes Back, Dwight is attending another school that seems to be very supportive of...
View ArticleThe Name of This Book Is Secret
Lots of people suggested I read The Name of this Book Is Secret, and I’m so glad I finally did. It’s the kind of irreverent metahumor that I love. The narrator speaks directly to the reader, explicitly...
View ArticleThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Review written by Jonathan Lavallee. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian tells the story of Arthur Junior Spirit, a fourteen year old boy who decides after his first day of high school at...
View ArticleSunlight and Shadow
Sunlight and Shadow is another fairytale retelling by Cameron Dokey. I think this is bordering on obsession for me! This one is a version of “The Magic Flute” which is a story I wasn’t familiar with....
View ArticleMiri Attwater and the Ocean’s Secret
Miri Attwater and the Ocean’s Secret is a cute story about a girl who learns she’s actually a mermaid princess. She’s going to spend her summer in the merworld and she has so many things to learn, all...
View ArticleFavorite Books I Read and Reviewed in 2012
Note: To call special attention to favorite books published by authors and small press publishers, they get their own page. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie This gut...
View ArticleFavorite Self-Pub and Small Press Books 2012
I read a decent number of books that are self-published or published by small press. This is typically a very mixed bag—in fact, some reviews never see the light of day because the books feel too...
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