Monthly Archives: December 2009

Book Review: Darkness Be My Friend by John Marsden

Posted on December 19, 2009 by CarrieK

Title: Darkness Be My Friend Author: John Marsden Genre: YA dystopian fiction Publisher: Scholastic Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from the public library. First line: I didn’t want to go back. (Spoiler alert: This review will … Continue reading →

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Bookish links for Saturday, December 19, 2009

Posted on December 19, 2009 by CarrieK

There aren’t a lot of links this week – I finally had to admit that I would never catch up with the over 600 posts in my Google Reader, and clicked “mark all as read.” If I missed something extraordinary, … Continue reading →

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Jack Bauer Interrogates Santa Claus

Posted on December 18, 2009 by CarrieK

It’s not book-related – but I couldn’t resist.

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Book Review: The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer

Posted on December 17, 2009 by CarrieK

Title: The Dead and the Gone Author: Susan Beth Pfeffer Genre: YA dystopian fiction Publisher: Harcourt, Inc. Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from my public library. First line: At the moment when life as he had … Continue reading →

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Book Review: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

Posted on December 16, 2009 by CarrieK

Title: City of Bones Author: Cassandra Clare Genre: YA urban fantasy Publisher: Simon Pulse Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy that I borrowed from my daughter. First line: “You’ve got to be kidding me,” the bouncer said, … Continue reading →

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My new bookcase

Posted on December 16, 2009 by CarrieK

Look what arrived at our house Friday night? My new bookcase from CSN Bookcases! Of course, it didn’t look like that – it came in pieces. I spent yesterday afternoon putting it together and then filling it with my lovely … Continue reading →

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Book Blogger Holiday Swap

Posted on December 16, 2009 by CarrieK

My Book Blogger Holiday Swap gift arrived Monday evening. I wanted to post about it immediately, but unfortunately, I am photographically challenged, and I had to take a picture with my daughter’s camera and then wait for her to e-mail … Continue reading →

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Reading Challenges for 2010

Posted on December 16, 2009 by CarrieK

Instead of flooding my blog with individual posts for each and every challenge I’m joining for 2010 – and there are a lot! – I decided to do one post linking you to the pages I have set up for … Continue reading →

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