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Virtual Book Club 3-25-20
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Virtual Book Club
OK, for anyone wishing to join, this is a low key book club for queer stories to help with the feeling of isolation during these times. We will be reading The Starless Sea. If you want to join, please finish Book I of The Starless Sea by Wednesday March 25 Here are the dates and … Continue reading Virtual Book Club
A Darker Shade of Magic
By V.E. Schwab Kell is a magician who travels between worlds—between Londons—delivering messages from the royal family—his family—to their fellow monarchs. He also has a nasty habit of smuggling items between the worlds, something that is strictly forbidden. Delilah Bard is a thief. She will pick your pocket without a second thought and without you … Continue reading A Darker Shade of Magic
Milkman by Anna Burns
Narrator likes reading-while-walking, but has no idea how much trouble that’s about to get her into. While reading-while-walking, a car sidles up to her, driven by the milkman. He doesn’t cajole her into the car and she never gets in. He doesn’t get out, doesn’t even come close to touching her, but after their brief … Continue reading Milkman by Anna Burns
Sky Without Stars
Sky without Stars by Jessica Brody and Joanne Rendell Sky without Stars follows three characters on a far off planet, ages after Earth’s demise. Chatine comes from a family of thieves and fraudsters, and is growing up to be quite the street thief herself. She disguises herself as a boy to protect herself as she … Continue reading Sky Without Stars
Is This Book Age Appropriate?
No. I don’t have kids. So whatever grains of salt you need, take them. I believe that sometimes (not necessarily all the time) books should be challenging to children, but not too challenging, both with their reading level and content. That’s a hard balance to strike, and often depends entirely on the individual kid. But … Continue reading Is This Book Age Appropriate?
Picking Out Books
My only real criteria for a book cover is, does it spark my imagination? Does it give me that feeling I get when I fall down the rabbit hole into a story? Because book covers are like looking at the rabbit hole and wondering how deep it is.
Sebastian Reads 