tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31907594497442224372024-12-18T22:28:21.562-05:00a kidlit review blogEdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852846220025883339noreply@blogger.comBlogger262125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190759449744222437.post-22981911526910680092014-09-08T14:53:00.000-04:002014-09-08T14:54:33.268-04:00

source Wow, I've been super-absent. And there I was three posts ago, anticipating that things would get busy around Pass the Chiclets... I always have the best of intentions, and those never hold up against my inertia, sigh. Blogging inertia, that is — it's been quite busy in the non-virtual aspects of my life, but I won't attribute this lack of blog momentum entirely to real, outside life.

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by Sherry Thomas Balzer + Bray, September 17 2013 young adult fantasy Summary: Iolanthe is the great elemental mage destined to take down the Bane... well, that's according to Prince Titus, who takes destiny very seriously. Iolanthe isn't as willing to sacrifice her life for a fate she isn't sure she can accomplish. But the Bane and his Inquisitor are looking for Iolanthe, too, and to save

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by Swati Avasthi; graphics by Craig Phillips Knopf BFYR, September 24 2013 young adult contemporary thriller Summary (from Goodreads, b/c it's stellar): Before: Corey, Holly, and Savitri are one unit—fast, strong, inseparable. Together they turn Chicago concrete and asphalt into a freerunner’s jungle gym, ricocheting off walls, scaling buildings, leaping from rooftop to rooftop. But acting

Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852846220025883339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190759449744222437.post-56456240933295880292014-07-31T10:14:00.001-04:002014-07-31T10:14:04.065-04:00

source Hello! Half of the summer's over already (whaaat) and I'm finally back in town and here to stay for at least the month of August. Many books were read over the past few weeks, so hopefully Pass the Chiclets will grind back into gear and start rolling. Here's hoping that once I get back into the groove of review-writing, things will get busy. Books to review: Chasing Shadows by Swati

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by S. A. Bodeen Feiwel & Friends, July 29 2014 middle-grade fantasy ARC received via publisher (thank you!) Summary: Sarah's dad and Marco's and Nacho's mom are getting married, and neither Sarah nor Marco are at all pleased (Nacho is on the fence). When the newlyweds decide to bring the kids on a family honeymoon, Sarah and Marco are sure it's going to be awful. But even they have no

Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852846220025883339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190759449744222437.post-20520978280496295282014-06-24T16:06:00.000-04:002014-06-24T16:06:03.384-04:00

It's always fantastic when big-name film studios pick up children's books and develop them into full-length motion pictures. This is exactly what's happening to a hilarious, thoughtful and ambitious middle-grade sci-fi novel: The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex (Disney-Hyperion, 2007). So I thought I'd feature it and the movie adaptation, DreamWorks' Home (in North American theatres

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by Cathleen Daly; illustrated by Lisa Brown Roaring Brook Press, June 17 2014 contemporary picture book galley received via publisher (thank you!) Summary (via Goodreads because it's too good not to use): Emily likes painting and loves the way artists like Pablo Picasso mixed things up. Emily's life is a little mixed up right now. Her dad doesn't live at home anymore, and it feels like

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source It's been around five or six years since I started this reading thing seriously. Reflecting upon the contents of each book, turning the filter of my mind to active instead of passively letting the words slide through, letting them fall where they may without thinking too hard. It doesn't feel as if much about my processing method has changed — but at the same time, I myself have changed

Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852846220025883339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190759449744222437.post-41059164148359767462014-05-06T09:00:00.000-04:002014-06-10T19:26:12.963-04:00

It's spring, and school is revving up to give me one final kick at the can before we're finally free for the summer. As such, Pass the Chiclets will be taking a month-long (max... hopefully) break. I haven't quite gained all my momentum back since the winter break, but once school is fully out, I hope to get things back on schedule and on track. Looking over my last four reviews, it's nice to

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by Antoinette Portis Roaring Brook Press, May 6 2014 anthropomorphic picture book galley received via publisher (thank you!) Summary: The birds of the neighbourhood say caw, coo, chip and peep all year long. Little Brown Bird is tired of repeating the same old words over and over again, but Crow likes to keep things serious, not silly. Can the neighbourhood return to its proper state?

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by Marcus Sedgwick Roaring Book Press, April 22 2014 young adult contemporary ARC received via publisher (thank you!) Summary (from Goodreads): Laureth Peak's father has taught her to look for recurring events, patterns, and numbers--a skill at which she's remarkably talented. Her secret: She is blind. But when her father goes missing, Laureth and her 7-year-old brother Benjamin are thrust

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by Bob Pflugfelder and Steve Hockensmith Quirk Books, February 4 2014 middle-grade contemporary review copy received via publisher (thank you!) Summary: After solving a kidnapping, Nick and Tesla's summer hasn't calmed down just yet: their friend Silas's father just got robbed, and without the valuable comic that was stolen the family shop might go under. Then robberies start springing up

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by Jaleigh Johnson Delacorte Press, March 25 2014 middle-grade fantasy/steampunk ARC received via publisher Summary (from Goodreads): Piper has never seen the Mark of the Dragonfly until she finds a girl amid a caravan wreckage in the Meteor Fields. Anna doesn't remember a thing about her life, but the tattoo on her arm is proof that she's from the Dragonfly Territories and thus protected by

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It's hard to believe, but I guess add up enough long absences, sporadic memes, five-reviews-in-a-row streaks and catch-up posts and you get three whole years. Wow, I remember a while ago (in my one year post, in fact) thinking that two years was ancient in the blogosphere. This makes me want to hug my wee blog so hard. :) We made it to three years, y'all! If you've been reading all this time, or

Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852846220025883339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3190759449744222437.post-22476172378073896602014-03-14T15:38:00.000-04:002014-03-15T16:34:38.897-04:00

Apologies for the month-long absence! I'm back, just in time for March break and all those review copies piling up on my shelves. Thanks for reading. ♥ by Brian Floca Atheneum BFYR, September 3 2013 historical picture book Summary (from Goodreads): It is the summer of 1869, and trains, crews, and family are traveling together, riding America's brand-new transcontinental railroad. These pages

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by Marie Rutkoski Farrar, Straus & Giroux, March 4 2014 young adult fantasy ARC received via publisher (thank you!) Summary: As a general's daughter in a warmongering nation that enslaves its conquests, Kestrel's piano skills are much less valuable than her tactical ability. But soon the question of whether she'll marry or enter the army — there are no other options — becomes moot when the

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The title says it all: these paperbacks have murdered the books. Smart Girls Get What They Want by Sarah Strohmeyer The original cover was lovely: bright blue background, full-body model, great contrast between sans serif author font and handwritten title font. Then the paperback: overload of pink, really awkward model positioning with typical hiding-of-face, generic outdoor background. Just..

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by Ruta Sepetys Philomel Books, February 12 2013 young adult historical Summary: Josie needs to get out of New Orleans. She can’t live the rest of her life cleaning the brothel at which her mother works while scraping together a living at a small bookstore. But a murder that implicates those closest around her sparks an investigation that keeps her tied to the French Quarter, and her dreams of

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by Eric Carle and Friends Henry Holt & Co. BFYR, January 21 2014 picture book anthology review copy received via publisher (thank you!) Summary: Your favourite picture book illustrators have drawn all sorts of animals before. But what are their favourites? This all-star line-up of children’s book artists offers 14 different full-page spreads of animals drawn in the distinct style of each,

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source Hiatus time! It seems like I never seem to manage going a full year without taking a pause. This time, it's just before winter break; the snow's fallen and falling here already, and it looks like Christmas will be well and truly white. I hope you have as many good books to read over the break as I do. Good things and good books and good reviews await on the other side. 'Til then, &

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by Tara Altebrando and Sara Zarr Little, Brown BFYR, December 24 2013 young adult contemporary ARC received via publisher (thank you!) Summary: It's the end of their last high school year, and Elizabeth and Lauren are going to be roomates at Berkeley in California in the fall. The start of their cross-cuntry email exchange coincides with the start of a summer that will be momentous for both.

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by Bob Pflugfelder and Steve Hockensmith Quirk Books, November 5 2013 middle-grade contemporary review copy received via publisher (thank you!) Summary: Nick and Tesla's parents dumped them in small-town USA to live with their eccentric uncle for the summer, and they're not exactly sure what they're supposed to do for two months. Turns out their uncle is a pretty cool, if kooky, scientist,

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by Doogie Horner Quirk Books, September 10 2013 novelty review copy received via publisher (thank you!) Summary: Ghosts aren’t that scary; they come in all sorts and types, just like humans. “A gallery of harmless haunts” perfectly describes this collection of 100 likeness of paranormal beings.The cover: Not much to say; a bright, attractive blue background helps the jovial, hand-lettered font

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by Gail Carriger Little, Brown and Company, November 5 2013 young adult steampunk review copy received via publisher (thank you!) Summary: Sophronia’s second year at Mademoiselle Geraldine’s Finishing Academy of Young Ladies of Quality is certainly proving why training to be a spy is a very good idea. Not only must their school deal with a sudden influx of boys, their trip to London seems

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[What is the Perception Project? Start from the beginning.] The third and final day of the Perception Project here at Pass the Chiclets finds us with the labels typographic and tacky. Over at The Sirenic Codex, they're looking at happy and frightening. Take a look at these covers here, then hop over to TSC. 5. Typographic P.E.—Bright Young Things: I had to pick Bright Young Things

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