Book Review - A Wolf Called Wander

Posted: 2019.11.22

I published a review of A Wolf Called Wander by Rosanne Perry on Granite Media and also posted it on Goodreads.

Enjoyed reading this one to my kids at bedtime.

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Book Review - Other Words for Home

Posted: 2019.11.20

I published a review of Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga on Granite Media and also posted it on Goodreads.

I really wanted to put screenshots of this entire poem in the review, but couldn’t justify it on Granite Media. But here, I get to do whatever I want, so…

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Misadventures in Book Reviewing: Thoughts After Reading and Reviewing *We’re Not From Here*

Posted: 2019.05.31

I reviewed this book last week, and in doing so made some serious mistakes, which I’m hoping to learn from going forward.

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CLAU/Beehive Update 2019.02.18

Posted: 2019.02.23

I’m chairing the Children’s Fiction Committee for the Beehive Book Awards. Our committee recently finalized the list of nominees for the 2020 awards, and I’m preparing to announce and booktalk those nominees, along with some of my colleagues from the Children’s Literature Association of Utah, during a breakout session of the Utah Educational Library Media Association Conference on March 8.

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Book Review - Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus

Posted: 2019.02.11

I published a review of Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling on Granite Media and also posted it on Goodreads.

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Book Review - Nightbooks

Posted: 2019.02.11

I published a review of Nightbooks by J.A. White on Granite Media and also posted it on Goodreads.

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