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It’s Vacation Time around the office lately, especially now that ALA is over. But one of the delights of being offline is getting to catch up once you’re back online: it’s always fun to see that the electronic world has continued to spin even in your absence. Here are some of the posts I’ve read and loved since being back in the office:
- From Abby the Librarian: first, I loved her discussion of summer reading clubs – she’s had a phenomenal turn-out for hers…further evidence that libraries and librarians provide vital and popular services. I also enjoyed her post on ALA’s Emerging Leaders program. I was an ALA Emerging Leader (Class of 2008) and agree with everything Abby had to say – it really is a great program and I encourage librarians who meet the qualifications to apply (you still have a little time left – the deadline is August 1st!).
- Jenny Brown (of Shelf Awareness fame) over at twentybyjenny wrote a lovely reflection of Kevin Henkes’ JUNONIA: “For a child, sometimes the small shifts can feel like tectonic plates realigning their world. That’s certainly the case for Alice. And with Alice as a companion, children know that if she can survive all these changes, they can, too.“
- The Reclusive Bibliophile created a booklist “if you like cooking, baking, and candy making…” Some of my favorite foodie books are on there, and I’d love to add THE KING’S TASTER by Kenneth Oppel, illustrated by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher, and just wait until you read our upcoming BLISS by Kathryn Littlewood (February 2012)!
- Jennifer Hubert Swan over at Reading Rants reviews Candace Bushnell’s SUMMER AND THE CITY, the sequel to THE CARRIE DIARIES. It’s the perfect summer beach read (both Jen’s blog and SUMMER AND THE CITY)!
- Melissa Rabey at librarian by day has a fun cover comparison post that involves Chris Crutcher’s DEADLINE, and she also posted a review of P.J. Converse’s SUBWAY GIRL.
- A lovely review of
Wild Wings, by Gill Lewis, illustrated by Yuta Onoda (
Atheneum, $15.99, ages 8-12, 304 pages, 2011). A girl no one cared to know works her way into a boy's heart and inspires him to watch over a magnificent bird they both loved and an injured girl half-way around the world. When Iona McNair arrives in town, 11-year-old Callum doesn't know what to think of her. His friend Rob calls her a thief for fishing in Callum's family's creek and blames her for something her mother may have stolen years ago. But Callum is drawn to Iona and the secret she wants to share, something no one has seen on his Scottish farm for a hundred years. Iona has spotted an osprey building an aerie in the farm's woods and soon he has attracted a mate. Knowing osprey are vulnerable, Callum keeps the secret from his friends Rob and Euan. But when the osprey's mate, Iris, gets tangled in fishing line, Iona and Callum can no longer keep the secret to themselves. Callum's father calls a biologist for help and after rescuing Iris, he cautions them about poachers. He also tags Iris with satellite telemetry so they can watch over her as she migrates back to Africa. But then one day Iona doesn't show up to meet Callum at their tree house and Callum's life is turned upside down. Iona has made Callum promise to look after Iris, but can he trust Rob and Euan to help him? In this wonderful story, a boy makes a pact that will change his life, the lives of his friends, a small fishing village in The Gambia and a 10-year-old girl who's hospitalized there. Tender and beautiful, this is a story to make eyes misty, but only briefly, before sweeping readers hearts back into the clouds.
Junonia, written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes (
Greenwillow, $15.99, ages 10-14, 192 pages, 2011) When Alice Rice arrives at Florida's Sanibel Island on a family vacation, she wants to do everything at once and can't decide where to start. Should she unpack or comb the beach for shells? (After all, this is the year she's determined to find a rare Junonia.) But the only place her legs want to go is to the cottages. She has to know who's there. For nine years, the same neighbors have returned to the island and celebrated her birthday. This is her 10th -- and she's hoping it will be special. But when she finds old Mr. And Mrs. Wishmeier, who've always been like grandparents, she begins to discover that things won't be quite the same. The Wishmeier's grandchildren (the older siblings Alice never had) can't make it, neither can artist Helen Blair (who always had the most wonderful gifts to give Alice) and her mother's friend Kate (Aunt Kate to Alice) isn't coming alone. She has a new boyfriend with a snippy daughter Mallory and now Alice's friend, ancient Mr. Barden, has hurt Alice's feelings. He's told her that Mallory's the prettiest little girl he's ever seen even though s
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