Abby the Librarian

2008 has gotten off to somewhat of a rocky start for me, but when I feel blue I just look at my new kidlit gear and it cheers me right up. F...

Head on over to the Cybils site to see shortlists for Sci-Fi/Fantasy , Picture Books , Poetry , and Middle Grade Novels . The rest will be ...

I just watched the movie Stardust and I thought it was fantastic. I'm a big fan of the book and I think they really got the tone of it ...

I generally don't make New Year's Resolutions because I think that if there's something you really want to change, there's n...

Freak by Marcella Pixley. Grades 6 and up. Miriam Fisher is a seventh grade freak. It wasn't always this way. Miriam can remember long ...

Yep, it's that time again. Another Audiobook Roundup. This time, I'm going to post about some audiobooks that I'd recommend for ...

The Friday before Christmas was a day filled with weeding. We didn't have many patrons coming through. Many of my tasks required contact...

Kimchi & Calamari by Rose Kent. Grades 4-7. There are orphans in many kids books. Orphans and foster kids. Lots and lots of them. Most ...

The Poison Apples by Lily Archer. Grades 6-9. Alice, Reena, and Molly meet at an elite boarding school in Massachusetts. Though on the sur...

The Luxe by Anna Godbersen. Grades 9+ Oh the intrigue! I got completely caught up in this luscious novel of scandal and love triangl...