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A dragon branch weaving by Sarah Batchelder

Thoughts on weaving, writing, stories, and life.

  • Mockingjay

    By Suzanne Collins Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Scholastic Press, 2010 Genres: Science fiction, adventure, dystopian, thriller Series: The Hunger Games; 3 ISBN: 9780439023511 Audience: Young adult Number of pages: 392 Setting: Panem – mainly District 13 & the Capitol, but also Districts 12, 8, and 2 Time period: Sometime in the future Plot… Read more

  • Who Fears Death

    By Nnedi Okorafor Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Daw Books, Inc., 2010 Genres: Fantasy, dark fantasy, science fiction, magical realism ISBN: 9780756406172 Audience: Adult Number of pages: 387 Setting: Jwahir & Seven Rivers Kingdom, Africa Time period: An unspecified time in the future Plot summary: In a post-apocalyptic Africa, Onyesonwu is born to an… Read more

  • Matched

    By Ally Condie Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Dutton Books, 2010 Genres: Science fiction, dystopian, romance Series: Matched; 1 ISBN: 9780525423645 Audience: Young adult Number of pages: 369 Setting: The City & Mapletree Borough, Oria Province Time period: An unspecified time in the future Plot summary: Cassia Reyes lives in a perfect society.  Debilitating… Read more

  • Things Fall Apart

    By Chinua Achebe Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Anchor Books, c1959, 1994 Genre: General fiction, historical fiction ISBN: 9780385474542 Audience: Adult Number of pages: 209 Setting: Umuofia & Mbanta, Africa (now Nigeria) Time period: Not stated – the transitional period between traditional village life and colonization (1890’s) Plot summary: Okonkwo tries to live a… Read more

  • Dead and Gone

    By Charlaine Harris Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Ace Books, 2009 Genres: Mystery, fantasy, dark fantasy, contemporary fantasy, faerie tale, paranormal, paranormal mystery, romance, paranormal romance, vampire Series: Southern Vampire Mysteries (Sookie Stackhouse); 9 ISBN: 9780441017157 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 312 Setting: Bon Temps, LA Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: Werewolves and… Read more

  • The Night Bookmobile

    By Audrey Niffenegger Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Abrams, 2010 Genres: General fiction, short stories Format: Graphic novel Series: “The Night Bookmobile is the first installment of a much larger work, The Library, which has its origins in a dream I had as a teenager” (from the first page of “After Words” at the… Read more