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A dragon branch weaving by Sarah Batchelder

Thoughts on weaving, writing, stories, and life.

  • Summer Knight

    By Jim Butcher Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Roc, 2002 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, dark fantasy, mystery, paranormal mystery, paranormal Series: The Dresden Files; 4 ISBN: 9780451458926 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 371 Setting: Chicago, IL & where it meets Faerie Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: Harry Dresden has been feeling… Read more

  • The Hummingbird’s Daughter

    By Luis Alberto Urrea Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Little, Brown, and Company, c2005, 2006 Genres: Historical fiction, magical realism Series: Not a series, but the author is currently working on a sequel to this book. ISBN: 9780316154529 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 499 Setting: Ocoroni, Sinaloa & Cabora (near Alamos), Sonora, Mexico… Read more

  • Real Murders

    By Charlaine Harris Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Berkley Prime Crime, c1990, 2007 Genre: Mystery, cozy mystery (“with teeth” as described in an interview with Harris) Series: Aurora Teagarden Mysteries; 1 ISBN: 9780425218716 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 290 Setting: Lawrenceton, Georgia Time period: 1990ish Plot summary: When a small town librarian, Aurora… Read more

  • Dog On It: A Chet and Bernie Mystery

    By Spencer Quinn Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Atria Books, 2009 Genres: Mystery, humorous stories Series: Chet and Bernie Mysteries; 1 ISBN: 9781416585831 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 305 Setting: An unnamed desert city in a valley somewhere between Las Vegas and New Mexico (presumably modeled on Phoenix) Time period: Contemporary Plot summary:… Read more

  • Island of the Blue Dolphins

    By Scott O’Dell; narrated by Tantoo Cardinal Place: Publisher & Year: Santa Ana, CA : Listening Library, c1960, p2003 Genre: Historical fiction Format: Audio book ISBN: 9780307243164 Intended audience: Children – tweens Number of discs: 4 (about 5 hrs.) Setting: Ghalas-at (San Nicolas Island, Channel Islands, CA) Time period: Not stated, but likely early 1800’s… Read more

  • Definitely Dead

    By Charlaine Harris Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Ace Books, c2006, 2007 Genres: Mystery, fantasy, dark fantasy, contemporary fantasy, paranormal, romance, paranormal romance, vampire Series: Southern Vampire Mysteries (Sookie Stackhouse); 6 ISBN: 9780441014910 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 324 (342 including an excerpt from the next book – All Together Dead) Setting: Bon… Read more