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A dragon branch weaving by Sarah Batchelder

Thoughts on weaving, writing, stories, and life.

  • So This is How it Ends

    By Tui T. Sutherland Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Eos, 2006 Genre: Fantasy, time travel fantasy, adventure, mythic fiction, science fiction Series: Avatars; 1 ISBN: 9780060750299 Intended audience: Young adult Number of pages: 480 Settings: Many various settings including: Los Angeles, NYC, Chile, Mexico Time periods: 2003 – 2012, 2087 Plot summary: Five teenagers… Read more

  • Bloodhound

    By Tamora Pierce Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Random House, 2009 Genres: Fantasy, mystery, paranormal Series: Beka Cooper trilogy; 2 ISBN: 9780375814693 Intended audience: Young adult Number of pages: 551 (includes Glossary, Cast of Characters, and Notes about the Provost’s Guard) Setting: Corus and Port Caynn, Tortall Time period: 247 H.E. (medieval) Plot summary:… Read more

  • Generation Debt: Why Now is a Terrible Time to be Young

    By Anya Kamenetz Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Riverhead Books, 2006 Genre: Non-fiction, social sciences ISBN: 9781594489075 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 265 (including Notes and Bibliography) Setting: USA Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: Why do so many younger Americans graduate from college (or not) with huge debt from school loans where previous… Read more

  • Kin

    By Holly Black and Ted Naifeh (Illustrator) Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Graphix, c2008, 2009 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, dark fantasy, urban fantasy, faerie tale Format: Graphic novel Series: The Good Neighbors; 1 ISBN: 9780439855655 Intended audience: Young adult Number of pages: 117 Setting: West City (USA) Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: When Rue… Read more

  • My Sister’s Keeper

    By Jodi Picoult Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Pocket Books, c2004, 2009 Genre: General fiction ISBN: 9781439157268 Intended audience: Adult (but has won many awards for adult fiction for young adults, including a 2005 Alex Award and 2006 Heartland Award) Number of pages: 500 Setting: Providence, Rhode Island Time period: 1990- 2010 Plot summary:… Read more

  • This is Your Country on Drugs: the Secret History of Getting High in America

    By Ryan Grim Place: Publisher & Year: Hoboken: Wiley, 2009 Genres: Non-fiction, social sciences, history, popular culture ISBN: 9780470167397 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 264 (including notes and index) Setting: USA Time period: 1800s – present Plot summary: Grim tells the story of America’s relationship with various drugs throughout the country’s history up to… Read more