Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped)…
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Book Reviews Decoding the Newbery
Decoding the Newbery: The Road to Wisdom – Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson (Illustrator)
In the last episode of Decoding the Newberry, Catherine Faris King reads Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson Decoding the Newbery is a monthly column in which Newbery Medal winners are examined…
8 Rated Books Book Reviews Old School Wednesdays
Old School Wednesdays: CART AND CWIDDER by Diana Wynne Jones
A Diana Wynne Jones book is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get – except for a guaranteed good time. Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the…
6 Rated Books Book Reviews Time Travel Project
TIME TRAVELING WITH A HAMSTER by Ross Welford: A Time Travel Project Review
The Time Travel Project is a new regular feature in which Ana reads Time Travel novels, new and old. More on the feature here. Passenger is the first in a duology by Alexandra Bracken and Ana’s first official read…
Decoding the Newbery is a monthly column in which Newbery Medal winners are examined and deconstructed by regular contributor and author Catherine Faris King. This month, Catherine reads The Giver, the Newbery winner for 1994. “… He had been…
In which the wonderful Sherri L. Smith talks about her new novel, THE TOYMAKER’S APPRENTICE. “Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their Inspirations and Influences. In…
Book Reviews Decoding the Newbery
Decoding the Newbery: The Education of a King – Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Decoding the Newbery is a monthly column in which Newbery Medal winners are examined and deconstructed by regular contributor and author Catherine Faris King. This month, Catherine read Bridge to Terabithia, the Newbery winner for 1978. October’s book is…
Decoding the Newbery is a monthly column in which Newbery Medal winners are examined and deconstructed by regular contributor and author Catherine Faris King. This month, Catherine examines the 1964 medalist A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’Engle “…it…
Book Reviews Decoding the Newbery
Decoding the Newbery: The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
Decoding the Newbery is a monthly column in which Newbery Medal winners are examined and deconstructed by regular contributor and author Catherine Faris King. This month, Catherine examines the 1959 medalist The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George…
8 Rated Books Book Reviews
Old School Wednesdays Book Review: The Time of the Ghost by Diana Wynne Jones
Diana Wynne Jones is made of awesome and The Time of the Ghost is yet another great novel. Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smugglers feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when…
Book Reviews Decoding the Newbery
Decoding the Newbery: The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pène du Bois
Decoding the Newbery is a monthly column in which Newbery Medal winners are examined and deconstructed by regular contributor and author Catherine Faris King. This month, Catherine examines 1948 Newbery Medalist The Twenty-One Balloons By William Pene du Bois.…
This month sees the 10th Anniversary of The Lightning Thief, Book 1 in the super mega successful Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan and we are running a special giveaway today to celebrate! ABOUT THE SERIES…
Decoding the Newbery
Decoding the Newbery: Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze, and his fellow apprentices
Decoding the Newbery is a monthly column in which Newbery Medal winners are examined and deconstructed by regular contributor and author Catherine Faris King. This month, Catherine examines three books with a similar theme… It’s a simple story, seen…
Decoding the Newbery is a monthly column in which Newbery Medal winners are examined and deconstructed by regular contributor and author Catherine Faris King. This month, Catherine examines the first ever book to be awarded the Newbery Medal: The…
Decoding the Newbery is a monthly column in which Newbery Medal winners are examined and deconstructed by regular contributor and author Catherine Faris King. This month, we examine 2015 Newbery Medal winner, The Crossover by Kwame Alexander. Basketball Rule…
Decoding the Newbery
Introducing a new column and new contributor: Decoding the Newbery with Catherine Faris King
Today we are delighted to launch a new column here on The Book Smugglers! Starting in April, “Decoding the Newbery” will be a monthly column taking a look at Newbery Medal winners and will be hosted by our new…
Book Reviews Old School Wednesdays
Old School Wednesdays: Greenwitch (The Dark is Rising Sequence #3) by Susan Cooper
Ana has been reading The Dark Is Rising Sequence for the past few months. Today, she tackles book 3, Greenwitch Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smugglers feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of…
5 Rated Books Book Reviews Old School Wednesdays
Old School Wednesdays: Black Hearts in Battersea by Joan Aiken
Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped)…
Progressive Publishers Doing Cool Things
Progressive Publishers Doing Cool Things: Lee & Low Books (& Giveaway)
Learn, Grow, Improve: Progressive Publishers Doing Cool Things is a monthly feature at The Book Smugglers, in which we spotlight new ventures, content creators and publishers that are doing awesome things – awesome, defined as something smart, admirable, and…
Today, we are thrilled to launch a new feature here at Casa de Smugglers, and it is called: Learn, Grow, Improve: Progressive Publishers Doing Cool Things In this new monthly feature, we will spotlight new ventures and publishers that…