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Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book won the The Newberry Award in 2008. I've always wondered why. I do not question his brilliance in crafting stories. I've read enough of Gaiman's work that I consider his novels, graphic and print, too edgy for the Newberry crowd.



But the Newberry jury has realized, somehow, that the young adult readers of this day and age are more risque in choice of reading materials. I say this as a hypothesis from reading winners of years past. I'm not complaining.… Continue

What is it with men and mice that stories about them and their uncanny

relationship litter in our literature? Flowers for Algernon. Of Mice and

Men. Ben. A Mouse Called Wolf. The Tale of Desperaux. Ratatouille.

These are but a few books and movies that fill our fancy for these

seemingly benevolent creatures. Perhaps the fondness lies at the

smallness and tenacity of these gnawing mammals. Considered pests, mice

and rats posses enough smarts and a… Continue

SPOLIER ALERT!



Read at your own risk.



I warned you, so don’t say I’m rude.



Real or not real? The last book of the Hunger Games series ventures further into a brutal psychological game that characters must face and endure. Emotions run high and only the strong, and the lucky, survives.







Mockingjay begins with Katniss Erverdeen’s visit… Continue

As a child, I was enthralled by the stories of the Greek Gods. Zeus and the titans; Hercules and his labors; Aphrodite and her many lovers; these were stories that filled me with awe and wonder. I read books about these fantastic Olympians and their many scandalous, if not obscene, affairs with mortals. Yes, Western influence came at a very young age. Add some Hollywood movies (Clash of the Titans; Jason and the Argonauts) to this process of acculturation and viola! I was hooked on the… Continue