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  Sally Reviews The Princess Academy; Everybody is Guest-Post Writing

  09.09.08 | Permalink | 14 Comments

  I learned about Shannon Hale from Stephenie Meyer‘s Breaking Dawn acknowledgments page: Thanks to my peer support, Shannon Hale, for understanding everything. Oh! How joining that group would be sweeter than all the Be Fri – St Ends necklaces in the world. The next best thing was a trip to the library, where I got [...]

• Makes-Me-Smile Monday, book review

  MMSM: The Rainbow Fish Conspiracy

  05.19.08 | Permalink | 7 Comments

  I could probably maintain an entire blog just about the (childrens) books that make an old-fashioned book-burning look totally defensible. But honestly, the gag-reflex I get from Angelina Ballerina is greatly eclipsed by the desire to glut myself on endless re-readings of Dumpy LaRue, Julius, the Baby of the World, The Ordinary Princess, and everything by L.M. Montgomery. But where’s the fun in slavering [...]