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Up Until the Break of Dawn

Posted in Events, tagged , , , , , , , on July 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Well, not really.  But we will be up until midnight tomorrow night celebrating the new release of Stephanie Meyer’s book, Breaking Dawn.
We’re throwing a Gothic prom at 10PM, August 1.  So, come dressed in your fanciest black outfit and help us dance the night away while we wait for the latest book in one of [...]

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Mission Accomplished

Posted in Events, tagged , , on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

We survived being followed by a more militant off shoot of the Knights of Pythias.
We survived people following us and taking pictures.
We survived breaking into buildings.
That’s right, the local Austin branch of Kiki Strike’s band of girl crime-fighters knows as the Irregulars survived their week-long training camp.
Above is a photo of all of us alive [...]

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A few new book blurbs from Meghan

Posted in Staff Rec - Meghan, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

PICTURE BOOKS

Madam President by Lane Smith
Lane Smith’s hilarious new picture book stars a young girl who dreams of the pomp and circumstance of political office—not to mention the sheer, glorious power of it all. But being president isn’t just kissing babies and posing for photos. In fact, she finds that between presiding at froggy funerals [...]

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Bookpeople’s Top Shelf Selection for July

Posted in Staff Rec - Meghan, tagged , , , on July 18, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Meghan’s Top Shelf Pick for July:

Who is Jenna Fox?

Seventeen-year-old Jenna Fox doesn’t know the answer to that question. Her parents tell her she has been in a coma for the past year—a coma that has left her with almost no memory of her former life, a body that feels alien, and even a [...]

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Where the Bad Kids Go

Posted in Uncategorized on July 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Turns out that when bad kids die, they go to a special place called Heck where they spend eternity in school being tortured by demons, teachers and bullies. At least that’s what happens to Milton and Marlo after their death in a marshmallow bear explosion in the book, Heck: Where the Bad Kids Go. [...]

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Lots of Adventures

Posted in Events, tagged , , , , , on July 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Every summer the same boring stuff happens to Lottie, and she’s ready for a change. Then, her grandmother invites her to Chicago for the summer. While she’s there, Lottie runs into a kidnapped boy and other adventures in Lottie’s Adventures: A Kidnapping Unraveled by local author Barbara Frances. Recently, Barbara dropped by [...]

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Summer Scribbles

Posted in Events, tagged , , on July 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

We think there’s nothing more fun than reading some of our favorite books and then getting inspired to write some of our very own.
Does this sound like fun to you?
Good, then you should come to the store for our Summer Scribbles writing camp for kids ages 5-9.  Every day from July 14-July 18, we’ll spend [...]

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I Love Fantasy.

Posted in Staff Rec - Madeline, tagged , , , , , on July 8, 2008 | 6 Comments »

I do. I really love kid and YA fantasy books.
Not everyone here does.
Merilee prefers historicals and Kathleen and Mandy like realistic fiction. Meghan and Emily read some fantasies but not others. **I have apparently grossly misrepresented Meghan. She loves all fantasy except gothic vampire or gothic [...]

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What’s happening this week.

Posted in Events, tagged , , , , , on July 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

So many stories to tell. So few days to tell them.
Besides our normal storytimes, we’ve got some special guests visiting us this week.

Tomorrow, our favorite crazy children’s performer, Ms. Staci Gray, will be singing some of her original songs and reading some of the best picture books during storytime. Come join us at 10:30 for [...]

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Surviving Camp Half-Blood

Posted in Events, tagged , , on July 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Well, the heat didn’t kill us and neither did any of the monsters.
We’ve managed to survive another few weeks of the Austin area Camp Half-Blood.

 Our counselors were armed with SuperSoakers to keep the campers cool in the hundred degree heat.  Of course, this way they could also take out any marauding fire breathing giant bronze bulls or [...]

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