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Vagabondia · 11M ago

Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award for Young Adults

  What’s the next great read?  According to Amazon.com, the breakthrough novel in young adult literature this year is…. Spookygirl by Jill Baguchinsky Dutton Juvenile (August 16, 2012) What’s so great about it?  Well, it blends supernatural powers with a thrilling story, presents interesting and com
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Vagabondia · 1Y ago

Library and Librarian Myths and Legends (via Best of Publib – Public Library Discussion and Publib Listserve Analysis)

everything you wanted to know but were too afraid to ask… Library and Librarian Myths and Legends : the Truth behind the Stacks Librarians have often been surrounded by mysteries, myths and legends.  What is the truth about Librarians?  Are they all-knowing godlike beings?  Do books magically appear
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Vagabondia · 1Y ago

And the Nominees Are….

Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy Ship Breaker, Paolo Bacigalupi (Little, Brown) White Cat, Holly Black (McElderry) Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press; Scholastic UK) Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword, Barry Deutsch (Amulet) The Boy from Ilysies, Pearl North
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Vagabondia · 1Y ago

Wobble, walk, run, or crawl, just get yourself over here!

It is officially Wednesday so it time for Wobble Over Wednesday!  Find great blogs by visiting My Life With Rats and joining the Wobble Over Crew! If you found this site through Wobble, welcome!!!!  Feel free to follow (see links on the side), and leave a message to let me know you stopped by!  I’ll
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Vagabondia · 1Y ago

Bloggity blog blog! Blogs of note!

It is Wednesday again which means time to find hot new blogs to follow using Wobble Over Wednesday hosted by My Life With Rats and More!  Check out My Life… for a ton of fun bloggers you NEED to be reading!  Did you link to us via Wobble?  Welcome!  Drop us a line and we [...]
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Vagabondia · 1Y ago

E-Reader Giveaway!

Blog genius the Bibliophilic Book Blog has worked hard to gather e-readers to donate to deployed military, and in thanks, she is giving away a few extras!  Check out the giveaway on her site using the button below!   You can choose from one of many different brands or opt to receive a gift card inst
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Vagabondia · 2Y ago

Undy 5000- A Brief Run/Walk to fight Colon Cancer

I haven’t done much on this blog lately because I’ve been busy helping my sister start our own Undy5000 team to participate in the October 30th Race/Walk in Dallas to honor our father, Les Chisum.  Daddy was diagnosed with colon cancer two years ago and was told that he had months to live.   Today,
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Vagabondia · 2Y ago

National Book Award Finalists in Young Adult Lit

And the nominees are…………     Deborah Heiligman, Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith (Henry Holt) Phillip Hoose, Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) David Small, Stitches (W. W. Norton & Co.) Laini Taylor, Lips Touch: Three Times (Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholas
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