Reviews available on The Shady Glade (alphabetical)

Amanda/Miranda by Richard Peck
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
The Annotated Classic Fairy Tales edited by Maria Tatar
An Aquaintance with Darkness by Ann Rinaldi

BabyMouse: Beach Babe by Jennifer and Matthew Holm
The Blue Day Book by Bradley Trevor Grieve (Starred Review)
Body Bags: A Body of Evidence Mystery by Christopher Golden
The Book of Enchantments by Patricia C. Wrede (Starred Review)

Castle Waiting by Linda Medley (Starred Review)
A Christmas Dozen by Steve Burt
City of Masks by Mary Hoffman (Starred Review)
The Complete Book of the Flower Fairies by Cicely Mary Barker (Starred Review)

Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede (Starred Review)
Doomed Queen Anne by Carolyn Meyer
Dramacon Vol. 2 by Svetlana Chmakova (Starred Review)

Emma Vol. 1 by Kaoru Mori (Starred Review)

Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg by Gail Carson Levine
The Fairy's Return and Other Princess Tales by Gail Carson Levine (Starred Review)
The Falcon’s Malteser by Anthony Horowitz
Fall of a Kingdom by Hilari Bell
Fever, 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Fifth of March by Ann Rinaldi
Finding Faith #1: Planning it Right by Samantha A. Anderer
Flight Vol. 3 by Various

Girl in Blue by Ann Rinaldi

The Hollow Kingdom by Clare B. Dunkle (Starred Review)

Inside the Walls of Troy by Clemence McLaren

Kat & Mouse Vol. 1: Teacher Torture by Alex de Campi
Kristy's Great Idea by Ann M. Martin and Reina Telgemeier

The Last Grail Keeper by Pamela Smith Hill

The Magic Hour by James S. Crowley
Magic Knight Rayearth by CLAMP
Mistletoe Madness by Various

Oddly Enough by Bruce Coville (Starred Review)

Paranoid Park by Blake Nelson
The Primrose Way by Jackie French Koller
Princess Bubble by Susan Johnston and Kimberly Webb (Starred Review)

Rising Star by Cari Gelber

Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind by Suzanne Fisher Staples

The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation by Sid Jacobson
To Dance by Siena Siegel

Waiting for Odysseus by Clemence McLaren
Walk Softly and Watch Out for Bigfoot by Ann Herrick
We Goddesses by Doris Orgel
Wicked Dead: Lurker by Stefan Petrucha and Thomas Pendleton
Wren to the Rescue by Sherwood Smith

Zodiac P.I. by Natsumi Ando

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Prize Box

This is a list of what's currently available for giveaways for the Summer 2007 Writing Challenge. Follow the links to amazon.com for more information on each book. All books are or near new although some of the covers differ slightly from those shown on Amazon. Questions on the challenge? Follow this link to find out more information.

• Amber by Dave Webb


• Anne Frank's Tales from the Secret Annex by Anne Frank


• Bad Girls Club by Judy Gregerson (ARC)
  
• Beauty Sleep: A Retelling of "Sleeping Beauty" (Once Upon a Time) by Cameron Dokey


• Before Midnight: A Retelling of "Cinderella" (Once Upon a Time) by Cameron Dokey
  
• Circle of Three by Erica Farber


• Confessions of a Teenage Witch: Celebrating the Wiccan Life (ARC) by Gwinevere Rain


• Defect by Will Weaver


• Fred & Anthony Escape from the Netherworld (Fred and Anthony) by Elise Primavera


• Into the Wild by Sarah Beth Durst (ARC)


• Midnight Pearls: A Retelling of "The Little Mermaid" (Once Upon a Time) by Debbie Viguie


• No Castles Here by A.C.E. Bauer (ARC)


• Persuasion by Jane Austen


• Red Glass by Laura Resau


• Sisters of Isis: The Summoning (Sisters of Isis #1) by Lynne Ewing (ARC)


• Snow: A Retelling of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (Once Upon a Time) by Tracy Lynn


• Stray by Stacey Goldblatt
  
• The Rose Bride: A Retelling of "The White Bride and the Black Bride" (Once Upon a Time) by Nancy Holder (ARC)


• The Upper Class by Hobson Brown, Taylor Materne, and Caroline Says (Two Available)


• Water Song: A Retelling of "The Frog Prince" (Once Upon a Time) by Suzanne Weyn


• What They Found: Love on 145th Street by Walter Dean Myers

A to Z Challenge

Here's where I will keep track of my A to Z Challenge progress:

A Stranger Came Ashore by Mollie Hunter
Bride of the Water God Vol. 1 by Mi-Kyung Yun
Camp Babymouse by Jennifer Holm
Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Fablehaven by Brandon Mull
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The Only Alien on the Planet by Kristen D. Randle
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Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck
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888 Challenge

Here's where I will keep track of my Triple 8 Challenge progress. Titles in Bold are eligbile for more than one category, but I won't fill in multiples until the end of the year:

8 Cybils nominees (past or present)
1. Camp Babymouse by Jennifer Holm
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8 Graphic Novels
1. Bride of the Water God Vol. 1 by Mi-Kyung Yun
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8 Fantasy
1. A Stranger Came Ashore by Mollie Hunter
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8 New (to me) authors
1. The Only Alien on the Planet by Kristen D. Randle
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8 First in a series
1. Fablehaven by Brandon Mull
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8 rereads
1. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
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8 For school or school related
1. A Conneticuit Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
2. Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
3. Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck
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Robert's Snow Schedule: Week 1

Week 1: October 15-October 21
Monday, October 15, 2007
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Friday, October 19, 2007
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Sunday, October 21, 2007

Please take time out to visit all of these blogs, and read about these fabulous illustrators. And, if you're so inclined, think about bidding for a snowflake in the Robert's Snow auction. Each snowflake makes a unique gift (for yourself or for someone else), and supports an important cause.

Note to Blog Readers about Blogging for a Cure: When Jules of 7-Imp put out her call in September for bloggers to interview/feature artists who had created snowflakes for Robert’s Snow 2007 at their blogs, a number of artists had not yet sent in their snowflakes to Dana-Farber. As time was of the essence to get Blogging for a Cure underway, we worked with the list of artists whose snowflakes were already in possession of Dana-Farber. Therefore, not all the participating artists will be featured. This in no way diminishes our appreciation for their contributions to this worthy cause. We hope everyone will understand that once the list of artists was emailed to bloggers and it was determined which bloggers would feature which artists at their blogs, a schedule was organized and sent out so we could get to work on Blogging for a Cure ASAP. Our aim is to raise people’s awareness about Robert’s Snow and to promote the three auctions. We hope our efforts will help to make Robert’s Snow 2007 a resounding success. (Used with permission from Wild Rose Reader)

Robert's Snow Schedule: Week 2

Week 2: October 22-28, 2007
Monday, October 22, 2007
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Friday, October 26, 2007
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Sunday, October 28, 2007

Please take time out to visit all of these blogs, and read about these fabulous illustrators. And, if you're so inclined, think about bidding for a snowflake in the Robert's Snow auction. Each snowflake makes a unique gift (for yourself or for someone else), and supports an important cause.

Note to Blog Readers about Blogging for a Cure: When Jules of 7-Imp put out her call in September for bloggers to interview/feature artists who had created snowflakes for Robert’s Snow 2007 at their blogs, a number of artists had not yet sent in their snowflakes to Dana-Farber. As time was of the essence to get Blogging for a Cure underway, we worked with the list of artists whose snowflakes were already in possession of Dana-Farber. Therefore, not all the participating artists will be featured. This in no way diminishes our appreciation for their contributions to this worthy cause. We hope everyone will understand that once the list of artists was emailed to bloggers and it was determined which bloggers would feature which artists at their blogs, a schedule was organized and sent out so we could get to work on Blogging for a Cure ASAP. Our aim is to raise people’s awareness about Robert’s Snow and to promote the three auctions. We hope our efforts will help to make Robert’s Snow 2007 a resounding success. (Used with permission from Wild Rose Reader)

Robert's Snow Schedule: Week 3

p>As you know if you've been visiting any children's book blogs for the past few weeks, Robert's Snow is an online auction that benefits Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Over 200 children's book illustrators have created art on individual snowflake-shaped wooden templates. The snowflakes will be auctioned off, with proceeds going to cancer research. You can view all of the 2007 snowflakes here. Jules and Eisha from Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast have found a way for bloggers to help with this effort, by blogging about individual illustrators and their snowflakes. The idea is to drive traffic to the Robert's Snow site so that many snowflakes will be sold, and much money raised to fight cancer. The illustrator profiles have been wonderful so far - diverse and creative and colorful. And there are lots more to go.

Here's the schedule for Week 3, which starts Monday. As previously, this early schedule links to the participating blogs, instead of to the individual posts. You can find links to the posts themselves, and any last-minute updates, each morning at 7-Imp. Jules and Eisha have also set up a special page at 7-Imp containing a comprehensive list of links to the profiles posted so far. Also not to be missed is Kris Bordessa's post summarizing snowflake-related contests to date over at Paradise Found.

Monday, October 29

• Dan Santat at Writing and Ruminating



• Joanne Friar at The Longstockings



• Alissa Imra Geis at Wild Rose Reader



• Diane Greenseid at Just One More Book!!



• Sean Qualls at Brooklyn Arden

Tuesday, October 30

• Ann Koffsky at Book Buds



• Bill Carman at A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy



• Gretel Parker at Finding Wonderland



• Matt Phelan at A Year of Reading



• Stephanie Roth at Writing with a broken tusk

Wednesday, October 31

• Shawna Tenney at Kate's Book Blog



• Adam Rex at Booktopia and Welcome to my Tweendom



• Mo Willems at MotherReader



• Rolandas Kiaulevicius at a wrung sponge

Thursday, November 1

• Karen Lee at sruble's world



• Diana Magnuson at A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy



• Melissa Iwai at Brooklyn Arden



• Victoria Jamieson at AmoXcalli and Cuentecitos



• Molly Idle at The Shady Glade



• Meghan McCarthy at A Fuse #8 Production

Friday, November 2

• Tracy McGuinness-Kelly at Sam Riddleburger's blog



• Sarah Kahn at Kate's Book Blog



• Sylvia Long at Whimsy Books



• Jeremy Tankard at the excelsior file



• Holli Conger at Please Come Flying

Saturday, November 3

• Susan Miller at Your Neighborhood Librarian



• Ellen Beier at What Adrienne Thinks About That



• Hideko Takahashi at The Silver Lining



• Judith Moffat at Jo's Journal



• Wendell Minor at Wild Rose Reader

Sunday, November 4

• Joy Allen at Check It Out



• Robin Brickman at Greetings from Nowhere



• Lauren Stringer at laurasalas



• Nancy Wallace at In the Pages . . .

Please take time out to visit all of these blogs, and read about these fabulous illustrators. And, if you're so inclined, think about bidding for a snowflake in the Robert's Snow auction. Each snowflake makes a unique gift (for yourself or for someone else), and supports an important cause.

See also the following note from Elaine Magliaro of Wild Rose Reader:

Note to Blog Readers about Blogging for a Cure: When Jules of 7-Imp put out her call in September for bloggers to interview/feature artists who had created snowflakes for Robert’s Snow 2007 at their blogs, a number of artists had not yet sent in their snowflakes to Dana-Farber. As time was of the essence to get Blogging for a Cure underway, we worked with the list of artists whose snowflakes were already in possession of Dana-Farber. Therefore, not all the participating artists will be featured. This in no way diminishes our appreciation for their contributions to this worthy cause. We hope everyone will understand that once the list of artists was emailed to bloggers and it was determined which bloggers would feature which artists at their blogs, a schedule was organized and sent out so we could get to work on Blogging for a Cure ASAP. Our aim is to raise people’s awareness about Robert’s Snow and to promote the three auctions. We hope our efforts will help to make Robert’s Snow 2007 a resounding success.

Poems Available on the Shady Glade

anyone lived in a pretty how town by e.e. cummings

Cinderella by Anne Sexton
Confusing English by Unknown

Grim, Grinning, Ghosts

Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll

Snow White by Andrea Hollander Budy

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Book Lists Available on the Shady Glade

2007 Posts: Holiday Gift Guide, Book Reflections, Blogging Reflections, Reading Reflections, Writing Contest Winners

Are you a Bibliophile?

Cinderellas Galore

Fairytale Story Starters

Gotta Have 'Em!

Headless Covers

Reading Meme
Retold Fairy Tales
Robert's Snow: Theresa Brandon, Carol Heyer, Molly Idle, Connie McLennan

Site Stats and Searches

The Ultimate Summer Reading List

Why I Use Amazon Associates

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Quotes Available on The Shady Glade

Dramacon Vol. 2- Chrisse on Life

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross- People & Windows

Gordon B. Hinckley- Good Books

Paranoid Park- Blake Nelson

Scott Cooper- Books & Scripture

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