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Continue reading →: castration celebration.
Fair warning: as you might guess from the title of this post, things get a little explicit. As someone who assisted with and witnessed many a pig castration as a young child, I must tell you that it is not something to celebrate, so rest assured that Mr. Wizner, in…
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Continue reading →: kidlit breakfast
On Saturday, February 2oth I attended the 10th Annual Children’s Literature Breakfast sponsored by Anderson’s Booksellers. Authors, eggs, coffee–what’s not to like? This event is chock-full of authors. Not only were there the keynote speakers listed, there were tons of local authors. The best part of this event is that…
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Continue reading →: scoundrels, swag, and sweeping exits.
This post contains a bit o’ profanity, so consider yourself warned. I’m not going to lie to you, I don’t know that much about Chicago, even though I’ve lived here since 2004 and I’ve lived in Illinois all my life. I was fully planning on doing some INTENSE RESEARCH regarding…
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Continue reading →: the king abides.
During my cyberstalking researching of Barry for this interview, I learned that he is a fan of Stephen King, especially the Dark Tower series. I, too, am a fan of the Dark Tower series, although I do think King lost it a bit when he wrote and released the final…
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Continue reading →: play-ing, with friends
Let’s get down to it, kids. I’ve been posting these Barry Lyga interview installments at a much slower pace than I’d like, because At&t is made of fail and I haven’t had internet access at home since the end of January, so I’ve been trying to steal time to work…
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Continue reading →: chicago: the cubs, heroes, and playlists
I don’t care much f or sports. I recently watched a football (rugby? It was Brits; I rooted for Liverpool, per the instructions I was given) game, and I greatly enjoyed myself (the pot of tea I had helped with that), but generally I don’t get excited about sports. If…
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Continue reading →: archvillain!
(Villain is a hard word to spell. I keep wanting to put the “i” somewhere else) Anyway, in this post Barry talks a bit about favorite archvillains, in honor of his new project, Archvillain, a new series he’s writing for middle-grade readers.** The question I posed was: One of your…
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Continue reading →: wherein I answer 2 of Barry’s 5 questions.
Barry Lyga has written several books for children and young adults, including The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Gothgirl, Hero-type, and Boy Toy. Barry is coming to Chicago soon, so I thought I’d welcome him warmly (and satisfy my own curiosity) by answering five questions he had about Chicago and…
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Continue reading →: hobans.
On the radio yesterday John Wray was talking about one of his favorite novels, Riddley Walker, by Russell Hoban. I’d never heard of it before, but after listening to the description of it, I ordered it through interlibrary loan as soon as I could, and I can’t wait to have…
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Continue reading →: teaser post.
Here’s what is forthcoming for you, dear readers: impressions of the Anderson’s Children’s Literature Breakfast a series of questions and answers with author Barry Lyga, wherein I answer questions about Chicago (he will be visiting soon) and he answers questions about his books brief review-lets of Caudill and Monarch books,…
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Continue reading →: the king abides.
During my cyberstalking researching of Barry for this interview, I learned that he is a fan of Stephen King, especially the Dark Tower series. I, too, am a fan of the Dark Tower series, although I do think King lost it a bit when he wrote and released the final…
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I’m Julie
I’ve worked with children and their families for over twenty years. I’m a storyteller, librarian, musician, and advocate. I’m passionate about early childhood education, inclusion, and ethical leadership. These are my stories.
