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Who's Reading What on Wednesdays?

Each week, Early Career Committee members are asked to recommend a book published by a house other than their own. Here are their (anonymous) picks...
We Were Liars

We Were Liars | February 6, 2014

As a massive fan of The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, I was thrilled to receive an advance copy of Lockhart’s newest novel, We Were Liars. This book combines some of my favorite staples of contemporary YA; close knit friends, …

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The Impossible Knife of Memory

The Impossible Knife of Memory | January 29, 2014

As soon as I heard Laurie Halse Anderson had a new book out, I knew I HAD to read it (admittedly, it was quite a while before I actually was able to get my hands on one!). I loved

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Moonday

Moonday | January 15, 2014

Most notable for his New York Times bestselling Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich and, more recently, for his collaboration with Neil Gaiman on Chu’s Day, Adam Rex has been one of my favorite children’s book creators since I picked up his …

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The House of Hades (Heroes of Olympus, Book 4)

The House of Hades (Heroes of Olympus, Book 4) | January 8, 2014

When it comes to making stories, Rick Riordan is a master craftsman. In The House of Hades, the fourth and penultimate book in the Heroes of Olympus series, he weaves together a complex story with alternating points of view among …

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Petey and Pru and the Hullaballoo

Petey and Pru and the Hullaballoo | December 11, 2013

As an editor, I love words. Big words. Sesquipedalian words, if you will. If you’re not familiar with “sesquipedalian,” this marvelous picture book can enlighten you. Petey and Pru are squabbling children, who get into cacophonous clashes as the scale …

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Looking Glass Wars

Looking Glass Wars | December 4, 2013

There is something about Lewis Carroll’s seminal works, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There, which lend themselves to endless re-imagining, so while the first in Frank Bodden’s Looking Glass Wars trilogy may not …

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The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making | November 27, 2013

Stop whatever mundane task you are doing, take the hand of the Green Wind, and dive into a fairyland of Catherynne Valente’s own making. Naming a novel The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of her Own Making is …

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Eleanor & Park

Eleanor & Park | November 20, 2013

I decided to read Eleanor & Park because of how much I enjoyed Fangirl, also by Rainbow Rowell. But, what I liked about Eleanor & Park was so very different from what I liked about Fangirl. What I liked about …

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Mr. Tiger Goes Wild

Mr. Tiger Goes Wild | November 13, 2013

Since we are still in midst of Picture Book Month (aka November), I wanted to rave about one of my favorite picture books of the year— the latest offering from Peter Brown, Caldecott Honor illustrator of Creepy Carrots! The book …

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I Wish I Had

I Wish I Had | November 6, 2013

Readers are transported to a magical animal kingdom in this elegant Italian import. Giovanna Zoboli’s lyrical text takes readers through a series of wishes by an unseen narrator, admiring each animal’s best traits (“I wish I had the eyes of …

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