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A Curse Dark As Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce. 2009 Morris Award. I really loved this story, a mix of classic fairy tale and good old-fashioned mystery. Charlotte Miller struggles to save the town’s wool processing mill — and the town of Shearing itself — after her father dies. But it seems like many things [...]

Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit, by Nahoko Uehashi. 2009 Batchelder Award Winner. I wondered from the beginning of this book whether this was a series, for even from the first chapter you get the sense of this huge universe, where only the surface is scratched. It is, indeed, a series — manga and anime. The [...]

The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman. 2009 Newbery Medal winner. I had started this book Saturday morning, with the intent on reading a couple chapters before going on errands and to an afternoon committment. Big mistake. Next thing I know, I’m done with the book, and I am racing out the door to that appointment [...]

After Tupac and D Foster, by Jacqueline Woodson (Newbery Honor Book). A very dense, moving story that will appeal to young teens, particularly young teen girls. Two best friends, Neeka and the narrator of the story (who is unnamed) meet a third girl, who calls herself D, when she is wandering around the neighborhood. The [...]