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The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Astonishing Splashes of Colour by Clare Morrall
Pretty Monsters by Kelly Link
Darkwood by M.E. Breen
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
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CollectionsYour library (358), Currently reading (9), All collections (358)
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Favorite authorsSherman Alexie, Neil Gaiman, Haruki Murakami, Naomi Shihab Nye, Jeanette Winterson (Shared favorites)
About meI'm a Children's Librarian...which I guess is a good place to start. The start was really early on when there was a dream of dance and a serious illness that put me on a different track. People interest me, so I studied psychology only to find that literature was my true passion.
The love a book had me working at Powell's Books in Portland Oregon for 7 years. Surrounded by millions of books and thousands of readers, I thought I'd found heaven. But there was no challenge...and it lacked the thrill I crave.
Library School: I never studied anything more bland in my life. Managing information, organizing information, information resources, meta data, cataloging...gads! Herein lies the lesson in life: the things you want are worth the effort...and very exciting! I love being a librarian!
I still read like a madwoman, but now I get to do *oh* so much more. My experience as a bookseller and my never ending quest to develop the perfect young adult/children's collection have led to strange reading habits. My favorites are foreign authors writing about foreign countries. Different cultures and the ways people interact fascinate me.
Other than that I have a fantastic little Boston Terrier named Rhubarb, make a mean pot of soup, tear up around road kill, write bad poetry, paint mediocre paintings and recite "please don't run in the library" like a mantra that will bring peace to mankind.
About my libraryThese are they. These are the books I read for fun and include an insane amount of post colonial literature. Lurking about is the necessary brain candy of murder, mystery, and romance...forever running quickly through the margins are the picture books that I own for surprise storytimes. A few of the books are unread and the result of book buying madness and the inability to read quickly enough and there are many young adult novels that I'm swiftly falling in love with. The young adult novels sometimes have the best stories.
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Currently readingDust Devils by James Reasoner
A Pigeon and a Boy: A Novel by Meir Shalev
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party (The Astonishing Life of Octavi by M.T. Anderson
The Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel by David Wroblewski
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posted by TheFlamingoReads at 3:45 pm (EST) on Apr 30, 2009
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Thanks,
Chris
posted by cmtusa at 11:24 pm (EST) on Apr 22, 2009
nothing for granted, but to always seek out and value the kind
that will stand behind the action. Nothing that is done for you
is a matter of course. Everything originates in a will for the
good, which is directed at you. Train yourself never to put off
the word or action for the expression of gratitude.
- Albert Schweitzer
posted by theoldman at 7:58 am (EST) on Apr 22, 2009
I thought your library was the bomb. Thanks for adding me to yours. I really like when people take the time to rate the books, it lets me know what to read and what to skip.
Thanks Again
posted by KKovach at 6:26 pm (EST) on Nov 2, 2007
posted by bk-addict at 8:44 pm (EST) on Jun 28, 2007