From: Angela Morrison <angelamor09>
Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2007 06:36:45 -0500

Martine Leavitt's KETURAH AND LORD DEATH is a beautiful, compelling novel. Told simply, in Martine's gentle voice, the story becomes achingly profound by the end. She personifies death with compassionate genius. I can't think of a single teen-age girl I wouldn't recommend this, too. Actually, I can't think of a single person I wouldn't recommend this, too. Fantasy lovers will eat it up, but anyone who lives, loves and has lost will find subtle comfort in it's pages. A joy to read.

Angela Morrison, MFA Lausanne, Switzerland




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> From: sommer at wrightlibrary.org
> To: schliesman at education.wisc.edu; ccbc-net at lists.ad.education.wisc.edu
> Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 15:25:45 -0500
> Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] National Book Award
>
> I read "Octavian Nothing" to review for a group here in Ohio and, I have to
> say, I had a very difficult time reading it. If I didn't have to, I probably
> would have stopped. The style of writing in period English made it a chore
> to decipher. I liked the subject and premise of the story. I enjoyed the end
> of the book very much and will probably read the sequel. You know, I plowed
> my way through Octavian's history and now I feel I obligated to find out the
> rest. It was quite a time investment for me...a slow reader anyway! It
> probably took me a month to finish it, which says something since I read
> every night before bed. It wasn't the length...it was the book. I have been
> reading all the glowing reviews and keep wondering, "Really? They really
> didn't like any other book better than that one? Hmmm." Is it just me?
>
> Jennifer Sommer
> Coordinator of Children's Services
> Wright Memorial Public Library
> 1776 Far Hills Avenue
> Dayton, OH 45419
> 937-367-3699
> sommer at wrightlibrary.org
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.ad.education.wisc.edu
> [mailto:ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.ad.education.wisc.edu] On Behalf Of Megan
> Schliesman
> Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 11:46 AM
> To: ccbc-net, Subscribers of
> Subject: [CCBC-Net] National Book Award
>
> Today we'll begin our discussion of the 2006 National Book Award Youth
> Literature winner and nominees:
>
> Winner:
>
> The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing by M.T. Anderson
> (Candlewick Press)
>
> Nominees:
>
> Keturah and Lord Death by Martine Leavitt (Front Street)
>
> Sold by Patricia McCormick (Hyperion)
>
> The Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin (Dial)
>
> American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang (First Second/Roaring Brook Press)
>
>
> (For more information on the National Book Award, go to
> http://www.nationalbook.org/nba.html)
>
>
> We welcome your thoughts on one or more of these titles!
>
> Megan
>
>
>
> --
> Megan Schliesman, Librarian
> Cooperative Children's Book Center
> School of Education, UW-Madison
> 600 N. Park St., Room 4290
> Madison, WI 53706
>
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> fax: 608-262-4933
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