Merideth Says: A Librarian with Opinions

Note:  This is our second Mother/Daughter book review, and we are still trying to get the podcast up!  So please enjoy another week of th...

What You Need to Know:  This is a clever, violent take on the power of story that will frustrate readers who want to know more. Summary: ...

I'd like to introduce a new feature on the Merideth Says blog: Mother and Daughter Book Reviews.  My daughter Mari is 9 years old, and ...

What You Need to Know: This is a beautifully drawn, historical romance with a modern twist, that might be a hard sell for some teens. Summ...

What You Need to Know:  This is a beautifully produced, magnificently illustrated graphic novel, that suffers slightly from an obtuse story...

What You Need To Know:  This is a fictionalized account of the life (and death) of Robert Sandifer, an 11 year old gang member who shot and ...

So, my sweet husband took me to see Scott Pilgrim vs. The World for our anniversary.  I would make a pithy comment about the 12th year being...

Please make this -- http://purgetheory.blogspot.com/2010/07/ww-manga-blah-blah.html -- happen. As a mom and a teen librarian, I'm...

Hey Everybody -- This weeks "stuff I love" will be delayed till I'm in a better mood -- I'm getting a cold and there...

Benny and Penny in The Toy Breaker By Geoffrey Hayes,  Toon Books In their latest installment, Benny and Penny are faced with the probl...

I love Jane Yolen.  She’s one of the first fantasy writers I read as a little geekling.    So, when it was first announced that she was writ...

So, I’m a comic book geek. I probably read two graphic novels for every prose book.   Part of this is professional; for a long time, I was ...

Greek gods are the new vampires.   Or maybe it just seems that way to me, as the mother of a pre-teen with a deep love of all things Percy ...

In 1970’s Seattle, casual sex can lead to more than just a pregnancy scare. A sexually transmitted virus, the “bug” is sweeping through the ...

Missile Mouse is a Galactic Security Agent, charged with keeping the universe safe from the Rogue Imperium of Planets. RIP have gotten thei...

I am so far behind the curve with this series, it’s not even funny. Here’s the thing. I’m an enthusiastic consumer of horror novels, but I’m...