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Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village :: Linda Book Lady’s Review :: No Spoilers

March 24, 2023 By Linda Jo Martin 2 Comments

This book about medieval village life is a truly unique reading experience. There’s a lot of variety and information in the text.
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Last Stop on Market Street :: Linda Book Lady’s Review :: No Spoilers

February 19, 2021 By Linda Jo Martin Leave a Comment

City Bus

A picture book won the Newbery Medal in 2016. I always wondered why. Finally I did the reasonable thing. I purchased a copy of the book and read it. Wow! What an amazing picture book!
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A Visit to William Blake’s Inn, by Nancy Willard :: Linda Book Lady’s Review :: Spoiler Free

February 4, 2021 By Linda Jo Martin Leave a Comment

A Visit to William Blake's Inn, by Nancy Willard

This poetic picture book is a fun ride through a very imaginary visit to William Blake’s inn where there’s a talking rabbit and a writing cat, and that “tiger, tiger burning bright” that we are all familiar with from Blake’s famous poem.
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Newbery Medal Winning Books and Newbery Honor Books

February 4, 2021 By Linda Jo Martin 2 Comments

Newbery Medal Winning Books

What follows is a complete list of Newbery Medal winning books and Newbery Honor books from the year of the medal’s inception, 1922, to the present day. I’ve long had the desire to read all the books on this list. As you’ll see, I have a long way to go to become a real Newbery completist but I’m making progress.
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It’s Like This, Cat, by Emily Neville – Linda Book Lady’s Review :: Spoiler Free

August 14, 2020 By Linda Jo Martin Leave a Comment

Cat

A boy in New York City, a cat, family, some friends, and adventures. This novel won the Newbery Medal in 1964.
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About Me

I'm Linda Jo Martin, known as the Book Lady on YouTube. I'm the author of River Girl, a historical novel about a girl living in the Klamath River Valley in the 1920's. I'm also the author of the yet-to-be-published Antediluvian Adventures Series.

I tend to focus on the Newbery Medal list of middle grade and young adult novels, but may also review picture books and other children's literature.


This is my novel, available at Amazon only. It is for ages 8 to 15. It is a historical novel about a girl living in the Klamath River Valley of Northern California, c. 1920.

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