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Geekly Reader: When You Reach Me Wins Newbery
Congratulations to Rebecca Stead, this year’s winner of the Newbery Medal for her book When You Reach Me. I’d read WYRM (convenient acronym, yes?) back in October and kept meaning to tell you all about it, but now it’s official: it’s a great book.
Sixth-grader Miranda is a latchkey kid in New York City, and […] Continue reading
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Tagged Armchair Geek, book reviews, Grace Lin, kid lit, Neil Gaiman, Newbery Award, People, Rebecca Stead, sci-fi
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Rescue the Scientists from The Isle of Doctor Necreaux
The diabolical Doctor Necreaux is up to his old shenanigans: he captured the world’s top scientists and forced them to build a doomsday device on his secluded hideaway (a volcano, naturally). When he demanded that the world bow to him, however, a small team of specialists was sent in to plant a bomb deep in […] Continue reading
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Shrapnel is Gattaca Plus Halo With a Twist of Greek Mythology
Shrapnel is like a mash-up of some of my favorite things: take Gattaca, throw in two parts Halo and a little bit of Greek mythology and Joan of Arc, and you’re getting close. And paired with Bagus Hutomo’s eye-popping paint-like illustrations, and you’ve got a recipe for a compelling graphic novel.
Thanks to Radical Publishing, I […] Continue reading
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Tagged Armchair Geek, Comics, Graphic Novel, sci-fi, space epic
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Science Channel and Dr. Michio Kaku Explain Sci-Fi Science
If you’re a geek and enjoy science fiction TV and movies, you’ve probably spent at least a little time pondering how likely some of the fake science in them is. We’re willing to suspend disbelief for things like time travel, cloaking devices, and ray guns, but are we ever quite sure how much suspension is […] Continue reading
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