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Happy Hunger Games! by Bookmarked! on Mar 25, 2012All weekend, people have been asking me how I found the Hunger Games movie so I decided a blog post was in order for the occasion. I think I’ve been half-excited, half-scared ever since the movie was announced, the way I am whenever a favorite...

Real and Not Real: The Hunger Games University Tour by Bookmarked! on Mar 7, 2012If you’re a Hunger Games fan like I am, you’re probably counting down the days until Hunger Games hits the big screen in two weeks’ time. It’s getting more difficult to tamp down on the excitement, too, as the buzz is spreadin...

Collection Development for School Libraries in the 21st Century by School Librarian In Action on Feb 19, 2012...

Collection Development for School Libraries in the 21st Century by School Librarian In Action on Feb 19, 2012...

Winners: The Scorpio Races! by Bookmarked! on Jan 29, 2012Finally, here are the winners of my Scorpio Races giveaway. I apologize for the delay, I know you guys have been waiting for this, but I’ve had a lot to catch up on at work and I’ve resumed my tutoring (5 times a week) after the holidays,...

Sunday Giveaway: The Scorpio Races by Bookmarked! on Jan 15, 2012As promised, my new giveaway is Maggie Stiefvater’s YA novel The Scorpio Races. I loved The Scorpio Races (read my review here) and I’m happy to share this book with you. Thanks to Scholastic, not just one, not two, but THREE lucky reader...

Bookish Christmas by Bookmarked! on Dec 25, 2011Happy Christmas, book lovers! I hope you’re enjoying the holidays with your loved ones. Mine’s especially bookish this year. I didn’t have time to put up a tree (remember last year’s HP Christmas tree?), but a friend (thanks,...

Reading Rampaaaaage! (Part III) by Bookmarked! on Dec 13, 2011(Continuation. Click for Part I and Part II) So the Flippers started arriving, and nobody was owning up to their bookish alter ego, as part of the activities was a guessing game of who could name the most characters in the party. We had our scrumptio...

Reading Rampage: A Bookish Ball (Part II) by Bookmarked! on Dec 12, 2011For the Flippers who attended this year’s Christmas party, aptly entitled ‘Reading Rampage: A Bookish Ball,’ this fabulous caricature by my ‘seezter’ Flipper Ajie Taduran says it all, but I want to show all of you just h...

The road to Reading Rampage (Part I) by Bookmarked! on Dec 11, 2011Several weeks’ worth of hard work paid off for us in the organizing committee, as last Saturday, Flips  Flipping Pages celebrated its fourth annual Christmas party, entitled “Reading Rampage: A Bookish Ball,” which we celebrated at...