Review: Shiny Broken Pieces by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton
June, Bette, and Gigi have given their all to dance at Manhattan’s most elite ballet school. Now they are competing one final time for a spot at the prestigious American […]
Category Archives: Performing Arts
Drum Dream Girl
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music Sometimes just living your true self can be the most remarkable act of rebellion, and this simple act can change the […]
Review: Juba! by Walter Dean Myers
In New York Times bestselling author Walter Dean Myers’s last novel, he delivers a gripping story based on the life of a real dancer known as Master Juba, who lived […]
Tomoko Ninomiya’s Nodame Cantabile: Experiencing One Work in Three Different Mediums
The Manga Volumes 1-25 Published in English by Del Rey Some would argue that because this work is originally a manga, this medium is the best one for it but […]
Five Finds – The Music Within
And we’re back with another collection of themed picture books! Continuing with this month’s performing arts theme, today we’re looking at picture books that celebrate musical expression. I am passionate […]
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: A #KeepTheSecrets Review
When my friend and I arrived in London we walked through King’s Cross Station, passed Platforms 9 and 10, wandered through the Platform 9 ¾ store, and then made our […]
Dark Lord of Derkholm: parody and performance
If you haven’t read Diana Wynne Jones’s Tough Guide to Fantasyland, my advise is to get thee to a bookstore and read it as in now why are you still reading this […]
Review: Flora And The…..
In keeping with this month’s performing arts theme, I though I’d highlight three of my favourite wordless picture books, each of which features a charming little dancer named Flora and […]
Skip Beat: The Many Faces of Kyoko Mogami
Skip Beat which you probably have heard me speaking about in some detail at various points on this blog is one of my favourite long running manga series. I believe […]
Five Finds – Let’s Dance!
Hello, world! I’m thrilled to be joining The Book Wars as a self-proclaimed picture book expert – I’m really looking forward to sharing some of my favourite picture books with […]
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