Being a life-long science fiction nut and borderline Trekkie, I’ve decided to embrace this month’s space theme in all its nerdy, nerdy glory and share some of my favourite space-themed […]
Ella Mae’s shoes are always hand-me-downs from her cousin Charlotte. When the new-used pair from Charlotte don’t fit, Ella Mae and her mother go to Johnson’s for Ella Mae’s first […]
From the moment Bill wakes up and looks at the grey sky outside, he knows that it’s not going to be a good day. He can’t find his favourite socks, […]
Kindle Edition, 259 pages Published October 17th 2013 by Amazon Digital Services, Inc. Source: Purchased I have had salt. on my to read list over at Goodreads for quite a […]
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 […]
The Outside Circle: A Graphic Novel by Patti LaBoucane-Benson; art by Kelly Mellings. Publisher: House of Anansi Press Publication date: spring 2015 Why you need to read this graphic novel: […]
Cities around the world are marking June as the first-ever Pride Month, and to celebrate, we’re taking a look at a few young adult titles that feature bisexual protagonists or strong secondary characters. These […]
A bag of chips. That’s all sixteen-year-old Rashad is looking for at the corner bodega. What he finds instead is a fist-happy cop, Paul Galluzzo, who mistakes Rashad for a […]
The wizards had done this many times. It had become routine to them, watching boys die. (p. 352) When an academic superstar tells you not once, but twice in one […]
Black Apple by Joan Crate Published by Simon & Schuster Source: publisher This is what the publisher says (I received an ARC, so the back copy on my book might […]
The Book Wars 