Review: Beatrice and Croc Harry
I came across Beatrice and Croc Harry on NetGalley and was immediately intrigued as, like many others I’m sure, I’ve come to know Lawrence Hill… Read More »Review: Beatrice and Croc Harry
children’s lit
TOK Ottawa: Writing the Future – KidLit and YA
Last week I shared my notes from the TOK Ottawa panel on Writing in the Age of Netflix. This week, I’m continuing to share what… Read More »TOK Ottawa: Writing the Future – KidLit and YA
ARC Review: The Glass Town Game
This lovely ARC of The Glass Town Game has been sitting in my TBR shelf since the Ottawa Blogger Meetup. It was too big for me… Read More »ARC Review: The Glass Town Game
Review: This One Summer
I picked up This One Summer in Fredericton while I was on (an impromptu) vacation. I’d seen it praised on social media and heard that Jillian… Read More »Review: This One Summer
Review: Towers Falling
When her fifth grade teacher starts a series of lessons about the two towers once visible from her classroom window, Deja is confused. What does… Read More »Review: Towers Falling
Review: The Best Worst Thing
The Best Worst Thing follows Maggie, a worried girl about to start middle school. With a murderer on the loose, a bully soon receiving a… Read More »Review: The Best Worst Thing
Review: Everland
Everland presents a dark twist on J.M. Barrie’s tale of lost boys, pirates, and fairies. London is in ruins as a result of German invasion and… Read More »Review: Everland
Thoughts on Reading Wild Things
Wild Things: Acts of Mischief in Children’s Literature is a non-fiction book about, you guessed it, children’s literature. Throughout, the authors, Betsy Bird, Julie Denielson, and… Read More »Thoughts on Reading Wild Things
Review: Fuzzy Mud
Tamaya Dhilwaddi and Marshall Walsh walk to and from school everyday. But when bully Chad Hilligas challenges Marshall to a fight, Marshall leads Tamaya into… Read More »Review: Fuzzy Mud
Review: Brown Girl Dreaming
In Brown Girl Dreaming award-winning author Jaqueline Woodson shares her experiences of growing up in South Carolina and Brooklyn, New York, during the 1960s and 1970s… Read More »Review: Brown Girl Dreaming