July 2016
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Review: Watching Traffic by Jane Ozkowski
Review: Watching Traffic by Jane Ozkowski Source: ARC of Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press. Thank you! Expected publication: August 1, 2016 by Groundwood Books Verdict: Excellent Book Description: Emily has finally finished high school in the small town where she has lived her whole life. At last, she thinks, her adult life can begin. But… Read more
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Review: The House Between Tides by Sarah Maine
Review: The House Between Tides by Sarah Maine Source: ARC courtesy of Simon & Schuster Canada. Thank you! Expected publication: August 2, 2016 by Atria Books Verdict: Excellent Book Description: Kate Morton meets Daphne du Maurier in this atmospheric debut novel about a woman who discovers the century-old remains of a murder victim on her… Read more
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Review: Julia Vanishes (Witch’s Child #1) by Catherine Egan
Review: Julia Vanishes (Witch’s Child #1) by Catherine Egan Source: ARC courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada via Goodreads First Reads. Thank you! Publication: June 7, 2016 by Knopf Books for Young Readers Verdict: Very Good/Excellent Book Description: Julia has the unusual ability to be…unseen. Not invisible, exactly. Just beyond most people’s senses. It’s a… Read more
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Picture Book Review: Ooko by Esme Shapiro
Review: Ooko by Esme Shapiro Source: Digital gallery courtesy of Tundra Books via NetGalley. Thank you! Publication: July 5, 2016 by Tundra Books Verdict: Very Good Book Description: Ooko has everything a fox could want: a stick, a leaf and a rock. Well, almost everything . . . Ooko wants someone to play with too!… Read more
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Must Read Monday (45): Picture Books from Elanna Allen, Ben Clanton, Adam Rex & Christian Robinson and more!
Welcome to another edition of Must Read Monday! This feature is where I spotlight older, recent, or upcoming releases I am looking forward to. The lists will include all genres I like to read, everything from picture books to comics, children’s lit to adult fiction! This week is all about picture books- five titles, to… Read more
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Picture Book Picks: Perfect for Summer!
Summer-themed picture books are a fun and varied bunch of reads: anything and everything from going to the beach to visiting family, discovering new creatures to taking fantastical trips with your imagination. From classics to new titles, here- in no particular order- are some of my picture book picks for summer: Barnacle is Bored… Read more
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Review: Avenging the Owl by Melissa Hart
Review: Avenging the Owl by Melissa Hart Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Sky Pony Press, imprint of Skyhorse Publishing. Thank you! Publication: April 5, 2016 by Sky Pony Press Verdict: Very Good Book Description: A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, Han Solo avenged the destruction of an innocent planet by helping Luke… Read more
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Review: It Ain’t So Awful, Falafel by Firoozeh Dumas
Review: It Ain’t So Awful, Falafel by Firoozeh Dumas Source: ARC courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: May 3, 2016 by Clarion Books Verdict: Very Good Book Description: Zomorod (Cindy) Yousefzadeh is the new kid on the block . . . for the fourth time. California’s Newport Beach is her family’s latest perch, and… Read more
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Review: Boy Erased: A Memoir by Garrard Conley
Review: Boy Erased: A Memoir by Garrard Conley Source: ARC courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada via Goodreads First Reads. Thank you! Publication: May 10, 2016 by Riverheard Books Verdict: Excellent Book Description: The son of a Baptist pastor and deeply embedded in church life in small town Arkansas, as a young man Garrard Conley… Read more
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Stand-Out Reads of 2016, So Far…(Part 2)
As we are just over the halfway mark of the year, I thought now would be a good time to look back over the stand-out reads of the year, so far… For part two, I am taking a look at picture books and board books- categories which I not only feel so lucky I get… Read more
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