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  • Review: The Other F-Word by Natasha Friend

    dReview: The Other F-Word by Natasha Friend Source: ARC courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Expected publication: March 7, 2017 by Farrar Straus & Giroux Book Description: Hollis Darby-Barnes has never met her father, but she hates him.  For making her feel like a lab experiment, a half-person, a freak.  Sometimes she fantasizes about tracking the guy… Read more


    February 14, 2017

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    Reviews, Young Adult
    contemporary ya, family, funny, natasha friend, reviews, very good, Young Adult
  • Must Read Monday (58): Children’s Fiction from Casey Lyall, Mike Grosso, Jennifer Torres & 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 middle grade fiction! I am… Read more


    February 12, 2017

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    Children’s
    ali standish, canadian lit, casey lyall, children’s, contemporary, heather vogel frederick, jennifer torres, middle grade, mike grosso, must read monday, mystery
  • Review: Optimists Die First by Susin Nielsen

    Review: Optimists Die First by Susin Nielsen Source: ARC courtesy of Susin Nielsen and Tundra Books/Penguin Random House Canada. Thank you! Expected publication: February 21, 2017 by Tundra Books Book Description: Petula’s funny, and a crafting genius, but no social star at high school, and it doesn’t help that she’s isolated herself after her adored… Read more


    February 9, 2017

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    Reviews, Young Adult
    canadian lit, contemporary ya, excellent, reviews, susin nielsen, very good, Young Adult
  • Must Read Monday (57): YA from Nina LaCour, Robin Roe & Katie Kennedy

    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: new and upcoming young adult fiction titles on… Read more


    February 6, 2017

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    Young Adult
    contemporary ya, katie kennedy, must read monday, nina lacour, robin roe, Young Adult
  • Review: If This Is Home by Kristine Scarrow

    Review: If This Is Home by Kristine Scarrow Source: ARC courtesy of Dundurn Press. Thank you! Canadian Publication: January 28, 2017 by Dundurn Press Book Description: When her mom is diagnosed with terminal cancer, Jayce searches for her estranged father, hoping he can fix everything. Jayce Loewen has had to take on a lot of… Read more


    February 4, 2017

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    Reviews, Young Adult
    canadian lit, contemporary ya, good, kristine scarrow, reviews, Young Adult
  • Picture Book Reviews: Things to Do & My World: A Book of First Words

    Things to Do by Elaine Magliaro, illus. Catia Chien Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Expected publication: February 7, 2017 by Chronicle Books Book Description: With playful prose and vivid art, Things to Do brings to life the small moments and secret joys of a child’s day. There are wonders everywhere. In the… Read more


    January 31, 2017

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    Children’s, Reviews
    catia chien, children’s, elaine magliaro, excellent, frann preston-gannon, picture books, poetry, read alouds, reviews, very good
  • Must Read Monday (56): Adult Fiction from Heather Tucker, Jen Sookfong Lee, Claire Fuller & 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: new and upcoming adult fiction titles on my… Read more


    January 29, 2017

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    Adult Fiction
    adult fiction, canadian lit, claire fuller, contemporary, elinor lipman, heather tucker, historical fiction, jen sookfong lee, must read monday, mystery
  • Blog Tour Stop: The Playbook by Kwame Alexander!

    Welcome to one of the stops on the Raincoast Books blog tour for Kwame Alexander‘s latest, The Playbook! Read on for my thoughts on the book as well as a special excerpt from the book! The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life by Kwame Alexander, photos by Thai… Read more


    January 26, 2017

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    Children’s, Non-Fiction, Reviews
    blog tour, children’s, kwame alexander, middle grade, non-fiction, reviews, thai neave, very good
  • Picture Book Reviews: Samson in the Snow by Philip C. Stead & Tony by Ed Galing and Erin E. Stead

    Samson in the Snow by Philip C. Stead Source: ARC courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: September 13, 2016 by Roaring Brook Press Book Description: One sunny day Samson, a large and friendly woolly mammoth, encounters a little red bird who is looking for yellow flowers for her mouse friend (whose favorite color is… Read more


    January 23, 2017

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    Children’s, Reviews
    animals, children’s, ed galing, erin e. stead, excellent, philip c. stead, picture books, poetry, read alouds, reviews, storytime, very good
  • Coming Up: Blog Tour for The Playbook by Kwame Alexander!

    Sometimes, one can feel a little bit like poor Charlie Brown up there getting duped yet again by Lucy and the football! I’m not getting all maudlin or dramatic, I promise, it’s just been yet another bit of a bumpy stretch with health issues and a genuine lack of time for reading or reviewing! Some… Read more


    January 20, 2017

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    Children’s, Uncategorized
    adam silvera, blog tour, ed galing, erin e. stead, kwame alexander, kyo maclear, lauren graham, lisa lutz, miscellaneous, television
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