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Reviews: The Girl on the Train & Where They Found Her
Two mysteries on the review docket! Review: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins Source: Paperback Published: January 6, 2015 by Doubleday Canada Verdict: Okay You can’t get too far in a bookstore or on online book sites without noticing Hawkins’ debut mystery novel being promoted and pushed. In the case of Gillian Flynn’s… Read more
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Review: A School for Unusual Girls by Kathleen Baldwin
Review: A School for Unusual Girls: A Stranje House Novel (Stranje House #1) by Kathleen Baldwin Source: Digital galley courtesy of Macmillan-Tor/Forge via Netgalley. Thank you! Expected publication: May 19 2015 by Tor Teen Verdict: Okay Book Description: It’s 1814. Napoleon is exiled on Elba. Europe is in shambles. Britain is at war on four… Read more
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Must Read Monday (6): Judy Blume & Deborah Install
I hope fellow Canadians are enjoying their Victoria Day weekend- and everyone else had a great weekend! Welcome to the sixth edition of Must Read Monday! On Mondays I will spotlight some new and/or upcoming releases I am looking forward to. The lists will include all genres I like to read, everything from picture books… Read more
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Review: Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen
Review: Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen Source: eBook Published: May 5, 2015 by Viking Juvenile Verdict: Good Book Description: Peyton, Sydney’s charismatic older brother, has always been the star of the family, receiving the lion’s share of their parents’ attention and—lately—concern. When Peyton’s increasingly reckless behavior culminates in an accident, a drunk driving conviction, and… Read more
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At least the librarian said ‘please’??
What’s that? Time for another library-ish Pearls Before Swine comic? Coming up! Read more
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Must Read Monday (5): Meg Cabot & Anna Lee Huber
Welcome to the fifth edition of Must Read Monday! On Mondays I will spotlight some new and/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 I am featuring upcoming titles from Meg Cabot… Read more
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Review: The Last Good Day of the Year by Jessica Warman
Review: The Last Good Day of the Year by Jessica Warman Source: Digital galley courtesy of Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books. Thank you! Expected Publication: May 19, 2015 Verdict: Good Book Description: Ten years ago, seven-year-old Samantha and her next door neighbor Remy watched helplessly as Sam’s little sister was kidnapped. Later, Remy and Sam identified… Read more
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Must Read Monday (4): Picture Books
Welcome to the fourth edition of Must Read Monday! On Mondays I will spotlight some new and/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 is the second week in a row I am… Read more
biographical, biographical picture books, children’s non-fiction, christian robinson, christopher myers, e.e. cummings, emily jenkins, emma yarlett, informational picture book, kris di giacomo, matt de la pena, matthew burgess, matthew cordell, must read monday, philip c. stead, picture books, read alouds, sophie blackall, storytime -
Review: Conviction by Kelly Loy Gilbert
Review: Conviction by Kelly Loy Gilbert Source: Digital galley courtesy of Disney-Hyperion via NetGalley. Thank you! Expected Publication: May 19, 2015 Verdict: Good/Very Good Book Description: Ten years ago, God gave Braden a sign, a promise that his family wouldn’t fall apart the way he feared.But Braden got it wrong: his older brother, Trey, has… Read more
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Picture Book Review: This Is Sadie by Sara O’Leary & Julie Morstad
Review: This Is Sadie by Sara O’Leary, illus. Julie Morstad Source: Digital galley courtesy of Tundra Books, imprint of Random House of Canada Limited, via NetGalley. Thank you! Expected Publication: May 12, 2015 Verdict: Excellent Book Description: Sadie is a little girl with a big imagination. She has been a girl who lived under the… Read more
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