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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 1)
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 one, I am taking a look at three big categories: children’s fiction, young adult fiction, and adult fiction. The titles picked here… Read more
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Review: The Ministry of Ghosts by Alex Shearer
Review: The Ministry of Ghosts by Alex Shearer Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Sky Pony Press, imprint of Skyhorse Publishing. Thank you! Publication: May 3, 2016 by Sky Pony Press Verdict: Very Good/Excellent Book Description: When they ring the bell at the house with the dusty windows and tarnished nameplate to inquire about the advertised “Saturday… Read more
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Spotlight: Midge Raymond’s My Last Continent & Arturo Pérez-Reverte’s What We Become
Welcome to a special spotlight feature comparing and contrasting two newly released adult fiction titles: Midge Raymond’s debut novel My Last Continent and Arturo Pérez-Reverte’s What We Become. My Last Continent by Midge Raymond Source: ARC courtesy of Simon & Schuster Canada. Thank you! Publication: June 21, 2016 by Scribner An unforgettable debut with… Read more
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Review: Flannery by Lisa Moore
Flannery by Lisa Moore Source: ARC courtesy of Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press. Thank you! Publication: May 1, 2016 by Groundwood Books Verdict: Excellent Book Description: Sixteen-year-old Flannery Malone has it bad. She’s been in love with Tyrone O’Rourke since the days she still believed in Santa Claus. But Tyrone has grown from a dorky… Read more
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Picture Book Reviews: Liz Wong’s Quackers & Brianne Farley’s Secret Tree Fort
Cheers to more terrific picture book discoveries! Quackers by Liz Wong Source: Hardcover Publication: March 22, 2016 by Knopf Verdict: Very Good Book Description: Quackers is a duck. Sure, he may have paws and whiskers. And his quacks might sound more like…well, meows, but he lives among ducks, everyone he knows is a duck, and… Read more
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Picture Book Reviews: Before I Leave & Ninja Baby
Before I Leave by Jessixa Bagley Source: ARC courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: February 16, 2016 by Roaring Book Press Verdict: Very Good/Excellent How do you say goodbye to your best friend? When a little hedgehog’s family tells her they’re moving far away, she and her anteater best friend decide to play one… Read more
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Review: The Summer We Saved the Bees by Robin Stevenson
Review: The Summer We Saved the Bees by Robin Stevenson Source: Paperback Publication: September 1, 2015 by Orca Book Publishers Verdict: Very Good/Excellent Book Description: How do you plan for the future when your own parents don’t believe you have one? Wolf ’s mother is obsessed with saving the world’s honeybees. He gets that. It’s… Read more
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Picture Book Reviews: Mamasaurus & Sing a Season Song
Review: Mamasaurus by Stephan Lomp Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: March 8, 2016 by Chronicle Books Verdict: Good/Very Good Book Description: This colorful and reassuring picture book follows Babysaurus on an adventure as he enlists his prehistoric friends to seek his Mamasaurus. Is his Mamasaurus the fastest in the jungle? No.… Read more
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The Little Prince: Reviews & Giveaway!
Another post, another…giveaway! Woohoo! I am thrilled to be hosting a wonderful The Little Prince giveaway, courtesy of my friends at Raincoast Books! Open to Canadian residents, ages 18 and up, one lucky person will have the chance to win their choice of one The Little Prince book (out of four options), along with a… Read more
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