Category: brief reviews

Cybils Nominees – Some Personal Favourites

6 March 2017 / brief reviews / 1 Comment
Cybils Nominees – Some Personal Favourites

From October to December of last year, I read just over 50 middle-grade fiction books in my role as a round one judge for the Cybils. To share some of the Cybils nominees I’ve read, I’ve decided to create a […]

Brief Thoughts: Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson

20 February 2017 / brief reviews / 3 Comments
Brief Thoughts: Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson

Everyone knows a guy like Jared: the burnout kid in high school who sells weed cookies and has a scary mom who’s often wasted and wielding some kind of weapon. Jared does smoke and drink too much, and he does […]

Cybils Nominees Feat. Multiple Narrators ( + Winners Announced!)

19 February 2017 / brief reviews / 0 Comments
Cybils Nominees Feat. Multiple Narrators ( + Winners Announced!)

From October to December of last year, I read just over 50 middle-grade fiction books in my role as a round one judge for the Cybils. To share some of the Cybils nominees I’ve read, I’ve decided to create a […]

Cybils Nominees Featuring Animals

1 February 2017 / brief reviews / 0 Comments
Cybils Nominees Featuring Animals

From October to December of last year, I read just over 50 middle-grade fiction books in my role as a round one judge for the Cybils. To share some of the Cybils nominees I’ve read, I’ve decided to create a […]

Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2017 – WWII + Japanese Experiences

27 January 2017 / brief reviews / 5 Comments
Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2017 – WWII + Japanese Experiences

Today is Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2017! A perfect day to kick of my series of Cybils nominee recommendations that will run for the next few weeks.  The goal of MCCBD is “to not only raise awareness for the kid’s […]