![3 Classic Young Adult Titles [YA Review]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/yalit-review.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
I wrote two of these reviews for a course on young adult literature. The Giver and The Owl Service were classified as classic young adult novels for the purpose of that course. I read The Hero and Crown earlier this year as part of Julie @ Smiling Shelves’ Newbery Challenge. I thought that meant…
![Beatrix Potter Has Never Been More Terrifying [MG Review]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/scary-stories-for-young-foxes.jpg?fit=307%2C475&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
I read Scary Stories for Young Foxes over two days in late October. As an autumn read, the book delighted me. The stories offer some properly frightening, chills inducing scenes. If I described each story individually, they might sound like monster-of-the-week. But the progression of Mia and Uly’s journeys keeps them more interesting than that…
![A Saucy Cat and His Owner Take to the Road in this Contemporary Japanese Novel [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/the-travelling-cat-chronicles.jpg?resize=245%2C150&ssl=1)
The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa Translator: Jay GabrielFormat/source: Hardcover/LibraryPublished: October 2018Publisher: VikingLength: 277 pages Genre: Contemporary fiction Target Age: Adult (suitable for 13+) #OwnVoices: N/A ★★★★ This novel gives voice to Nana the cat and his owner, Satoru, as they take to the road on a journey […]
![Baking with Brujas in the Love Sugar Magic Series [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/a-dash-of-trouble.jpg?resize=245%2C150&ssl=1)
Love Sugar Magic Books 1 and 2 by Anna Meriano Title: A Dash of Trouble/A Sprinkle of SpiritsFormat: HardcoversSource: Library/purchasePublished: January 2019/February 2019Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Length: 320/309 pages Genre: Contemporary magicTarget Age: 8+#OwnVoices: Biracial Latinx (Mexican-American)★★★★ Leonora Logroño’s family owns the most beloved bakery in […]
![Mom’s Upcoming Wedding to her Girlfriend Stirs Up a Small Community in This Chapter Book [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/my-mixed-up-berry-blue-summer.jpg?resize=245%2C150&ssl=1)
My Mixed-Up Berry Blue Summer by Jennifer Gennari Format/source: Hardcover/LibraryPublished: May 2012Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Length: 119 pages Genre: Historical fiction Target Age: 8+ #OwnVoices: Unknown (lesbian rep) ★★★★ Twelve-year-old June Farrell is sure of one thing—she’s great at making pies—and she plans to prove it by winning […]