“I Can’t Believe I Haven’t Read That Yet” Results [NF and MG Reviews]
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Reviews of the winners of September and October’s vote – The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller (non-fiction) and Cuckoo Song by Frances Hardinge (middle grade fiction)
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An Enchanting English Timeslip Tale [MG Review]
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Measles mean Tom has been sent to stay with an aunt and uncle who live in a converted flat of an old house without a garden. When a grandfather clock strikes thirteen in the middle of the night, Tom creeps outside to discover a grand and expansive daytime Victorian garden, in place of parked cars and rubbish bins…
3 Classic Young Adult Titles [YA Review]
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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]
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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]
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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 with no other purpose than to visit three of Satoru’s longtime friends. Or so Nana is led to believe . . . With his crooked tail–a sign of good fortune–and […]