![An Enchanting English Timeslip Tale [MG Review]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/MG-Review.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
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]](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 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 […]
![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 Rose Hill, Texas, spending their days conjuring delicious cookies and cakes for any occasion. And no occasion is more important than the annual Dia de los Muertos festival. Leo hopes […]