One of the assignments for my children’s literature course last term was to write 25 annotations (snapshot reviews between 50 and 150 words) on all sorts of kidlit. It was a great opportunity to delve out of my comfort zone of MG spec fic 😉 Today’s post, featuring graphic novels, is the fifth in a series where I share those annotations by type. Links will be updated as the rest of […]
![Coming of age in a Puerto Rican-Mexican family [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/the-moon-within-1.jpg?fit=318%2C434&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
The Moon Within by Aida Salazar Format/source: ARC/ALAMW19Published: 26 February 2019Publisher: Arthur A. Levine BooksLength: 240 pages Genre: Contemporary middle grade verse★★★★ Celi Rivera’s life swirls with questions. About her changing body. Her first attraction to a boy. And her best friend’s exploration of what it means to be genderfluid. But most of all, her mother’s insistence she have a moon ceremony when her first period arrives. It’s an ancestral Mexica ritual that Mima and […]
One of the assignments for my children’s literature course last term was to write 25 annotations (snapshot reviews between 50 and 150 words) on all sorts of kidlit. It was a great opportunity to delve out of my comfort zone of MG spec fic 😉 Today’s post, featuring chapter books, is the fourth in a series where I share those annotations by type. Links will be updated as the rest […]
![25 KidLit Annotations: Early Readers [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/we-are-growing.jpg?resize=245%2C150&ssl=1)
One of the assignments for my children’s literature course last term was to write 25 annotations (snapshot reviews between 50 and 150 words) on all sorts of kidlit. It was a great opportunity to delve out of my comfort zone of MG spec fic 😉 Today’s post, featuring early readers, is the third in a series where I share those annotations by type. Links will be updated as the rest […]
![Anna-Marie McLemore’s Dazzling Debut [Review + Discussion Questions]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/weight-of-feathers.jpg?resize=245%2C150&ssl=1)
The Weight of Feathers, Anna-Marie McLemore’s debut novel, tells the story of two families of entertainers caught up in a bitter feud. The French Romani Corbeaus walk in trees and the Latinx Palomas swim as mermaids, travelling to small towns in California for performances. The Weight of Feathers explores themes of family, loyalty, and love with a touch of magical realism. The book is #ownvoices for Latinx representation.