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If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It [Nonfiction Nov]

9 November 2022 / review / 4 Comments
If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It [Nonfiction Nov]

If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It: How 25 Inspiring Individuals Found Their Dream Jobs by Colleen Nelson and Kathie MacIsaac Illustrator: Scot RitchieSource: Hardcover/purchasePublished: 25 Oct. 2022Publisher: Pajama PressLength: 64 pages Genre: Non-fictionTarget Age: +8 Summary 💬 What does it take to become a stuntperson? How does a mathematician spend her days? When does a barber become the center of a community? In this refreshing take on a careers book, meet […]

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Queer Middle Grade: The Best Liars in Riverview and Different Kinds of Fruit [Summer Reading Recap]

6 November 2022 / review / 2 Comments
Queer Middle Grade: The Best Liars in Riverview and Different Kinds of Fruit [Summer Reading Recap]

The Best Liars in Riverviewby Lin ThomsponSource: Hardcover/libraryPublished: 10 Mar./15 Sept.Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (Hachette)Length: 327 pages Genre: ContemporaryTarget Age: Middle grade (suitable for 9+)Rep: Questioning/nonbinary protagonist, Black gay supporting character Different Kinds of Fruitby Kyle LukoffSource: Hardcover/libraryPublished: Apr 2022Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers (PRH)Length: 313 pages Genre: ContemporaryTarget Age: Middle grade (suitable for 10+)Rep: Transgender parent, femme parent, “not straight” protagonist, nonbinary supporting character What are your favourite queer middle grade titles?What other contemporary 2022 […]

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Whispering Pines by Heidi Lang and Kati Bartowski [MG Review]

9 September 2022 / review / 6 Comments
Whispering Pines by Heidi Lang and Kati Bartowski [MG Review]

Whispering Pinesby Heidi Lang and Kati BartowskiSource: Hardcover/libraryPublished: Sept. 2020Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books (S&S)Length: 320 pages Series: Whispering Pines #1Genre: Paranormal horrorTarget Age: +8 Summary 💬 Rae’s father vanished without a trace—and Rae knows what happened to him. But no one believes her when she says that her father didn’t run off, that he was actually taken. Now, a year of therapy later, Rae’s mother decides they need a fresh start, and so they […]

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Double O Stephen and the Ghostly Realm by Angela Ahn [MG Review]

2 September 2022 / review / 4 Comments
Double O Stephen and the Ghostly Realm by Angela Ahn [MG Review]

Double O Stephen and the Ghostly Realmby Angela AhnSource: ebook/NetgalleyPublished: 30 Aug. 2022Publisher: Tundra (PRH)Length: 320 pages Genre: Contemporary speculativeTarget Age: +8Rep: Biracial protagonist (Korean-Irish Canadian) Summary 💬 Stephen loves pirates. What he doesn’t love is his name: Stephen Oh-O’Driscoll. He believes when his Korean mother and Irish father gave him this name, that it was just one cruel setup for being teased. Giving things the proper name is important, which is why Stephen […]

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How Does Seasonal Fears Follow Up to Middlegame? [Review]

27 April 2022 / review / 2 Comments
How Does Seasonal Fears Follow Up to Middlegame? [Review]

Seasonal Fearsby Seanan McGuireSource: ARC/NetGalleyPublished: 10 May 2022Publisher: Tordotcom (Macmillan)Length: 496 pages Series: Alchemical JourneysGenre: Speculative fictionTarget Age: Adult (suitable for +16) Summary 💬 Melanie has a destiny, though it isn’t the one everyone assumes it to be. She’s delicate; she’s fragile; she’s dying. Now, truly, is the winter of her soul. Harry doesn’t want to believe in destiny, because that means accepting the loss of the one person who gives his life […]

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