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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My Year in Nonfiction [Nonfiction November]

3 November 2022 / events / 18 Comments
My Year in Nonfiction [Nonfiction November]

Overview Decided to kick things off with an overview of all the nonfiction I’ve read this year, cos it’s turns out I’ve only read five such books! What was your favourite nonfiction read of the year? Kaitlyn Tiffany’s Everything I Need I Get from You does not quite live up to its subtitle. Still, the book is a great read that delves into a topic that I’ve been keenly interested […]

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October 2022 Month In Review

1 November 2022 / month in review / 6 Comments
October 2022 Month In Review

October was a busy month for me! I had lots going on IRL – including my workplace avoiding going on strike four hours before strike deadline, and mountain bike rides every weekend to take advantage of the stunning autumn weather. I am starting to find some balance and routine in my days. Dare I say, I think I will crack more than four posts this month 😯 Books Finished Just […]

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Spooky Middle Grade: Let the Monster Out and Ghostlight [Summer Reading Recap]

24 October 2022 / brief reviews / 9 Comments
Spooky Middle Grade: Let the Monster Out and Ghostlight [Summer Reading Recap]

Ghostlight by Kenneth Oppel Source: ARC/NetgalleyPublished: 6 Sept.Publisher: Alfred A Knopf Books for Young Readers (PRH)Length: 400 pages Genre: Contemporary ghost storyTarget Age: Middle grade (suitable for 10+) Let the Monster Out by Chad Lucas Source: Hardcover/libraryPublished: May 2022Publisher: Amulet (Abrams)Length: 320 pagesGenre: Contemporary scifi/horror Target Age: Middle grade (suitable for 9+)Rep: Biracial protagonist (Black and white), neurodivergent protagonist Are there are any books you read this past summer that you still want to review?Do you enjoy spooky stories?

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Favourite YA and Adult Authors, Plus Some Other (Non-MG) Stuff [Bookshelf Tour 4/5]

16 October 2022 / thoughts / 8 Comments
Favourite YA and Adult Authors, Plus Some Other (Non-MG) Stuff [Bookshelf Tour 4/5]

The top two shelves of these bookcases are not perfectly, ideally organized. They were a result of the space constraints. I really thought I would have room left over with these two bookcases! But I suspect I will acquire a third if I still live here in two or three years… Anyway, the top shelf became the catch-all stuff for books that didn’t belong much to any other grouping. Fairy […]

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