![Fighting Words from a 10 Year Old Who Speaks Up about Sexual Assault [MGLit Review]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/fighting-words.jpg?fit=1688%2C2550&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
Ten-tear-old Della has always had her older sister, Suki: When their mom went to prison, Della had Suki. When their mom’s boyfriend took them in, Della had Suki. When that same boyfriend did something so awful they had to run […]
It’s occurred to me I should update this blog to note that I am on hiatus until September. Instead of blogging, here’s what I’ll be up to: Visiting family in the Okanagan (mid-July) WWOOFing in the Okanagan (til start of […]
![The Deep & Dark Blue: A Magical Coming Out Tale [MG Review]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/deep-dark-blue.jpg?fit=318%2C432&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
The Deep & Dark Blue by Niki SmithFormat/source: Hardcover/ LibraryPublished: January 2020Publisher: Little, BrownLength: 256 pages Genre: FantasyTarget Age: 8+ After a terrible political coup usurps their noble house, Hawke and Grayson flee to stay alive and assume new identities, Hanna and Grayce. Desperation and chance […]
![Contemporary Feminism in Middle School: Dress Coded and Maybe He Just Likes You [MG Reviews]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/dress-coded.jpg?fit=1000%2C1500&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
Dress Coded by Carrie FirestoneFormat/source: ebook/NetGalleyPublished: 7 July 2020Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers (Penguin Random House)Length: 320 pages Genre: ContemporaryTarget Age: 10+ Molly Frost is FED UP… Because Olivia was yelled at for wearing a tank top when she had to keep her sweatshirt wrapped […]
![Pet: A Unique and Important Reading Experience [YA Review]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/pet.jpg?fit=1000%2C1519&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
There are no more monsters anymore, or so the children in the city of Lucille are taught. With doting parents and a best friend named Redemption, Jam has grown up with this lesson all her life. But when she meets […]