![Cybils 2018 Finalists: Sweep and Stone Girl [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/sweep-auxier-1.jpg?resize=245%2C150&ssl=1)
Yup, I’m finally clearing this post out of my drafts… Sweep by Jonathan Auxier For nearly a century, Victorian London relied on “climbing boys”–orphans owned by chimney sweeps–to clean flues and protect homes from fire. The work was hard, thankless […]
![Starlight: A Stunning Final Novel from Richard Wagamese [Family Reads]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Family2Breads2Bsmall.png?resize=245%2C150&ssl=1)
Why we chose Richard Wagamese’s Starlight My dad and I previously read Wagamese’s novel Medicine Walk for a Family Reads discussion back in 2016. One day, Starlight came up while we were chatting (I think he had just placed it […]
The Cybils Awards aims to recognize the children’s and young adult authors and illustrators whose books combine the highest literary merit and popular appeal. About the Cybils Awards Who Can Judge? The Children’s and Young Adult Book Blogger Awards (AKA […]
August’s Result – The King of Elfland’s Daughter by Lord Dunsany I added this book to my TBR in December 2012 because it’s a fantasy novel that Tolkien enjoyed. The King of Elfland’s Daughter also influenced Gaiman, another favourite fantasy […]
![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 […]