Well, it’s Thanksgiving weekend. And my library holds have been piling up. So! I’ve decided to have an impromptu readathon tomorrow. Because of my new position at work (oh hey did I mention I have a new position? I’m going to be the children’s librarian at the branch nearest to where I live for at least a few months ^^), my weekends are always Sunday and Monday. This Thanksgiving weekend […]
![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 and brutally dangerous. Eleven-year-old Nan Sparrow is quite possibly the best climber who ever lived–and a girl. With her wits and will, she’s managed to beat the deadly odds time […]
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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 on hold). I pointed out that Starlight is a follow up to Medicine Walk. I still hadn’t read Starlight, so we decided to read it together. Frank Starlight has long […]
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 the Cybils) is currently accepting judging applications. If you live in the USA/Canada and talk about children or teen books anywhere online (YouTube, Instagram, GoodReads, podcast, blog, etc.) you can […]
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 author of mine who diverges a lot from Tolkien. So I was curious to see what it was all about! Within the first five pages, I thought “Ah, I can […]