One of the assignments for my children’s literature course last term was to write 25 annotations (snapshot reviews between 50 and 150 words) on all sorts of kidlit. It was a great opportunity to delve out of my comfort zone […]
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Format/source: ARC/NetgalleyPublished: 5 March 2019 Publisher: Hamish HamiltonLength: 272 pages Genre: Literary fiction ★★★★ Perdita Lee may appear your average British schoolgirl; Harriet Lee may seem just a working mother trying to penetrate the school social hierarchy; but there are […]
One of the assignments for my children’s literature course last term was to write 25 annotations (snapshot reviews between 50 and 150 words) on all sorts of kidlit. It was a great opportunity to delve out of my comfort zone […]
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The Moon Within by Aida Salazar Format/source: ARC/ALAMW19Published: 26 February 2019Publisher: Arthur A. Levine BooksLength: 240 pages Genre: Contemporary middle grade verse★★★★ Celi Rivera’s life swirls with questions. About her changing body. Her first attraction to a boy. And her best friend’s exploration of what […]
One of the assignments for my children’s literature course last term was to write 25 annotations (snapshot reviews between 50 and 150 words) on all sorts of kidlit. It was a great opportunity to delve out of my comfort zone […]