Tag: middle grade

Review: When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin

8 February 2017 / review / 4 Comments
Review: When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin

Author: Grace Lin Title: When the Sea Turned to Silver Format/Source: Hardcover/Library Published: October 2016 Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers Length: 370 pages Genre: Middle-grade fantasy Why I Read: Cover + premise Rating: ★★★★½ GoodReads | Indigo | Indiebound | Book Depository I had some trouble with this review, as the beauty of this book distracted me from constructing thoughts beyond “It’s so lovely!” When the Sea Turned to Silver exemplifies beauty in both its physical design and story-telling prose. The […]

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Cybils Nominees Featuring Animals

1 February 2017 / brief reviews / 0 Comments
Cybils Nominees Featuring Animals

From October to December of last year, I read just over 50 middle-grade fiction books in my role as a round one judge for the Cybils. To share some of the Cybils nominees I’ve read, I’ve decided to create a few lists grouping books by similar characteristics. All of the books meet the Cybils nominating criteria, which means they were published in English in Canada or the US between 16 […]

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Review: The Wizard’s Dog by Eric Kahn Gale

31 January 2017 / review / 2 Comments
Review: The Wizard’s Dog by Eric Kahn Gale

Author: Eric Kahn Gale Title: The Wizard’s Dog Format/Source: ebook/Publicist Published: 17 January 2017 Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers Length: 288 pages Genre: Middle-grade fantasy Why I Read: Light-hearted fantasy – something I needed! Rating: ★★★½ GoodReads | Indigo | Amazon I received a complimentary copy in exchange for my honest review. Meet Nosewise. He’s spunky. He’s curious. And he’s a dog who can’t understand why his pack mates […]

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Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2017 – WWII + Japanese Experiences

27 January 2017 / brief reviews / 5 Comments
Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2017 – WWII + Japanese Experiences

Today is Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2017! A perfect day to kick of my series of Cybils nominee recommendations that will run for the next few weeks.  The goal of MCCBD is “to not only raise awareness for the kid’s books that celebrate diversity, but to get more of these books into classrooms and libraries”. Check out the Twitter chat at 9PM EST to discuss with the state of children’s […]

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Review: The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill

23 December 2016 / review / 3 Comments
Review: The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill

Author: Kelly Barnhill Title: The Girl Who Drank the Moon Format/Source: Hardcover/Library Published: August 2016 Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers Length: 388 pages Genre: Middle grade fantasy Why I Read: Liked the description Rating: ★★★★★ GoodReads | IndieBound | Indigo | The Book Depository   This is going to be one of those ‘reviews’ where I just gush about what I love without much critical thinking. The Girl Who Drank the […]

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