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21. The Marrow Thieves (Cherie Dimaline)
The Marrow Thieves is my third read from the Canada Reads 2018 short-list. A fictional story, it that challenges readers to consider the history and fictional future of indigenous people. The reader is introduced to the experiences of residential schools, … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Reads, Canadian, Young Adult
Tagged Canada Reads 2018, Cherie Dimaline, The Marrow Thieves
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76-77. Summer Reading Blitz # 3
76. The Town that Drowned (Riel Nason) As part of the Cross-Canada Summer Reading Challenge, The Town that Drowned was my choice from New Brunswick. Described as a Young Adult novel it was a fictional story of a family impacted … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian, Historical Fiction, Young Adult
Tagged Consumption, Kevin Patterson, Riel Nason, The Town that Drowned
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46. Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O’Dell)
Island of the Blue Dolphins has been on my TBR list for a long time. My daughter had enjoyed it so when I saw it was available from my library’s overdrive list, I signed it out and listened to it … Continue reading
38. The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
“Stay gold, Ponyboy, stay gold” It seems like so long ago that I read The Outsiders. I was in grade 8 when we read the book an watched the movie! I have been listening to the story while my daughter (who is now in … Continue reading
37. Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
Thirteen Reasons Why was published in 2007 but has been in the news since the Netflix series has debuted. It is the story of Hannah Baker, a highschool student who committed suicide, leaving a legacy of reasons in a shoebox full of … Continue reading
27. Hatchet (Gary Paulsen)
When listening to audiobooks during my commute, I find that YA or non-fiction are perfect to keep my attention. If books have too much detail, description or too many characters, I find myself either losing track or paying less attention … Continue reading
Guest post by Erin: All the Bright Places
Thanks to my daughter, Erin, for sharing her review of All theBright Places by Jennifer Niven: I’ve read All the Bright Places three times since I bought it in November of 2016. It’s that good! The novel focus’s on … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Post, Young Adult
Tagged All the Bright Places, Guest Post, Jennifer Niven
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16. Optimists Die First (Susin Nielsen)
It is such a treat to win a book from the Goodreads Giveaway! I entered in the contest for Optimists Die First thinking that my daughter might enjoy it. After receiving it, I decided to read it for my CanadianContent … Continue reading
113. On the Shores of Darkness, There is Light (Cordelia Strube)
On the Shores of Darkness, There is Light has been waiting on my bedside table since April. I had picked up the novel at the GritLit festival, in Hamilton, after meeting Michael Winter (who’s book Minister Without Portfolio had been … Continue reading
110. Son (Lois Lowry)
Son is the final instalment of the Giver Quartet which was published close to 20 years after the original book. I have previously reviewed The Giver, Gathering Blue and Messenger. This series of YA novels have entertained me during my solitary drives … Continue reading
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