I review Alice the Cat, a spooky middle grade book about a girl name Tess who tries to save her cat from a ghost who wants to claim her for itself and The Dictionary of Lost Words about the making of the Oxford English Dictionary and the words left out.
Wayne Ng answers 10 questions about his latest book, The Family Code.
Book 2 in Karen Swan's Wild Isle series may be better than the first book. And I can't wait for No. 3.
The Family Code by Wayne Ng was a tough read, but also a fast-paced, interesting one.
A story of two people trying to find a way "for their love to survive in a Nigeria that was always determined to eradicate them."
The world of emotions through fish, kids fighting for their home, making friends and flowers (and their friends). A middle grade and picture books from Pajama Press reviewed.
Anne Berest writes a powerful story in The Postcard. In 2003, the Berest family receives an anonymous postcard with four names on it - Ephraim, Emma, Noemie and Jacque, who were all murdered at Auschwitz. Fifteen years later, Anne is "moved to discover who sent it and why."
I interview Philippa Joly about her first book, A Kid's Guide to Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Joly talks about the importance of kids and adults connecting with plants and the outdoor world around them.
In this Q&A, Vancouver Island author Amanda Swinimer talks about The Science & Superpwoers of Seaweed, both the book and the health benefit of seaweed, which in in Earth's oceans.
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