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Review: Alice the Cat and The Dictionary of Lost Words

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.

Q&A with Wayne Ng, author of The Family Code

Wayne Ng answers 10 questions about his latest book, The Family Code.

The Stolen Hours was a great read – eagerly waiting for Book 3 from Karen Swan

Book 2 in Karen Swan's Wild Isle series may be better than the first book. And I can't wait for No. 3.

Heartbreaking and frustrating, but a fast read and a good one: The Family Code reviewed

The Family Code by Wayne Ng was a tough read, but also a fast-paced, interesting one.

Reviewing And Then He Sang A Lullaby, a debut novel by Ani Kayode Somtochukwu

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."

Kids fighting for their home and the world of feelings as shown by fish: middle grade and picture books reviewed

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.

Powerful book: The Postcard by Anne Berest 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."

Q&A with Philippa Joly about her book A Kids Guide to Plants of the Pacific Northwest

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.

Earth Day: Celebrating The Science & Superpowers of Seaweed and the importance of harvesting it sustainably

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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