East by Edith Pattou is a delightful re-imagining of the fairytale ‘East of the Sun, West of the Moon’. Rose is born into a large, poor family, to a superstitious ma. The family is starving, the farm failing, when a mysterious visitor approaches them and says he will give the family an improvement of their […]
“A wait of longer than a decade proves completely worthwhile in the case of Pattou’s continuing spin on Norwegian myth filled with fully realized human characters and adventures both fantastic and emotionally authentic.”—School Library Journal, STARRED review “Necessary wherever the first is popular; a good addition to any collection where fairy-tale retellings circulate well.”—Kirkus Reviews After […]
Music Monday was created by The Tattooed Book Geek as a way to showcase our favourite music. Each Monday share a song that inspires or uplifts you.
Enjoyable posts of the past week from others The Hate U Give Movie Review/ Trang @ Bookidote “I have lied and I have betrayed and I have triumphed. If only there was someone to congratulate me.” -Holly Black/ Dani @ Perspective of a Writer Female Friendship + Multiple POVs (a fav of mine!), including an […]
This is a weekly meme created by Dani @ Perspective of a Writer, to show off favourite characters. Be sure to check out their blog! This week’s topic is … a character who IS a ghost or can see and/or interacts with the spiritual realm. Eric Carter is a mercenary necromancer. More than that, Santa Muerte […]
Poetry Builders: Ana and Adam Build an Acrostic by Victoria Peterson-Hilleque, illustrated by Winifred Barnum-Newman Ana and Adam Build an Acrostic is part of the Poetry Builders Series to teach kids about all sorts of poetry types. This one, by Victoria Peterson-Hilleque, focuses on acrostics. These poems take a word and use each letter of […]
Lifeboat 12 by Susan Hood is a kid’s historical fiction novel about the sinking of the SS City of Benares by a German U-Boat. Among the passengers were children being sent from London to Canada to keep them safe from the bombings. We see the story through the eyes of a survivor, 13yr old Ken […]
Welcome to a world where nightmarish creatures reign supreme. Five hundred years ago, Jack made a deal with the devil. It’s difficult for him to remember much about his mortal days. So, he focuses on fulfilling his sentence as a Lantern—one of the watchmen who guard the portals to the Otherworld, a realm crawling with […]
Music Monday was created by The Tattooed Book Geek as a way to showcase our favourite music. Each Monday share a song that inspires or uplifts you.
Sharky Malarkey by Megan Nicole Dong is a random collection of sketches and cartoons divided into several chapters. Chapter One was called ‘Malarky’ and consisted of bizarre stream of consciousness-like sketches of people in odd situations, and/or doing odd things. The second chapter is ‘A Shark in Los Angeles, a series of cartoons about Bruce […]
