Criss Cross
written and illustrated by Lynne Rae Perkins
Age: 12+
Interests: coming of age, friendship, romance, small town life
Criss Cross
26 Nov 2018 Leave a comment
in Books, books 12+ Tags: coming of age, friendship, romance, small town life
The One and Only Ivan
24 Oct 2018 Leave a comment
in Books, books 8+, Uncategorized Tags: animal rights, animals, animals in captivity, art, artists, circus, cruelty to animals, elephants, ethics, gorillas
The One and Only Ivan
by Katherine Applegate
Age: 8+ (warning: dark content – read full review)
Interests: animals, gorillas, elephants, animals in captivity, animal rights, cruelty to animals, art, ethics, circus
Also by this author: Crenshaw, Wishtree, Home of the Brave, the Animorphs series, Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla
Hello, Universe
17 Oct 2018 Leave a comment
in Books, books 9+ Tags: bullying, crushes, deafness, diversity, folktales, friendship, hearing impaired, pets, psychic powers, shyness
Hello, Universe
by Erin Entrada Kelly
Age: 9+
Interests: friendship, diverse characters, Filipino folktales, guinea pigs, bullying, deafness/hearing impairment, first crush, shyness
Wolf in the Snow
15 Oct 2018 Leave a comment
in Books, books 3+, Uncategorized Tags: animals, bravery, nature, snow, storms, wilderness survival, winter, wolves
Wolf in the Snow
text and illustrations by Matthew Cordell
Ages: 3+
Interests: bravery, wilderness, survival, snow, wolves, animals
The Crossover
08 Oct 2018 Leave a comment
in Books, books 9+ Tags: basketball, death, family, poetry, romance, siblings, sports, twins
The Crossover
by Kwame Alexander
Age: 9+
Interests: basketball, sports, brothers, twins, family, romance, sibling rivalry
M.C. Higgins, the Great
03 Oct 2018 Leave a comment
in Books, books 9+, Uncategorized Tags: coming of age, country life, family, family history, mountains, nature, superstition
M.C. Higgins, the Great
by Virginia Hamilton
Age: 9 +
Interests: nature, family history, mountain life, superstition, coming of age stories
Some Like it Hot (1959)
13 Sep 2018 Leave a comment
in movies 12+, Old Movies, Uncategorized Tags: American history, comedy, gangsters, gender, history, humour, jazz, love, prohibition, sexual identity
Some Like It Hot
black and white, comedy
released: 1959
director: Billy Wilder
starring: Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe
rated: not rated (PG)
length: 2 hrs, 1 min
Age: 12+
Interests: comedy, jazz, romance, history, Prohibition, gangsters, gender roles
When You Reach Me
10 May 2018 Leave a comment
in Books, books 10+ Tags: friendship, mystery, puzzles, romance, school, time travel
When You Reach Me
by Rebecca Stead
Age: 10+
Interests: mystery, time travel, friendship, school, romance, puzzles
Rebecca (1940)
26 Mar 2018 Leave a comment
in Movies, movies 11+, Old Movies Tags: murder, mystery, romance, suspense
Rebecca
black and white, mystery/suspense
released: 1940
director: Alfred Hitchcock
starring: Joan Fontaine, Laurence Olivier, George Saunders, Judith Anderson
rated: PG
length: 2 hrs, 10 min
Age: 11+
Interests: mystery, suspense, romance, murder
This One Summer
22 Mar 2018 Leave a comment
in Books, books 13+, Canadian books, Uncategorized Tags: adolescence, bad behavior, depression, family, feminism, friendship, graphic novels, sex, sexism, summer, teens
This One Summer
written by Mariko Tamaki
illustrated by Jillian Tamaki
Age: 13+
Interests: graphic novels, adolescence, friendship, family, summer vacation, depression, sex, teenage behaviour, sexism, feminism
