Title: To Night Owl From Dogfish Author: Holly Goldberg Sloan & Meg Wolitzer Publisher: Penguin Random House Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 9780525553236 I have always liked books told through correspondence. Once of my favorite books of all time is The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. (Yes, the movie is good but the book is much, […]
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Prince George!
3 days, 7 schools, 1 epic Battle of the Books ….a quick recap of the time I spent in Prince George last week! Now, the longer version: The Battle of the Books was an amazing event. My compliments to the hard-working committee of teacher-librarians that organized it. What a great way to both encourage and honour […]
Everlasting Nora
Title: Everlasting Nora Author: Marie Miranda Cruz Publisher: Starscape Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 9780765394590 12-year-old Nora and her mom live in a grave house in Manila’s largest cemetery. That’s right – a grave house. They sleep and eat next to the tomb of her father, who died in a house fire. They are poor but […]
Fadeaway
Title: Fadeaway Author: Maura Ellen Stokes Publisher: Yellow Jacket Reviewer: Yolanda Ridge ISBN: 9781499806748 Since this review is not really a review at all but more of a personal reflection, I’m going to start with a quick description so I can get into listing the things I love about Fadeaway. Publisher’s blurb: When Sam’s best friend […]
Girls Empowered Together
Today I did a writing workshop at the Trail District Public Library. The Girls Empowered Together group came up with some truly inspired ideas. Thanks for sharing your time with me, GET!