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Probably because I was surrounded by books as a child. I loved books and the idea of creating them was thrilling!
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Orange for the Sunsets
Read for pleasure. This is something I say very often. Read, not to learn something, but for the joy of it. That’s how I curate books for my book clubs; that’s how I choose what I want to read next. Yet, I can’t help noticing how often I learn something new from what I read. […]
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Orange for the Sunsets is set in Uganda in 1972. The president of Uganda had a dream in which “God spoke to him and told him to kick all foreign Indians out of Uganda.” Against the backdrop of this expulsion of Indians, we meet Asha and Yesofu, best ...more |
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I am in awe of Katherine Applegate’s writing. How does she start with such a simple idea and make it work? There’s no complex plot, no twists and turns, and yet, we feel every emotion the characters feel, book after book. Wombat Waiting is no differen ...more |
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Often, children ask, “What inspired you to write this story?” I think teachers tell them to ask the question. Or maybe they think it’s a cool and clever question to ask. As a reader, I’m honestly curious, though, and I love it when the author’s note te ...more |
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| Not an Easy Win is a lovely story about finding your feet when you have the right support system in place. Broken families tear children apart, and handling big emotions in an unfair world breeds frustration, anger and violence. This gentle middle-gr ...more | |
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“Nobody chooses to be a refugee.” That is the last line of the afterword of Mariko Nagai’s verse novel, Under the Broken Sky. In a few quick paragraphs, Nagai reminds us that although her story is set in the 1940s, the story of war and the destructio ...more |
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"UNCONTROLLABLE BY VARSHA SESHAN
💌 Fantasy/ Children novel 💌 Duckbill/ Puffin books 💌 242 pages Uncontrollable by Varsha Seshan is a fantasy children's novel that combines adventure, imagination, and important life lessons. I first met Varsha Ma'am back in" Read more of this review » |
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The Secret Sunshine Project by Benjamin Dean is a sweet, feel-good story about family and love. I enjoyed it, and I felt my eyes prick more than once as I turned the pages, revelling in warm, fuzzy emotions of acceptance and belonging. When Riley come ...more |
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What a beautiful book Something Like Home by Andrea Beatriz Arango is! Told in free verse, it is a moving middle-grade story about friendship, family and courage. Laura is sure she made the wrong decision when she called 911. But what was she to do? O ...more |
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“Truth is a well-known pathological liar. It invariably turns out to be Fiction wearing a fancy frock. Self-proclaimed Fiction, on the other hand, is entirely honest. You can tell this, because it comes right out and says, "I'm a Liar," right there on the dust jacket.”
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“Crying is all right in its way while it lasts. But you have to stop sooner or later, and then you still have to decide what to do.”
― The Silver Chair
― The Silver Chair
“If you don’t like to read, you haven’t found the right book.”
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“even damnation is poisoned with rainbows.”
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“Being his real brother I could feel I live in his shadows, but I never have and I do not now. I live in his glow.”
― Private Peaceful
― Private Peaceful
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