-
Hanging up my Mask and Fins
I came to this “wreck” with a book of myths, too. I thought I knew what literacy, teaching, and media “ought” to look like, which stories get told in classrooms and which stay underwater, unread. Threadbare Beauty became my way of climbing down the ladder anyway—“face down in the ladder and the ladder is always there”—to see…
-
Kumquat by Alanna King
She said “Just pinch a bit of your belly and inject”This poison into your veins -Once a week – And it will beat the disease back where it belongs”You’ll battle that voice in your head that wonders:“Why does feeling better require hurting myself?”But you’ll find out that pain is relevant to the treatmentThe treatment is…
-
Sweetness in the Skin by Ishi Robinson
Sweetness in the Skin by Ishi Robinson My rating: 5 of 5 stars Ishi Robinson has accomplished an incredible feat of creating nuanced neighbourhoods and relationship conflicts here. The author’s choice to write in first person makes the unfamiliar (to me) places, cultures and dialects of Jamaica accessible to anyone reading. There are so many…
-
Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy by Faith Erin Hicks
Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy by Faith Erin Hicks My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the best Faith Erin Hicks graphic that I’ve read since Friends with Boys in 2012. I think she’s done a great job of showing the nuances of keeping the peace versus sticking up for yourself and both Alix…
-
Flower and Thorn by Rati Mehrotra
Flower and Thorn by Rati Mehrotra My rating: 5 of 5 stars Loved it. An epic journey with magic that is not easy to come by. I really like the rarity of the magic and how much it takes a toll on not just the individual, but also the community and the society. It’s atypical…
-
40 Days in Hicksville by Christina Kilbourne
40 Days in Hicksville by Christina Kilbourne My rating: 5 of 5 stars I found it very compelling between pages 50 to the end only because the novel’s complexity requires a lot of exposition for clarity. The mystery setup requires a lot of back story as the 2 young detectives need to find a way…
-
Subscribe
Subscribed
Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
threadbare beauty 