book reviews
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Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez
Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is my favourite book that I’ve read this year HANDS DOWN. It first came to my attention because I enjoy reading from the Ontario Library Association’s Evergreen book list each year. I enjoyed the audiobook version through Audible as Hernandez narrates her own book.…
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School Library Makerspaces: Grades 6 – 12 by Leslie Preddy
School Library Makerspaces: Grades 6-12 by Leslie B Preddy My rating: 3 of 5 stars As a secondary librarian, without planning time, without my own students focused on design/construction/creativity, I’m launching a full-time makerspace this fall that is filled with mostly donated items from the now-extinct home economics and fashion programs at my school. We…
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I’ll Take You There by Wally Lamb
I’ll Take You There by Wally Lamb My rating: 4 of 5 stars I am a huge Wally Lamb fan and I have read just about everything he is written so of course I was excited to sink my teeth into I’ll Take You There. This is a purely selfish choice ….just love me some…
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Tomboy Survival Guide by Ivan E. Coyote
Tomboy Survival Guide by Ivan E. Coyote My rating: 5 of 5 stars Ivan’s voice is so refreshingly Canadian…I feel so strongly about this voice (new to me but not new) and its place in the Canadian canon. Ivan speaks from the heart of the Yukon, and then BC and although they have had lots…
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This Is Not A Test: A New Narrative on Race, Class, and Education by Jose Vilson
This Is Not A Test: A New Narrative on Race, Class, and Education by Jose Vilson I had the privilege to interview Jose Vilson in 2015 the first time I read his book. This is the second time I’ve read this book and like any great book I learned new things each time. Same words,…
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The Pain Eater by Beth Goobie
The Pain Eater by Beth Goobie My rating: 4 of 5 stars Maddy is gang-raped by her masked classmates when she is alone and vulnerable but she knows another person was witness to it. At first, she is only able to calm her traumatic thoughts through self-harm. Going to school each day everyone notices the…
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