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  • Misconceptions by Naomi Wolf

    Misconceptions: Truth, Lies, and the Unexpected on the Journey to Motherhood by Naomi Wolf My rating: 5 of 5 stars After 10 years of struggling with fertility, 2 miscarriages, and a healthy boy born by emergency C-section, I still turn to Misconceptions. Whenever I feel abnormal for questioning the rights of women in our health…

    March 2, 2013

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    book reviews, books, infertility, miscarriage, Misconceptions, motherhood, Naomi Wolf, non-fiction, parenting, women’s health
  • Kiss of the Fur Queen by Tomson Highway

    Kiss of the Fur Queen by Tomson Highway My rating: 5 of 5 stars I’m not sure why I never read this book when it first came out, but I just found it this year. It is an incredibly moving story of what it was like to attend a residential school. More importantly, it made…

    March 2, 2013

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    book reviews, Canadian, collection development, identity quest, Kiss of the Fur Queen, literacy promotion, reading, rez sisters, school librarian, school library, secondary school library, Tomson Highway, young adult fiction
  • The Book of Human Skin by Michelle Lovric

    The Book of Human Skin by Michelle Lovric My rating: 4 of 5 stars Transported me in time and space to an unfamiliar world where brothers are very very mean to sisters. In this patriarchal place, the female protagonist has to do her utmost to survive her brother’s bizarre tastes. This book is kind of…

    March 2, 2013

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    book reviews, collection development, historical fiction, Michelle Lovric, reading, secondary school library, The Book of Human Skin, young adult fiction
  • Triptych by J.M. Frey

    Triptych by J.M. Frey My rating: 5 of 5 stars Triptych’s exploration of heteronormativity touched me in places that I didn’t even know existed. The characters and their relationships make the sci fi problems Frey creates, very real and very relevant to the human reader. It is a very brave first novel, and I found…

    March 2, 2013

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    book reviews, books, Canadian, collection development, J.M. Frey, literacy promotion, reading, school librarian, secondary school library, Triptych, young adult fiction
  • Under My Skin by Charles de Lint

    Under My Skin by Charles de Lint My rating: 3 of 5 stars This Young Adult fantasy begins in Santa Feliz, California in present day. The story unfolds through two voices, Josh and Marina, who are best friends. In this school year, each character has become a Wildling, a shapeshifter from human to animal form.…

    March 2, 2013

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    book reviews, Canadian, Charles de Lint, children’s literature, collection development, fantasy, reading, school librarian, school library, secondary school library, teacher-librarian, Under My Skin, young adult fiction
  • Darkest Light by Hiromi Goto

    Darkest Light by Hiromi Goto My rating: 5 of 5 stars This Young Adult fantasy is a sequel to Goto’s Half World, which was nominated for numerous awards in young adult fantasy. Half World is a kind of purgatory where people go who haven’t resolved events in their lives. The first book introduced one such…

    March 2, 2013

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    book reviews, Canadian, children’s literature, collection development, Darkest Light, fantasy, Hiromi Goto, literacy promotion, reading, school librarian, school library, secondary school library, young adult fiction
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