children’s literature
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Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ leap of faith by Deborah Heiligman
Book title: Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith Author: Deborah Heiligman Bibliographic entry Heiligman, D. (2009). Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ leap of faith. New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company. Description The relationship of Charles and Emma Darwin is outlined in detail as each spouse wrestles with their own beliefs about religion and science.…
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Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein My rating: 5 of 5 stars Code Name Verity is Elizabeth Wein’s debut novel. Sure to be a winner of many awards, Code Name Verity highlights women’s role in World War II through the eyes of two friends: Maddie, a pilot, and Queenie, a spy. Full of honest and…
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The Calling by Kelley Armstrong
Book title: The Calling Author: Kelley Armstrong Bibliographic entry Armstrong, K. (2012). The calling. Toronto, ON: Doubleday Canada. Description Maya’s adventures continue as she attempts to get home and find her parents after her mishap in The Gathering. Maya learns more about her skin-walking tendencies and her companions also discover their own abilities. The plot thickens…
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On being unpopular
In reading Young Adult Literature in Action generally very strongly agree with Rosemary Chance’s criteria for young adult fiction. I particularly enjoy how she describes books for young adults that explore sexuality at a teen level in romance. In light of of other discussion threads, I know that elementary teacher-librarians feel much more cautious about…
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The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong
Book title: The Gathering Author: Kelley Armstrong Bibliographic entry Armstrong, K. (2011). The gathering. Toronto, ON: Doubleday Canada. Description Maya and her friends discover a town secret as they are the victims of a mysterious scheme by their local pharmaceutical company. When a new boy and his sister move to the area, Maya discovers that her…
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You’re Finally Here! by Melanie Watt
Book title: You’re Finally Here! Author: Melanie Watt Bibliographic entry Watt, M. (2011). You’re finally here! Toronto, ON: Kids Can Press. Description A bunny talks through the book to the reader about waiting. Explores emotions of impatience and etiquette of negotiating time with another person through dialogue. The bunny becomes annoyingly needy by the end of the…
threadbare beauty 