title: In Darkess author: Nick Lake date: Bloomsbury, January 2012 main character: Shorty Nick Lake tells the story of Haiti by combining the stories of Toussaint L’Overture and Shorty. When we meet Shorty, he is trapped in a hospital that has collapsed on him in the 2010 earthquake that devastated the country. He uses his time in… Read More book review: In Darkness
book review: Ask Me No Questions author: Marina Budhos date: 2006; Scholastic main character: Nadira Hossain Ask Me No Questions is a story of crossing borders: crossing into Canada, into America and even into adulthood. While some are more visible than others, borders are often manmade and the source of conflict. Nadira tells us her family… Read More book review: Ask Me No Questions
book review: Vodnik author: Bryce Moore date: Tu Books, 2012 main character: Tomáŝ When Tomáŝ was six, something happened that caused his family to leave Slovakia for the US. Ten years later, their house burns down and his parents decide that it’s time to return. His parents have no idea what’s waiting for Tomáŝ in Slovakia,… Read More book review: Vodnik
title: 37 things I love (in no particular order) author: Kekla Magoon date: Henry Holt and Company, May 2012 main character: Ellis Baldwin I was pretty well through the book before I caught on to what the title means and by then, the story was about to take on a whole new meaning. I think Magoon… Read More review: 37 Things I love (in no particular order)
book review: Perfect Shot (Romantic Comedy series) author: Debbie Rigaud date: Simon Pulse; 2009 main character: London Abrams RL: 5.8 My students never want to read this book because of the cover. They’ve told me they don’t want to read about cartoon characters which I suppose translates as “it’s not real enough”. Are romances supposed to… Read More review: Perfect Shot
