Category: Book Suggestions
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Women’s History Month Books P8
Now for my final post for Women’s History Month. Woo woo, I can’t believe I got to 8! #NotYourPrincess by Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale This book is chock-full of essays, paintings, essays, inteviews stories and other mediums from Native American and First Nation women all over North America. It seeks to repair some…
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Historical Novels
Nonfiction Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women by Kate Moore This book takes on what should be a more well-known historical case in the history of women’s rights and workers rights. The case of the Dial Girls who slowly poisoned themselves and the managers who tried to willingly ignore their complaints and…
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Fairytale Books
Whether it be fractured or an innovative retelling, here are some fairytale books for kids and young adults. Kids Land of Stories by Chris Colfer This Glee star is definately multi-talanted. Using his own literary love for fairytales, he has created the Land of Stories. A land where every fairytale has happened once, but rather…
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Gift Reads
And buy gift reads, I’m referring to books that I couldn’t think of fitting to other categories, but I still enjoyed as they were gifts for my birthdays/graduations/Christmas’ pasts. 100 Days and 99 Nights by Alan Madison This is a sweet book about a veteran’s daughter waiting for the 100 days and 99 nights until…
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Summer ReReads P7
Sincerely by Courtney Sheinmel A book that shows how the bond of pen pals can really mean more than you think. It can be the confidante for secrets and feelings you can’t share anyone else. And Sophie and Katie really do need it. Sophie’s parents are divorcing while her friendship with Jess goes to tatters.…
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2000s Nostalgia
Aka what I like to think is the golden era of kids books. Or at least from my rose tinted glasses. Secrets of Droon by Tony Abbot This series took kids to the magical and dangerous world of Droon that is so unlike other fantasy series It was all so unique that I don’t think…