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September 5, 2015

THIS ONE SUMMER by Jillian Tamaki & Mariko Tamaki

September 5, 2015

Book cover by THIS ONE SUMMER by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko TamakiFlip open This One Summer and you’ll be greeted by beautiful graphics. They’re art pieces in and of themselves. The illustrations are set in monotone though rather than black ink, dark blue has been chosen. This adds softness to the images fitting for the contemporary summer setting of this graphic novel. I could stare at the pages over and over again, allowing my eyes to feast upon the beauty. Sadly, that’s all that my two stars are for.

· Categories: Graphic Novels Keywords: canadian authors, family problems, friendship, grief, illustrated, interpersonal relations, parenthood, pregnancy, realistic fiction, summer, vacation

December 1, 2013

DECKED WITH HOLLY by Marni Bates

December 1, 2013

Happy First Advent! What better way to get into the Christmas season than with holiday-day themed books? So I picked up Decked With Holly by Marni Bates to get into the mood. It was a little less Christmassy than I had expected because one of the main characters, Holly, is of Jewish descent, so Christmas wasn’t…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: christmas, cruises, dating, family problems, friendship, holidays, humour, light-hearted books, music bands, realistic fiction, vacation

October 22, 2013

HOW I LOST YOU by Janet Gurtler

October 22, 2013

For sports lovers, I’d say this is a good book. While the synopsis doesn’t mention it, Grace and Kya are really into paintball. They play competitively and aim to be part the Grinders, an all-women’s college team, when they leave high school. Grace’s father owns a paintball place, so the two of them and their…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: bullying, canadian authors, dating, family, family problems, friendship, growing up, paintball, rape, realistic fiction, romance, self-esteem, vacation

October 15, 2013

RIPTIDE by Lindsey Scheibe

October 15, 2013

When I picked up this book, I expected a light summer read about surfing. It turned out to be much more than that. For better or for worse, it turned out to be an issues book. Grace has a lot of trouble with her parents at home, and family to her doesn’t quite mean safety…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, debut authors, domestic violence, family problems, friendship, multiculturalism, realistic fiction, romance, self-esteem, sports, surfing, vacation

August 28, 2013

KITE SPIRIT by Sita Brahmachari

August 28, 2013

There are books that entrap readers—they can’t put them down until they have read them cover to cover. Those books don’t allow readers to do anything else but read because they must know what happens next. This was no such book. No, it was great in a different manner. Plot was not what drove the…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: british authors, death, ethnicity, family, friendship, grief, heritage, multiculturalism, suicide, travel, vacation

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