As mentioned in my Darling Girl: A Novel of Peter Pan review, I loved watching Peter Pan while growing up. However, I recognize the problematic elements of the story like the depiction of the native people and the title character being awful. There have been retellings that have tried to reconcile those aspects. The mostContinue reading “Sisters of the Neversea Book Review”
Category Archives: Juvenile
El Deafo Book Review
When I started at my first librarian job in Clarkston, Michigan, I discovered that some of the patrons were Deaf. Some knew American Sign Language (ASL) more than others, and I wanted to learn that. Since then, I’ve taken two ASL and one Deaf culture class. I also take the time to read about thoseContinue reading “El Deafo Book Review”
Dog Man Movie Review
About a week ago, I had the opportunity to watch Dog Man the film at a nearby movie theater. Ever since I heard about the adaptation, I wanted to watch it even though I’ve only read the first book in the series by Dav Pilkey. That graphic novel was so good that I put itContinue reading “Dog Man Movie Review”
A Young Soul Maturing during Another Summer in the North Woods on the Big Lake Book Review
Full disclosure: The author of the book that I am about to review is a patron at a library that I work at. All of the opinions stated in this review are solely mine. Over a year ago, I reviewed The Tale of the Red Fox in the North Woods – Robert C. Jones’s firstContinue reading “A Young Soul Maturing during Another Summer in the North Woods on the Big Lake Book Review”
Serafina and the Black Cloak Book Review
When I was a Children’s Librarian, we prepared Battle of the Books for 5 months. To plan ahead or so to speak, I tried to read all of the titles that we selected. I was able to see why they were chosen, especially Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty. It was a good,Continue reading “Serafina and the Black Cloak Book Review”
Lily’s Wondrous World: A Day in the Park Book Review
Full disclosure: I was given an ARC of this book from Stress Free Book Marketing in exchange for an honest review. This year has another first. A type of book that I haven’t reviewed on this website is the picture book. I read a lot of them when I was a Children’s Librarian, but IContinue reading “Lily’s Wondrous World: A Day in the Park Book Review”
Top 3 Best and Worst Books* of 2023
Hi Everybody!! While today is not quite the last Monday, the next two are Christmas and New Year’s Day. This means that I’ll be off for the next two weeks, so this will mark the last post of the year! Let’s celebrate it with the 4th annual year-end countdown of books* I reviewed in 2023!Continue reading “Top 3 Best and Worst Books* of 2023”
The War That Saved My Life Book Review
Every year, whenever the winner of the Newbery Medal is announced, there will always be a handful of readers who say, “This title should have won.” Readers are entitled to their opinions, but since 2016, some have mentioned that The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley should’ve been rewarded with the NewberyContinue reading “The War That Saved My Life Book Review”
The Tale of the Red Fox in the North Woods Book Review
Full disclosure: The author of the book that I am about to review is a patron at a library that I work at. All of the opinions stated in this review are solely mine. It’s always good for an author to branch out in their craft. Whether that means writing in a different genre orContinue reading “The Tale of the Red Fox in the North Woods Book Review”
Dog Man Book Review
When I was a Children’s Librarian, my job was to know what the kids were reading. This allowed me to order titles that they wanted to read. One of the titles that I quickly knew was popular was Dog Man by Dav Pilkey – the same guy who wrote the Captain Underpants series. After readingContinue reading “Dog Man Book Review”
Book Reviews by a Chick Who Reads Everything 