Stars: **** I received this book for review from Annick Press. Teen Non-fictionAnnick Press 2004ISBN: 1550378562 176 pages Summary: From bedtime fairy tales and blockbuster movies to magazine advertisements and reality TV, we absorb the lesson early – being beautiful is the answer to our dreams. For teenagers, the pursuit of fitting in and measuring… Read More »
Chicken, Pig, Cow by Ruth Ohi
October 25, 2008 by ·
Stars: **** I received this book for review from Annick Press. Summary: It may not have a door, but Chicken, Pig and Cow love everything about the house that Girl made for them out of popsicle sticks. Everything except Dog who lives outside, but whose drooling makes it feel as if it’s raining inside. When… Read More »
Leslie’s Journal by Allan Stratton
October 19, 2008 by ·
Stars: **** I received this book for review from Annick Press. I also read it during the Read-a-Thon. I’m also counting it towards the 2nd Canadian Book Challenge and Young Adult Challenge. “This could be the Go Ask Alice of the millennium….” – School Library Journal I think I might just agree with that. Although… Read More »
Pact of the Wolves by Nina Blazon (trans. Sue Innes)
September 19, 2008 by ·
Stars: ***** I received this book for review from Annick Press. It’s a YA novel. It’s a translated version of The Federation of Wolves. I will be counting it towards the 2nd Canadian Book Challenge and R.I.P. III Challenge. Summary: “A Boarding school built on the foundations of a medieval convent haunted by rumors of… Read More »
Mattland by Hazel Hutchins and Gail Herbert
September 7, 2008 by ·
Stars: *****Illustrated by Dusan Petricic I received this book for review from Annick Press. Summary: Matt has moved three times with his family, and this is the worst place yet. With nothing around but a gray soggy field, and no other kids in sight, Matt picks up a stick and draws a squiggly line in… Read More »
The Curse of Akkad by Peter Christie
July 1, 2008 by ·
Stars: ***1/2 I received this book for review from Annick Press. I am also using it for the Canadian Book Challenge and Science Book Challenge. “With the world’s eyes focused on climate change, The Curse of Akkad turns the tables by looking at how climate has changed the world.” – Press Release This book covers… Read More »
