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May 6, 2021

REVIEW: Bea Is for Blended by Lindsey Stoddard

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsbooks and reading / bullying / children's literature / deafness / family relationships / first person present tense / First-Person / found family / gender inequality / middle grade / OCD / soccer / strong heroine / VermontComments Off on REVIEW: Bea Is for Blended by Lindsey Stoddard

Bea and her mom have always been a two-person team. But now her mom is marrying Wendell, and their team is growing by three boys, two dogs, and a cat. Finding her place in her new blended family may be tough, but when Bea finds out her school might not ... more >

March 1, 2019

REVIEW: Madeline Finn and the Library Dog by Lisa Papp

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsbooks and reading / children's fiction / children's literature / childrens-books / dog / Library / picture books / reading strategies2 Comments

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Madeline Finn does NOT like to read. But she DOES want a gold star from her teacher. But, stars are for good readers. Stars are for understanding words, and for saying them out loud. Fortunately, Madeline Finn meets Bonnie, a library dog. Reading out loud to Bonnie isn’t so bad; ... more >

February 19, 2019

REVIEW: Milkman by Anna Burns

JanineA Reviews / Recommended Reads#metoo / 1970s / books and reading / community / Humor / Literary fiction / Northern Ireland / rumors / Violence10 Comments

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Dear Ms. Burns, Your novel, Milkman, recently won the Man Booker Prize. That and a rave review from Sunita convinced me to read it. Milkman has been called “experimental fiction” because it’s written in stream-of-consciousness narration conveyed through long sentences and paragraphs, because the narrative goes on long tangents, and ... more >

January 10, 2018

Wednesday News: Wrinkle in Time, PHR grows, a book is a book, and hundred-year-old words

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / books and reading / dictionaries / Madeline L'Engle / technology / Wrinkle in Time1 Comments

The Remarkable Influence of A Wrinkle in Time – A sweet tribute to Madeline L’Engle’s book, and in particular its impact on teen readers and the development of the strong, imperfect heroine. I did not know the publishing history of the book, but it makes an interesting comparison to the current ... more >

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