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September 14, 2020

REVIEW: We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1980s / Athletes / coming-of-age / female friendship / high-school / LGBTQA / POC / POC author / self discovery / teens / YA / young adult fiction4 Comments

Acclaimed novelist Quan Barry delivers a tour de female force in this delightful novel. Set in the coastal town of Danvers, Massachusetts, where the accusations began that led to the 1692 witch trials, We Ride Upon Sticks follows the 1989 Danvers High School Falcons field hockey team, who will do ... more >

August 20, 2020

REVIEW: The Fox & the Little Tanuki Volume 2 by Mi Tagawa

JayneBook Reviews / C ReviewsJapan / Japanese culture / Manga / POC author / teensNo Comments

After 300 years, the gods that imprisoned Senzou the Fox Spirit for his arrogance finally set him free. There is only one condition – he can’t have any of his supernatural abilities back until he successfully helps a tanuki cub named Manpachi become one of their magical assistants. Unfortunately for ... more >

June 16, 2020

REVIEW: I Was Told It Would Get Easier by Abbi Waxman

JayneBook Reviews / C+ Reviewscollege / Contemporary / family relationships / Fiction / lawyer / mothers and daughters / single mother / teens / Womens-FictionNo Comments

Jessica and Emily Burnstein have very different ideas of how this college tour should go. For Emily, it’s a preview of freedom, exploring the possibility of her new and more exciting future. Not that she’s sure she even wants to go to college, but let’s ignore that for now. And ... more >

March 16, 2016

REVIEW: the greatest zombie movie ever by Jeff Strand

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsfriendship / high-school / Movies / teens / YA / zombiesComments Off on REVIEW: the greatest zombie movie ever by Jeff Strand

After producing three horror movies that went mostly ignored on YouTube, Justin and his filmmaking buddies decide it’s time they create something noteworthy, something epic. They’re going to film the Greatest Zombie Movie Ever. They may not have money or a script, but they have passion. And, after a rash ... more >

May 5, 2015

Tuesday News: Twitter in Trouble?, why cover art matters, sexism in science, and Chipotle’s essay contest

JanetPublishing Newsbook banning / censorship / cover-art / gender / institutional sexism / science / social media / teens / Twitter / writing contests7 Comments

Twitter at the Crossroads – According to David Auerbach’s article at Slate, Twitter is in big trouble. Not only is it failing to acquire enough users, but earnings are apparently bleak. In the meantime Twitter has acquired TellApart, which is described as “a leading marketing technology company providing retailers and ... more >

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