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Tag Archives: Filipino
Graphic Novel Ghosts: Sheets and Lola
Sheets by Brenna Thummler. Lion Forge Comics, 2018. ISBN 978-1941302675. Read on hoopla. 13-year-old Marjorie Glatt has been running a small laundromat by herself ever since her mother died, while going to school and caring for her younger brother. Her … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Challenges, Graphic Novel, Middle Grade
Tagged #CybilsReadDown, Filipino, ghosts, youth graphic novels
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4 Unique Fantasy Books for Kids
Seeing as how it’s March already, I’m going to try to finish reviewing all my Cybils books this week, so I can move on to the books I’m reading this year. Dragonfly Song by Wendy Orr. Pajama Press, 2017. This … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged animal fantasy, Bronze Age, Filipino, theater, youth fantasy
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Space Hostages by Sophia McDougall
Hooray! The sequel to last year’s Cybils finalist Mars Evacuees. Space Hostages by Sophia McDougall. Published in the U.K. by Egmont, 2015, in the U.S. by Harper, 2016. Following her return from Mars and the publication of her memoir … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Reviews
Tagged Asian, Asian-Australian, diversity, Filipino, youth science fiction
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Blackbird Fly
I don’t read very much contemporary realistic fiction, but when Brandy posted about a middle grade book with a Filipina protagonist a while back, I actually exclaimed out loud and went to track it down right away. This turns out … Continue reading