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Tag Archives: Scotland
The Girl and the Ghost and The Girl Who Lost Her Shadow
Here’s trying to catch up with my reading, with two stories mixing introspection, action, and dealings with the supernatural. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print, Reviews
Tagged environment, ghosts, Malaysia, Muslim, Scotland, youth fantasy
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3 Ghost Stories: City of Ghosts; When a Ghost Talks, Listen; Festival of Ghosts
Did you think we were done with ghost stories just because October ended? Here are three more, all Cybils nominated., including City of Ghosts; When a Ghost Talks, Listen; and a Festival of Ghosts. Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook, Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print, Reviews
Tagged #OwnVoices, #weNeedDiverseBooks, African-American, diversity, ghosts, Latino/a, Native American, Scotland, youth fantasy
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Journey’s End by Rachel Hawkins
I enjoyed Rachel Hawkins’ earlier Hex Hall series, and was pleased to see her first middle grade book nominated for the Cybils. Journey’s End by Rachel Hawkins. G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2017. Our story opens in the village of Journey’s End … Continue reading
Sputnik’s Guide to Life on Earth
Back to Cybils-nominated books with a whimsical adventure with an alien, from the author of the updated Chitty Chitty Bang Bang books. Sputnik’s Guide to Life on Earth by Frank Cottrell Boyce. Harper Collins Children’s 2017. Prez Mellows lives his … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Reviews
Tagged aliens, foster children, grandparents, memory loss, Scotland, youth science fiction
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