As a fan of The Nightmare Before Christmas, I was drawn to this book, which follows what happens to Sally after the end of the film, when she and Jack finally get together. I wasn’t sure what to expect, since the film appeals to children and adults alike. My daughter actually wanted to read the book, […]
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Another middle-grade graphic novel I read to be able to discuss with my daughter. This is a simple but focused story about a fifth grader who drifts away from her friends because of her dyslexia. She has made it this far without having much trouble with school, but the extra reading that comes with fifth […]
My daughter loves graphic novels, and I love that they are a quick way to enjoy a story while also absorbing the visual medium used to help convey characters and plot. Winging It follows the ordeals of a girl named Luna, who moves from the comfort of her life in California to Virginia, away from […]
I picked this book up at a start-of-summer book giveaway at my school, and I chose it because its creepy illustrations and thin spine width seemed appropriate for my kids (elementary age). My kids sometimes like creepy stories, and this one follows a fifteen year old named Billy who is an apprentice at a prison. […]
If you’ve been reading my blog lately, you’ll know that my nine year old has been on a Raina Telgemeier kick, and she likes to discuss books, so I read all the ones she borrowed from the library. When my daughter first explained the premise of Guts, I’ll admit I did not want to read […]
My daughter is obsessed with reading all of Raina Telgemeier’s graphic novels, which she will read multiple times in one day. I have been in the middle of celebrating “Valoween,” which is just my way of celebrating all things Halloween starting on August 1. Anyway. My daughter thought I would love this book, given the […]
Book 2 in the Lily Barlow series follows Lily as she ponders what to do about her future: continue at a college sort of far from home, or stay closer to home, where her recovering father is. (You can read my review of book 1 here. It’s not essential to read book 1 before this […]
I haven’t been that great about leaving reviews for books, but I wanted to review this one. It was recommended to me by a student who was reading it while we were reading The Things They Carried in literature class. The story follows a young woman who signs up to serve as a nurse in […]
While my son was in the library, I decided to pick up a graphic novel from the middle grade/young adult section to read over while he ignored storytime and played with all the hands-on activities in the children’s section. This story caught my eye because of its multicultural elements: it follows a Muslim student who […]
The reason I picked this book up is because I saw an interview with Ben Montgomery about how to encourage high school journalists to improve their interview skills, so I was curious to read a book-length piece by him regarding a woman he researched after her death. The book follows Emma “Grandma” Gatewood, a woman […]
