Five Books is all about interviewing experts, and who are the ultimate experts about kids' books other than kids themselves? In these interviews we've approached children who are particularly passionate about reading and asked them to make recommendations about their favourites, from philosophy to ...
One ends up reading a lot of YA material when you’re into comics these days, because there’s so much of it, and that’s where the paying work for good artists is, I guess. IRL makes a good compare/contrast with That One Summer; the art is equally wonderful (and similiar in ...
In this refulgent summer, I’m reading back through the Emerson catalog, especially the early works, including the sermons, and attentive to the evolution, culminating in his “Address” to the graduates of the Harvard Divinity School in 1838. There are many angles from which to approach such...
These books fall in the "upper middle grade" category, and are well-suited for 8th graders. Use this as recommended books for year round reading, or as an 8th grade summer reading list! (Note: this post contains affiliate links that earn from qualifying purchases.) MY LATEST VIDEOS ...
He’s a wild fox that helpful adults will have to tame before befriending him. I rooted for Liborio, hoped he could make a good life for himself. Liborio’s voice stands out and reflects how he learnt to live: he grabbed knowledge and language haphazardly. He speaks a language of his...
writing this brief song of praise, I now plan to spend the evening reading it over again. It’s simply a beautifully original piece of writing. And because, I value writing for children as much as writing for adults, I’m sharing one of my favourite picture books of 2024,Tove and the...
moved on to graduate school. He may be returning to your nest for a while. Current research and theory suggest that students who graduate from college are part of that group now being identified as ”emerging adults” — certainly not children or adolescents, but yet not quite adults yet...
adults who want to end their lives for rational reasons cannot do it in a medically reliable and comfortable way. We treat our beloved pets with more compassion than we do our fellow humans in this regard. The opposition to physician-assisted dying most often comes from religious and ...
to bring the story to life. Using the past and present, the story gradually unearths some interesting and alarming secrets. After years of not knowing the full tale of what occurred when they were children, as adults, Phyll and Everard are now starting to learn the missing parts, and event...
For all the right reasons it turns out.. Like Suicide Notes this is a story featuring young adults but with a very adult theme – Sasha will do anything to protect best friend Xavier, caught up in an unhealthy relationship with an obviously very damaged girl – but what damage will that ...