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*This article was originally published on Kingstonist.* Amanda West Lewis’ new Young Adult novel, set in Toronto in the late 1960s, asks hard questions about political engagement, trust in governments and police, and the human cost of war, according to Groundwood Books, which provided Focus. Click. Wind. to me, through Kingstonist, free of charge, to allow […]
*Note: Smith Publicity provided me with an Advanced Reading Copy of Alice the Cat to facilitate this review.* Middle schooler Tess recently lost her mother to cancer, and feels completely alone in this world, except for her cat Alice. Her father has become a “zombie” since the passing of her mother, and barely even looks […]
*This article was originally published on Kingstonist.* Local author Leanne Lieberman is set to release her sixth young adult work of fiction this spring. Cleaning Up is the story of a teenage girl whose summer does not go at all as planned. Groundwood Books provided Cleaning Up to me, through Kingstonist, free of charge, to […]
*Your Moontime Magic was provided to me free of charge so I could read it and create this review. All opinions are my own. Read my full Disclosure for more information.* I agreed to read and review Your Moontime Magic, by Maureen Theresa Smith, in hopes my eldest daughter would read it too. She’s 11 […]
*I was sent the book, Justice Gone, free of charge to facilitate this review. All opinions are my own. Visit my Disclosure for further details.* When Nick Lombardi Jr approached me about reading his book, Justice Gone, I was hesitant to agree. The story begins with a homeless American Veteran beaten to death by three […]