Book Review and Discussion: A Day No Pigs Would Die A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck Genres: Young Adult, Middle Grade, Classic This article contains affiliate links. If you purchase using the links, I get a small commission at no extra cost to you! Summary: Out of a rare American tradition,... Continue Reading →
Empathy and Courage in Stone Fox
Book Review: Stone Fox Stone Foxby James Reynolds GardinerIllustrated by Greg Hargreaves1980.Genre: Childrens, Historical FictionAge Range: 7 -11 yearsThis article contains affiliate links. If you purchase using the links, I get a small commission at no extra cost to you! Summary Based on a Rocky Mountain legend, Stone Fox tells the story of Little Willy,... Continue Reading →
Green Mansions: Forbidden Love and Tragic End in the Venezuelan Jungle
Book Review: Green Mansions Green Mansionsby W.H.Hudson1904.Genre: Childrens, Historical FictionThis article contains affiliate links. If you purchase using the links, I get a small commission at no extra cost to you! Summary: The curious call of an unseen bird lures a young European explorer deeper and deeper into the jungle, where he encounters the source... Continue Reading →
To Be a Roach, To Be a Human
Double Story Review: Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, Samsa in Love by Haruki Murakami Because these stories are so short and closely related, I decided to do a double review for them, so that they might be properly compared and discussed without the headache of switching back and forth between two different posts. These will be... Continue Reading →
Mastering Loneliness and Love in Kokoro: Natsume Soseki’s Classic
Book Review: Kokoro Kokoroby Natsume Soseki Edwin McClellan (Translator).1904.Genre: Classic, Japanese LiteratureKlorrie Cup Award Winner, #0009This article contains affiliate links. If you purchase using the links, I get a small commission at no extra cost to you! Summary: Kokoro, meaning ‘heart’, is a tantalizing novel about the friendship between a young man and an enigmatic... Continue Reading →
A Timeless Tale of Love, Loyalty, and Loss
Book Review: Where the Red Fern Grows Where the Red Fern Growsby Wilson RawlsGenre: Childrens, Historical FictionAge Range: 7 -11 yearsThis article contains affiliate links. If you purchase using the links, I get a small commission at no extra cost to you! Summary: Billy has long dreamt of owning not one, but two dogs. So... Continue Reading →

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