by Barbara the Bibliophage | Jul 21, 2019 | RESIST: Social Justice
Jewell Parker Rhodes mixes hard, cold reality with imagination in her middle-grade novel, Ghost Boys. It’s the story of a young African American boy, just 12 years old. And he dies by the gun of a police officer. So, going in I knew it wasn’t going to be an easy...
by Barbara the Bibliophage | Nov 2, 2018 | RELAX: Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
The Graveyard Book from Neil Gaiman is a charming, middle-grade, coming-of-age story. I listened to the full-cast audiobook, and followed along via ebook.Nobody Owens (called Bod by his friends) is a human, orphaned boy who just happens to live in a graveyard. His...
Recent Comments