Sara has led a life many children can only dream of, surrounded by every comfort and a papa who adores her. She is not eager to attend the English boarding school in which her father has enrolled her, but knows that she should face any adversity like a brave soldier. When her father dies in…
Tag: children’s literature
Review: Akata Witch
For 12 year-old Sunny, every day is a challenge. She was born in America, but her parents have brought her home to Aba, Nigeria. As an American she’s already the class freak; combined with her albinism, she’s mocked as a witch and has few friends. Things start to change when she meets Orlu, Chichi, and…
Review: The Carpet People
No one knows what existed before the Carpet — one day there was nothing, and the next it simply was. Many tribes inhabit the Carpet, from Varnisholme in the north to the Hearthlands in the south; they don’t always get along. But they’re about to have to. Fray is wreaking havoc across the carpet, flattening…
Review: Wonderstruck
“Sooner or later, the lightning comes to us all.” Thus begins Brian Selznick’s Wonderstruck, a novel following two children wishing for happier lives. At first their stories seem disconnected; Rose lives in New Jersey in 1927, Ben 50 years later in Minnesota. But when both children decide to head to New York a timeline swings…
Review: The Castle Behind Thorns
Castle Boisblanc — the Sundered Castle — has been abandoned for decades. Ripped nearly apart by an earthquake and surrounded by tall, vicious brambles, the castle is desolate and uninhabited. Until now. The last thing Sand remembers before waking up inside the destroyed castle is a fight with his father and a wish to a…