I have a shameful secret: I don’t like reading non-fiction. I know!
I’m a teacher and a writer. I should be open to every kind of book. But most non-fiction just doesn’t keep my attention the way good novels do. So when I tell you that I devoured The Anthropocene Reviewed, that is high praise indeed.
John Green’s essays on everything from Diet Dr. Pepper (also a personal favourite of mine) to sunsets are both deeply personal and universal. Read this to see our world in a new, often humourous, way.
Goodreads Choice winner for Nonfiction 2021 and instant #1 bestseller! A deeply moving collection of personal essays from John Green, the author of The Fault in Our Stars and Turtles All the Way Down.
“The perfect book for right now.” –People
“The Anthropocene Reviewed is essential to the human conversation.” –Library Journal, starred review
The Anthropocene is the current geologic age, in which humans have profoundly reshaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast, bestselling author John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet on a five-star scale—from…
Starfish is a beautiful middle grade novel-in-verse that captures the pain of living in a fatphobic world when you’re a fat kid and tween.
Ellie experiences the casual cruelty of ill-fitting clothing, as well as the piercing hurt of bullying, especially at the hands of family. Her Fat Girl Rules ring devastatingly true and I had a few more of my own growing up, like don’t breathe hard in gym class, even if it makes you feel like fainting.
But what I loved most about this book is that it is hopeful. We can move past self-hate and self-blame. We don’t have to carry the words other people call us. I found this book cathartic, even as an adult.
Ever since Ellie wore a whale swimsuit and made a big splash at her fifth birthday party, she's been bullied about her weight. To cope, she tries to live by the Fat Girl Rules - like "no making waves," "avoid eating in public," and "don't move so fast that your body jiggles." And she's found her safe space - her swimming pool - where she feels weightless in a fat-obsessed world. In the water, she can stretch herself out like a starfish and take up all the room she wants. It's also where she can get away from her pushy…
As we learn from the ice cream recipes scattered throughout this book, complex flavours require balance. Jen Ferguson knows how to find that balance.
Reading The Summer of Bitter and Sweet, I felt like I was taking a master course in writing about difficult subjects without giving into the darkness. Lou is spending the summer working in her family's ice cream shack with her newly ex-boyfriend and her former best friend. That’s enough to have to deal with, but then her biological father sends her a letter pushing her to meet with him.
My heart ached for Lou as she tried to protect her family, rebuild her trust in others, and better understand herself. I put this on my school’s suggested list of summer reading because I loved it so much and thought students could relate to Lou.
In this complex and emotionally resonant novel about a Metis girl living on the Canadian prairies, debut author Jen Ferguson serves up a powerful story about rage, secrets, and all the spectrums that make up a person-and the sweetness that can still live alongside the bitterest truth. A William C. Morris Award Honor Book and a Stonewall Award Honor Book!
Lou has enough confusion in front of her this summer. She'll be working in her family's ice-cream shack with her newly ex-boyfriend-whose kisses never made her feel desire, only discomfort-and her former best friend, King, who is back in their…
Shakespeare, love triangles, and a corgi named Princess Sunshine. What more could you want?
The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life features over-achiever Alison Green. In her quest to be valedictorian, she agrees to produce her school’s play. That is her first big mistake. The next is agreeing to go on a date with her friend Jack when she’s actually into Charlotte, the star of the play.
Two words: talking bat. Daniel has just moved to a new house and he does not want to be there. Then he starts to hear dripping.
When he investigates, he discovers a crying bat who also happens to...talk. Together, they come up with some wild plans to get the bat back home to Borneo. My kid laughed and asked to keep reading even when he could have watched TV instead!
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What is this book about?
A sweet and hilarious chapter book about a boy and a bat, two unlikely friends who bond over loneliness, jellyrolls and Darth Vader.
Daniel Misumi has just moved to a new house. It's big and old and far away from his friends and his life before. AND it's haunted . . . or is it?
Megabat was just napping on a papaya one day when he was stuffed in a box and shipped halfway across the world. Now he's living in an old house far from home, feeling sorry for himself and accidentally scaring the people who live there.
