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Category Archives: Survival
Teen Read: Dear Martin by Nic Stone
Seeing as how this is Black History Month and given the turmoil throughout the United States especially in the past year over racial issues, this book is not only extremely timely but deeply thought-provoking. Anything good you’ve heard or read … Continue reading
Mystery Monday: The Long Way Home by Andrew Klavan
Today’s Mystery Monday feature is book 2 of a teen read called The Long Way Home — The Homelanders Book 2. The protagonist, Charlie West, should be in his senior year of high school but instead, he’s on the run … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, fiction, Growing Up, Mystery, Opinion, Survival, Young People
Tagged gangs, karate, teen read
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Junior/Teen Read: Sackett’s Land (Sacketts Book 1) by Louis L’Amour
Sackett’s Land is a solid, junior/intermediate historical, swashbuckling adventure set at the beginning in the fens of Cambridgeshire, Britain and later in the rough, new world of America. It is a time of seafaring, sword fighting, and a sometimes fickle … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Growing Up, Historical Fiction, Opinion, Survival, Young People
Tagged 18th century America, 18th century Britain
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If I Run by Terri Blackstock
I received a free ecopy of this book from BookLook Bloggers in exchange for an honest review. Casey Cox has never believed that her father committed suicide when she was 12 years old and now, her best friend Brent, was … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, fiction, Opinion, Survival, Thriller
Tagged CID, God's provision, PTSD, Terri Blackstock
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Buying Samir by Kimberly Rae
I received a free ecopy of Buying Samir from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review. While this is a book about kids, I don’t recommend it for preteens, and even with teens, I recommend caution. Buying Samir is … Continue reading
Junior/Intermediate Novels: Remembrance Day
In Canada, we celebrate the veterans of our wars and the precious freedom they gave us on November 11th — the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month — the day hostilities ended the First World War. … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Children's Book, Historical Fiction, History, Opinion, Survival, Young People
Tagged Daniel's Story, Dear Canada, Hana's Suitcase, hiding places, Nazi Germany, Number the Stars, Play to the Angel, resistance, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Story of the Thousand Paper Cranes, Whispers in Hiding
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Whispers in Hiding by Kathy Kacer and Sharon E. McKay
If you want children junior grade level and older to have a clear picture in their minds of what it was like to be a Jewish child during WWII, this is the book that will do it for you. True … Continue reading
Posted in Biography, Memoir, Non-fiction, Opinion, Survival
Tagged AJS, courage, holocaust survivors, Kathy Kacer, Sharon E. McKay, witnesses, WWII
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Sable Island, a teacher’s treasure trove
This year I’m subscribing for the first time to a magazine called Canadian Geographic which boasts a readership of over 4.5 million at home and abroad. I recently received the March Travel Edition which featured an article about Sable Island, the … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Book, Adventure, Art Book, Children's Book, History, Magazines, Opinion, Read Aloud, Survival
Tagged Adventure Canada, Canada Shipping Act, Canadian Geographic Travel Edition, Ipswich sparrow, Jane Seymour, John G. Diefenbaker, Marguerite Henry, Parks Canada, Roberto Dutesco, Sable Island, Sable Island ponies, Touching Wild Horses
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Junior/Teen Read: The Maze by Will Hobbs
“Who is Rick Walker?” the judge intoned. . . Rick knew he wasn’t dangerous to anybody, if that was what the judge was getting at. Throwing rocks at a stop sign wouldn’t suggest that he was, would it? He’d never hurt anybody. “For violating … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Survival, Young People
Tagged California condor, Canyonlands National Park, The Maze, Utah, Will Hobbs
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Teen Read: Safe As Houses
This is another dramatic novel from Eric Walters based on a true story. Safe As Houses (2009), in this sense, is an ironic cliché. Houses should be safe, hence the expression. However, this particular house, its neighbouring houses and its occupants are … Continue reading
