Imagine not being able to leave your house due to a medical condition. Well, we have been experiencing the stay-at-home part lately, but Madeline has done it for 17 years. 18-year-old Madeline has an extremely rare condition called Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) which basically makes her allergic to the world. She spends most of her... Continue Reading →
Have you ever had a lemonade stand? How about competition with a sibling? Well, in the 173 paged children’s novel ‘the Lemonade War’ by Jacqueline Davies, two siblings, Evan and Jessie Treski, go head to head in a lemonade selling competition. The first person with the most money made from selling lemonade by the end... Continue Reading →
“The Sun Is Also A Star” is a charmingly written, page-turning, on edge read. It encircles 2 teens who fatefully meet from a life-saving experience and then spend a momentous 12 hour day together in New York City. Korean-American Daniel has aspirations of becoming a poet but feels he is obligated to please his parents... Continue Reading →
All different kinds of mysteries this week! We've got YA, Agatha-Christie inspired, dark suspenseful thrillers, and more. Two side notes this week: we included The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse as a pick, and it is a well-reviewed title (by some outlets, although Kirkus ends their review with an understated "Oh dear"). As stated in the... Continue Reading →
This week Laura and Nicole talk about literary fiction in translation. Watch this and past episodes on YouTube or find and subscribe to us on your favourite podcast app, and then place your TBPL holds in our online catalogue or by searching cloudLibrary. The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischwili, translated by Charlotte Collins The Memory... Continue Reading →
This week Laura and Nicole talk about personal storytellers and suggest titles that run the gamut from funny to heartbreaking. Watch this and past episodes on YouTube or find and subscribe to us on your favourite podcast app. Five Midnights by Ann Dávila Cardinal All These Monsters by Amy Tintera The Tenth Girl by Sara... Continue Reading →
This week Laura and Nicole talk about personal storytellers and suggest titles that run the gamut from funny to heartbreaking. Watch this and past episodes on YouTube or find and subscribe to us on your favourite podcast app. Place holds on these titles in print through our online catalogue, or search for them on cloudLibrary.... Continue Reading →
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