Posts Tagged ‘relationships’

Review: Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist

  Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist Rachel Cohn & David Levithan New York: Alfred A. Knopf, c2006 183 p., pbk, $9.99 CAN ISBN: 978-0-375-84614-4 Broken-hearted Nick can’t believe it when he sees his ex-girlfriend Tris walk into the club with another guy.  Turning to the girl beside him, he does the only thing he can [...]

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Book-Talk

Well, here’s my first book-talk.  I chose to promote L.M. Montgomery’s classic finale to the Anne series, Rilla of Ingleside.  I had a tough time deciding what book to use.  I finally chose Rilla because it meant so much to me growing up – and still does.  I found it very difficult trying to figure out [...]

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Response: Rats Saw God

The following post is a reflection on Rob Thomas’ Rats Saw God, following the framework established by Aidan Chambers in A Critical Blueprint Summary (Chambers, Aidan. 1983. A critical blueprint. In Introducing books to children, 2d.ed., 174-193. Boston: The Horn Book.)    1. What happened to me as I read? I really enjoyed this book, but [...]

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