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by Anne Helen Petersen Written by Anne Helen Petersen, a columnist for Buzzfeed, Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud looks at current women in our society who break the mold of what people consider socially acceptable womanly behaviour. Using ten women as examples of controversial people who are too much, Petersen analyzes some key characteristics […]
Circe by Madeline Miller is a marvellous read. When I saw this book about Circe from the Odyssey, I couldn’t resist. I was one of those kids that grew up reading mythology. Greek mythology was a particular favourite, in part because my name appears in one of those myths and in part because I just […]
By Matthew Desmond Although Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond introduces us to a number of families living on the edge of poverty in Milwaukee, the stories he tells us can be true of any city. Whether we are reading about Arleen, the single mother, Scott, the caring nurse with […]
The Lost Girls of Camp ForevermoreBy Kim Fu Located on the wild coast of British Columbia, Camp Forevermore is a place that girls dream of going. A week away from parents while hiking, swimming, doing archery and kayaking is a thrilling experience for most. No one imagines what can go wrong. Nita, Andee, Dina, Siobhan […]
The Geography of Bliss:One grump’s search for the happiest place on earth. The title says it all really. Using data from the Happiness Research Institute, Eric Weiner travels the globe to explore the world’s happiest and least happy places. His mission? To find out conclusively what makes people happy! He explores a variety of different […]
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera It is not too far into the future and the government’s new department, Death-Cast, knows when everyone will die. You don’t know exactly when or how, but when your phone rings and it’s Death-Cast calling, you know you have only got your end day to […]
Genuine Fraud by e. Lockhart is a psychological thriller following the life of Jule, a self-proclaimed vigilante super hero on the run from unlawful incarceration. The reader first encounters Jule in a five star hotel where she is being tracked down by the police. From here, the story works its way backwards through a crazy […]
Tell Me Three Things by Julie Bauxbaum Just as 16 year old Jessie begins to feel like her life is returning to normal after her mom’s death, her father announces he has remarried and sweeps her off to California to live with his new wife! Jessie’s new school is a prestigious […]
Eleanor and Park By Rainbow RowellEveryone sits on the bus, one person to a seat and nobody changes seats, nobody moves to let someone else sit down. That’s the unspoken rules of the bus. Eleanor gets on the bus that first day at her new school and knows the rules, but she also knows she has […]
News of the World By Paulette Jiles Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd has lived through the American Civil War. At 72 years old, he deserves a break. He now makes his living traveling throughout 1870s Texas reading the news to small audiences. Small town residents love to hear about European wars, the politics of the American […]