Tomorrow, Saturday, March 3 marks the official launch of Ship of Souls. If you’re in the New York City area, the “Book-day” event will take place at the site of the African Burial Ground National Monument, 290 Broadway in Manhattan…
Category: Environment
NOTABLE BOOKS FOR A GLOBAL SOCIETY
Notable Books for a Global Society 2012 Hot off the press! Notable Books for a Global Society Book Award winners for 2012. What an amazing and diverse selection of books. Soon each book will be described at the website of…
Exploring synesthesia — a gift or disability?
What some perceive as a gift, others might perceive as a disability. This premise is explored in R.J. Anderson’s Ultraviolet, a novel exploring sixteen -year old Alison’s hidden synesthetic abilities. Synesthesia, for those who are unaware of this sensory…
Black and White
BLACK AND WHITE by Larry Dane Brimmer “Bombed, beaten, banned, and imprisoned….” Booklist, starred review “A fascinating look at one of the most crucial places and periods in the civil rights movement through two polar opposites.” Kirkus Reviews, starred review…
Be Bold! Thoughts on Self-censors and Publishing Censors
Penny Blubaugh, a teen librarian, describes herself as “the author of two sort-of-hard-to categorize teen novels. Serendipity Market is a retelling of fairy tales set in an off-kilter world that gets pulled back on track by the power of…
The Flight of the Mermaid
THE FLIGHT OF THE MERMAID with art by Bhajju Shyam and text by Gita Wolf and Sirish Rao, and created by Tara Books, a worker-owned independent publisher based in Chennai, India. This book combines the story-telling magic of Hans Christian…
No Ordinary Day: New and Noteworthy
NO ORDINARY DAY by Deborah Ellis, the acclaimed Canadian children’s author, is an adventure story of the heart that a reader of any age will never forget. Out of coal dust and leprosy, Deborah Ellis has created Valli, a…
Environment, War, and Fantasy: Janni Lee Simner’s Bones of Faerie and Faerie Winter
Very little attention has been paid to the social justice issues found in Janni Lee Simner’s book Bones of Faerie. When it opens, the main character Liza is an emotional wreck, seeking answers to why her baby sister had to…
Happy holidays from The Pirate Tree
Happy holidays everybody! The Pirate Tree is on hiatus until Dec. 30th. Thanks!
How to Be Outspoken
One of the great pleasures of being a book review blogger is getting to know other bloggers, hearing what they’re reading, and sharing notes. I met Maggie Desmond-O’Brien two years ago when she reviewed Gringolandia, and we’ve stayed in touch…