Posted on November 27th, 2013 by pajamapress
“…you’ll grow close to both young ladies as they explore each other’s lives in the here and there. You’ll grow to understand both their positions and the choices they make regarding their own fates. You’ll realize that it’s not just a history project in the making nor a chance to see life as it once was, but a story that reminds us that everyone has difficult times in life…”
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Posted in Namesake | Tagged Canada, Historical Fiction, History, namesake, Novel, Review, satisfaction-for-insatiable-readers, sue-macleod, tudor-england, ya, young-adult
Posted on June 10th, 2013 by pajamapress
“This is not the story of what once was, what could have been and what will be with wishes becoming horses and the less fortunate riding. This is a story of the crud that life can deal us and how our story is not written by its appearance but by our reaction to it. The author does a good job of getting us inside the heads of Emily and Leo…With the somewhat help of her new friend, [Emily] comes to terms with what happened and what’s happening, realizing that the grass is not greener on the other side, just simply another shade of mixed up and confused.”
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Posted in Emily for Real | Tagged blog, book, emily, emily-for-real, leo, Novel, Review, satisfaction-for-insatiable-readers, summer-reading, sylvia-gunnery, ya
Posted on February 28th, 2013 by pajamapress
“Giraffe and Bird run with the same crowd, but a friendship it is not, or at least not quite yet and certainly not in the traditional sense of the word. One way or another they manage to compete against each other for the title of most obnoxious throughout the course of any given day bit just because they don’t shared each others clothes and gossip all doesn’t mean that they don’t have mutual respect for one another. The truth of this matter is exposed when one average day at the watering hole turns into a moment of embarrassment that sends one slightly awkward friend away with his head hung low. What created this sad turn of events? The thoughtless words or rather giggles and guffaws of another… good thing he has a friend willing to show his true colors in order to set them straight.”
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Posted in Don't Laugh at Giraffe | Tagged bird, dont-laugh-at-giraffe, giraffe, Pajama Press, picture-book, rebecca-bender, Review, satisfaction-for-insatiable-readers