June 13th, 2012
I love books that remind me exactly what it felt like to be a teenager. And books where guys and girls have relationships that aren’t about the luuuurve. And books that have so much real-life drama that they don’t need magic and vampires and the end of the world (although I love those too). […]
Posted in Emily for Real
May 26th, 2012
“Acts of Courage made me want to go dig up more information, which is surely a goal of history writers everywhere – to inspire interest in what really happened. In that sense, a rousing success! …to people who think Canadian history is boring – this book will change your mind.”–Lindsey Carmichael Click here to read […]
Posted in Acts of Courage
May 18th, 2012
[Last Airlift] would make a wonderful story, even if it were completely made up. But it’s not. Last Airlift is 100% nonfiction…At the same time, it reads like a novel, with characters and dialogue, bringing the experience of a young refugee vividly to life…Highly recommended to history fans, native North Americans interested in other cultures, […]
Posted in Last Airlift
April 23rd, 2012
This is a beautiful book. I don’t mean the story, but the package. Congrats to the design department at Pajama Press: I was so busy admiring the fonts and running my fingers over the jacket that I almost forgot to read the book. But I’m glad I did. True Blue is not beautiful. It’s gritty and […]
Posted in True Blue
