“𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲: 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗻𝗮𝗺” is a thoroughly enjoyable memoir in the...

I have had poor eyesight from sixth grade but kept it a secret right upto eighth grade; so the connection with “𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗘𝘆𝗲𝘀” was...

I was elated to finally get a copy of Debasmita Dasgupta’s “𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝟯”. Set in the format of a graphic novel, this book is...

So your middle grade students are not reading as much as they should? Perhaps you’ve already tried book talks, first-chapter Fridays and...

“𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲: 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀” is a collection of 12 short stories penned by 12 East-Asian-American or...

Weekend read – a middle-grade novel-in-verse about a 12-year-old girl who loves to swim but is troubled by juvenile arthritis and a...

“𝗔 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀” is finally out in the world! I’ve been a fan of Jarrett Lerner’s artwork on literacy, but this book,...

I am definitely not a fan of sci-fi books or fantasy – I don’t think you’d find a single one on my feed! But hey, “𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮...

There are books that you seek; then there are books that find the reader and therein lies a charm as you realise that it was fated to be...

I am reading “𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀” by Torrey Maldonado this weekend. A fast-paced book about a young boy who witnesses his stepfather’s violence...

“𝗘𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗜𝘀…” is one of those books that moves beyond ‘wants’ and ‘needs’ to the more complex idea of contentment and also...

One look at the list of authors of “𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱” is enough to add this to the pre-order cart. But author-names are never enough to...

An ARC in my favourite format, written by one of my favourite authors – my weekend couldn’t have been better! Rajani LaRocca has done it...

My first read of 2023 – in my favourite format, novel-in-verse. The book, for the 10+ age group, deals with complex issues such as PTSD,...

My almost-weekend read couldn’t have been more interesting. A graphic novel that combines identity and bilingual text, this book will be...

I am completely captivated by this book. Written from the perspective of four students who have failed the language arts standardised...

There is just one way to describe this graphic novel memoir – Incredible! Tommie Smith’s iconic Black Power Salute at the 1968 Olympics...

This book in the form of a conversation between a girl and a painter, is about finding the exceptional in the ordinary, about...

Great for middle graders, on water scarcity, water mafia, one’s place in social hierarchy and courage.

Parents and home adults, if it irks you to see your tween read graphic novels, you know not their world or how realistic a graphic novel...