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BOOK REVIEWS

The Worst Thing She Ever Did

By Alice Kuipers

Alice Kuipers’ first novel, Life on the Refrigerator Door, caused a bit of a sensation when it was published in 2007, winning several awards and being published in 28 countries. Consisting entirely of notes (ranging ... Read More »

June 11, 2010

Henry Chow and Other Stories

By various

Reading workshop fiction is like getting student dentistry. While the students may have some skills in place, they generally still have lots to learn, and it can be painful to be on the receiving end ... Read More »

June 11, 2010

Island Kids

By Tara Saracuse

Though it is the third book in Brindle & Glass’s Courageous Kids series, Island Kids marks the debut of Victoria writer Tara Saracuse, and it’s a promising beginning. Saracuse’s 22 stories, all based (to some ... Read More »

June 11, 2010

The Agency: A Spy in the House

By Y.S. Lee

In mid-19th century London, 12-year-old Mary Lang is sentenced to hang for the crime of “housebreaking.” She has resigned herself to this fate, but is rescued and secretly whisked away to Miss Scrimshaw’s Academy for ... Read More »

June 11, 2010