The Space We're In

This has become one of my favourite reads of 2019 so far. I am going to find it difficult to articulate just how powerful and important this middle grade read is, but I am going to try my very best because you need to read it. The book is from the perspective of Frank, who is a child himself. But he......more

This middle Grade book hit really hard to my heart. It deals with a lot of thought stuff and written in own voice. I love how you know what this character is feeling and going through. This was not an easy read but I found it very informational on how one goes through when somebody in the family has......more

Actual rating 4.5/5 stars. If I'm going to pick up a middle grade story, it'll usually be a fantastical one; one full of magic and adventures. However, I was so impressed with the beauty of this author's writing, and the depth of emotion abundant in her other middle grade release, October, October, t......more

I think I started crying on about page 23 and hardly stopped. When the tragedy referred to in the blurb happened, I was a complete and utter mess and had to put the book down for a couple of days to recover before I could continue. Told through the eyes of Frank, the 10-year-old brother of 5-year-ol......more

Whenever a new author debuts on the children's literature scene, I always approach their work with a measure of excitement and caution. It is yet another publishing cog whose teeth are just set to roll along the mainstream line or has a publisher taken a leap of faith and presented us with a unique......more