Today on The Book Gryffin…Guest reviewer Tegan is back with her thoughts on Maile Meloy’s wonderful novel, The Apothecary. Allow for the possibilities! Allowing for the possibilities is probably the most important thing you will need to do when reading this book! Its not everyday that you read a book where there is an elixir [...]
My TBR pile has reached alarming levels at the moment, as I read as frantically as I can, trying to keep up with all the amazing books coming out for our Children and Young Adults in the last few months. Extremely fortunate for me, I have several delightful students who are more than willing to [...]
Five Parts Dead- Tim Pegler, my very favourite book of last year (and in my top ten forever) has a book trailer!!! Tim made it himself! How awesome is this…?!?
I believe we live in possibly the most narcissistic age of human history. No generation has been photographed or filmed more than this one. We have cameras everywhere. On our phones, on our laptops, on our desktop computers and the truth of the matter is, our teens are so used to documenting everything they do on film, [...]
Excitement PLUS for me guys! Its announced and official! Lets not forget that this is THE prize that bought us the likes of Richard Newsome, Leanne Hall and most recently Jane Higgins. (The Bridge to be released August 1st 2011) The Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing is going from strength to strength. [...]
” ‘When you are a child,’ she says, her expression soft, ‘what you see and what you hear and comprehend can be sorted into little boxes. Then, as you live and learn, all those boxes open up and become rooms. The more you experience, the bigger those rooms get. If you’re lucky enough, there are [...]
What a beautiful, beautiful book. Sally Rippin has such a delightfully lyrical quality to her writing style, a cadence, that is best described as melodic. Angel Creek is no exception. It has just enough of everything…adventure, intrigue, a surprising (and refreshing) take on what Angels might be like, friendship, heartache and lots of giggles. Angel Creek, [...]
It is unusual for me to read a book that is not Young Adult or Children’s fiction. However, occasionally a title will grab my attention and I will venture into the world of ‘Grown Up’ Books. Crime-Ferdinand Von Schirach, was one such book. I was fortunate enough to win an ARC through a competition Text [...]
Eerily prescient. The entire time I was reading The Unidentified- Rae Mariz, my subconscious was exploring what I already know to be true of the teenagers I interact with daily and how media and advertising affects their lives. I pondered the premise Mariz explores in this novel, a world where Education has become a Game, [...]
One of the things I love most about Christmas Holidays is the fact that I get an unprecedented amount of time to read. Its wonderful. So I thought I might take a moment to share with you all which titles are keeping me up to the wee hours this holidays… Minutes ago I finished my [...]
