Title: Borderline Author: Allan Stratton Publication Year: 2010 Pages: 304 Genre: Fiction, Young Adult Source: Review copy from the publisher From the cover: The truth is closing in. Life’s not easy for Sami Sabiri since his dad stuck him at a private school where he’s the only Muslim kid. But it’s about to get a [...]

This month has been the anomaly of the year. I only finished reading four books, and rarely blogged more than once or twice a week. I did, however, get a chance to post about the Montreal Massacre on December 6th, and also to post a very cute holiday picture of my cat. Here are some [...]

Title: Obasan Author: Joy Kogawa Publication Year: 1981 Pages: 300 Genre: Historical Fiction Source: Borrowed from a classroom bookshelf From the cover: This powerful, passionate and highly acclaimed novel tells, through the eyes of a child, the moving story of Japanese Canadians during the Second World War. Naomi is a sheltered and beloved 5 year [...]