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Raised by Ghosts by Briana Loewinsohn
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.0
*NetGalley ARC* (thank you!)
This one hit different, I think it might for 90s/2000s kids. A time before rampant social media use. A time of passing notes. I feel like this book is relatable to some of how I grew up. Parents that were largely absent in adolescence, being somewhere between lower/middle class. Being in a small town and hanging out with friends... this book was sad but nostalgic. I don't know how else to describe it.
This one hit different, I think it might for 90s/2000s kids. A time before rampant social media use. A time of passing notes. I feel like this book is relatable to some of how I grew up. Parents that were largely absent in adolescence, being somewhere between lower/middle class. Being in a small town and hanging out with friends... this book was sad but nostalgic. I don't know how else to describe it.
No Rules Tonight: A Graphic Novel by Ryan Estrada, Kim Hyun Sook
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
*NetGalley ARC* (thank you!)
So let's talk about how the last page of this book, plus the author's note at the end, had me literally tearing up in a coffee shop. As a librarian, I'm very passionate about defending the freedom to read. This graphic novel deals heavily with the very real reality of what it meant to live under a military regime in South Korea and how, years later, democracy won out and things changed. The Brown Bear call out hit hard. Talking about how those who don't bother to read what they ban or bother being educated have no place in making the decisions that they do. The fact that, here in the United States, we are facing increasing challenges to freedoms that are supposed to be enshired by first amendment rights... well this book just - wow. I think it's really important, now more than ever, that these stories continued to be shared. I still whole-heartedly believe that we can learn from history and that our youth, in reading these stories, can learn and help to correct the wrongs of current generations that are in power.
So let's talk about how the last page of this book, plus the author's note at the end, had me literally tearing up in a coffee shop. As a librarian, I'm very passionate about defending the freedom to read. This graphic novel deals heavily with the very real reality of what it meant to live under a military regime in South Korea and how, years later, democracy won out and things changed. The Brown Bear call out hit hard. Talking about how those who don't bother to read what they ban or bother being educated have no place in making the decisions that they do. The fact that, here in the United States, we are facing increasing challenges to freedoms that are supposed to be enshired by first amendment rights... well this book just - wow. I think it's really important, now more than ever, that these stories continued to be shared. I still whole-heartedly believe that we can learn from history and that our youth, in reading these stories, can learn and help to correct the wrongs of current generations that are in power.
Chickenpox by Remy Lai
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
*NetGalley Review* (thank you!)
I really enjoyed this book. It was interesting to get a different perspective on culture through the shared experience of having chickenpox and being the eldest sibling. Chickenpox in the United States is so rare nowadays so I don't know how it would be received by young readers reading about it, however, I think the themes about what it means to be an older sibling are relevant and spot on!
I really enjoyed this book. It was interesting to get a different perspective on culture through the shared experience of having chickenpox and being the eldest sibling. Chickenpox in the United States is so rare nowadays so I don't know how it would be received by young readers reading about it, however, I think the themes about what it means to be an older sibling are relevant and spot on!
The Autumnal: The Complete Series by Daniel Kraus
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0