by Site Owner | May 7, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, Comics & Graphic Novels, Portland Authors
A Captivating Coming-of-Age Graphic Memoir by a Portland ‘Zine Icon By Nicole J. Georges Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $16.95, 260 pages What if everything you believed about your family was revealed to be a lie? That’s what happens to Nicole on her...
by michaeld | Jan 17, 2013 | Tweens
An Indian Diary to a French Philosopher By Keshni Kashyap, Illustrated by Mari Araki Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $18.95, 245 pages A high school that has done “Equus” is downright scary. Tina’s Mouth is an existential diary of one girl’s...
by michaeld | Jan 17, 2013 | Tweens
Interesting Story with an Irritating Heroine By Ellen Renner Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 15.99, 400 pages Princess Charlotte, known as Charlie, spends her days wandering around the castle she lives in, hiding from her scary watcher, Mrs. O’Dair, and...
by Site Owner | Aug 20, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
By Frederic S. Durbin Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $16.99, 310 pages The only life twelve-year-old Cymbril clearly remembers is that of being on the Rake – a massive traveling merchant town on top of a wagon. She is slave to the master of Rake, Rombol, and sings at each...
by Site Owner | Oct 6, 2011 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
by John Grandits, Illustrated by Michael Allen Austin Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $16.99, 32 pages The first day of school can be nerve wracking for any new student. Add the thought of riding a school bus for the first time, one filled with older kids and unknown...