I rarely reread a book, but when I do it is usually because I really enjoyed it, wanted to find something I missed or forgot I had read it before. The Adventure of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend falls in that last category. I do not think I had an imaginary friend as a child. I know that I had an imagination and had “playmates” but none “stuck” as being the imaginary friend. Maybe that is why I always look at books about imaginary friends with […]
Life, school, hockey and baking pies
These might be some very controversial statements/questions: Why can’t a white, male author write about a female? Why can’t a white author write about a black character? Why can’t a straight author write about a gay person? Why can’t a first-generation Nigeran, Texan, female author write about a gay, white, 18-year-old southern kid? Wait. She did. Ngozi Ukazu, a self-proclaimed person who knew nothing about hockey, went about writing a screenplay about a boy and hockey. She turned that eventually into Check, Please! Book 1: […]
The powers of a Girl and the powers of a Squirrel: Doreen Green is Unbeatable!
Squirrel Girl is a breath of fresh air in the super hero genre. Created by author Will Murray and artist Steve Ditko, Squirrel Girl was introduced to the Marvel comics universe in 1991 due to a desire to create a lighthearted superhero story. The character floated around for a while teaming up with Avengers and other super groups. In 2015 she was rebooted and given her own comic series, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl. She has become quite a popular character, especially with younger audiences, and this chapter […]
A Decent Enough Introduction
As much as people talk about Terry Pratchett, I have never actually read any of his novels. Part of it is just that there is such a large back catalog so I wasn’t sure where to begin. I also think an ex of mine liked him a lot which may have made me a bit hesitant for a while. As much love as Pratchett inspires, though, I decided it was finally time to read him, and I asked for advice in the Facebook group. I […]
You kill them with your success
I’m not sure how I’d missed Tiffany Haddish before, but I first saw her on The Daily Show promoting her new book, The Last Black Unicorn (2017). She was energetic, hilarious, and optimistic. You could see Trevor Noah was delighted by her, and so was I. I immediately got myself on the wait list for her audio book. I usually prefer to read books, but I figured since Haddish was reading her own book, she would bring something more to it. And I was right. I was […]
Dog Man and Cat Kid To the Rescue?
In the fourth adventure of Dog Man (a police officer who is a dog) we see Dog Man and his new sidekick, Cat Kid, fighting evil and trying to find a missing actress. While this book is partly a standalone title, it does help to have read the other books in the series. Therefore, while the adult should pick up enough to be okay with the lack of backstory, your child will probably need to have read all the others first. The other point is […]
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