Review by Joanna Snellin Masculinity has become a hot topic in recent years, and rightly so. With the internet a breeding ground for incels and misogynists, one can’t help but fear for the future of masculinity and what it’s like for teenagers exploring this rocky terrain. In response to this, there have been, thankfully, some … Continue reading #IntlYALitMonth Review: Mask Off
#IntlYALitMonth Review: Ducks
Review by Helen Jones Please be advised that this review refers to discrimination and sexual assault. Ducks, an autobiographical graphic novel by Kate Beaton, starts off with a simple, coming-of-age premise. Fresh out of university, twenty-one-year-old Katie heads off from her home on a quiet, windswept island off the coast of Nova Scotia to travel … Continue reading #IntlYALitMonth Review: Ducks
#IntlYALitMonth Review: The Secret of Helmersbruk Manor
Review by Kimberly Bayliss Could there be anything more magical than a Christmas mystery novel split into twenty-four advent readable chapters? This book combines my two favourite things – Christmas and mystery – and would make a remarkably fun yuletide read for a middle-grade or younger YA reader who also enjoys a bit of mysterious … Continue reading #IntlYALitMonth Review: The Secret of Helmersbruk Manor
#IntlYALitMonth Review: Black in Time
Review by Dainy Bernstein Black people have a long history in Britain, but so many of their stories are unknown to most of us. Alison Hammond, together with Emma Norry, set out to change that in Black in Time, which introduces us to Black Britons from the age of the Romans right up to the … Continue reading #IntlYALitMonth Review: Black in Time
#IntlYALitMonth Review: Death at the Voyager Hotel
Review by Karla Edwards Death at the Voyager Hotel is a whodunit novel by Kwei Jones-Quartey set in the bustling city of Accra, West Africa. The book provides a rich and intricate portrayal of life and culture in Accra and is full of suspense and fascinating characters. Jones-Quartey's novels offer insight into various aspects of … Continue reading #IntlYALitMonth Review: Death at the Voyager Hotel
#IntlYALitMonth Review: Diary of a Young Naturalist
Review by Beth Kemp Dara McAnulty's Diary of a Young Naturalist is beautiful, following the teenage naturalist through a year of his life (aged 13-14) as he and his family move from County Fermanagh to County Down in Northern Ireland. From Spring – as he wakens to the blackbird’s call – through a Summer in … Continue reading #IntlYALitMonth Review: Diary of a Young Naturalist
#IntlYALitMonth Review: Funeral Songs for Dying Girls
Review by Tânia Cerqueira Please note: I am a non-Indigenous reader who grew up in Portugal, a country known for its colonial exploitation and genocide. Funeral Songs for Dying Girls by Cherie Dimaline (author of The Marrow Thieves [2017] and its sequel, Hunting by Stars [2021]) is a poignant and beautifully written story that explores the … Continue reading #IntlYALitMonth Review: Funeral Songs for Dying Girls
#IntlYALitMonth Review: Sweet Bean Paste
Review by Luke Tillier Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa is a wonderful and contemplative story, providing the reader with a rich group of characters who form deep and meaningful friendships across the course of the story. The use of language by Sukegawa and Alison Watts (translator) is beautiful, and the description of the taste … Continue reading #IntlYALitMonth Review: Sweet Bean Paste
#IntlYALitMonth Review: The Merciless Ones
Review by Abigail Lee Namina Forna's The Merciless Ones picks up six months after the gripping conclusion of the first book, The Gilded Ones, where we join Deka as she continues on her mission to reinstate the four mother goddesses to their rightful positions of power. Despite their earlier victories, the battle against the oppressive … Continue reading #IntlYALitMonth Review: The Merciless Ones
#IntlYALitMonth Spotlight: The Association for Children’s Literature in South Asia
A fledgling group with big dreams, The Association for Children’s Literature in South Asia (ACLiSA) was created in 2020 by a group of five children’s literature scholars from India. It started out as a Facebook group for sharing information in children’s literature studies before launching as a website aclisa.in in 2021, with the intention to … Continue reading #IntlYALitMonth Spotlight: The Association for Children’s Literature in South Asia
Global Literature in Libraries Initiative 