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Nicole Hadley (380 KP) rated My Wounded Island in Books

Jun 18, 2018  
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My Wounded Island
Jacques Pasquet | 2017
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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My Wounded Island by Jacques Pasquet is a beautiful book. The artwork is breathtaking. The main character fears the sea. She and her family are forced to move to the center of the island because of the rising sea level. Things are changing and it is scary. The artwork really helps you understand the emotion of the story. It might take awhile for the kids to understand the beast is global warming, but it has a great message about why it's a problem, even though there's no real conversation about how to solve the global warming problem.

The book is a story of Imarvaluk, a young girl who lives on a tiny island near the Arctic Circle. She is part of a strong community that continues to live the way their ancestors had. Still, things are changing. The weather is impacting their small island, shrinking the pack ice and flooding the island. Scientists try to help by studying the impact and new barriers are put up, but there is no stopping the monster of climate change as it ravages the Arctic. The little girl imagines it as a huge sea monster, coming to gobble them up. For now, their homes are being moved to the center of the island but eventually, they will have to decide if they will leave and lose their community.

I recommend this book for bigger kids who are interested in environmental issues. 

I received this book from Orca Book Publishers via NetGalley.
  
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Sarah Betts (103 KP) rated Zoey Fools Around (Making Out, #1) in Books

Dec 31, 2019  
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Zoey Fools Around (Making Out, #1)
Katherine Applegate | 1994
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
These books were originally called Boyfriend/Girlfriends.

Zoey has grown up on a small Maine island and is feeling a bit restless. Then, Lucas, the guy who went to jail for killing her boyfriend's older brother in a drunk driving accident comes back to the island.

Zoey is with Jake
Jake hates Lucas
Lucas used to be with Claire
Claire used to go out with Lucas, is now dating Benjamin, and teams up with Jake to try and get rid of Lucas
Benjamin is Zoey's brother
Nina is Claire's sister and has a crush on Benjamin
Aisha is relatively new to the island and is frantically trying NOT to be pursued by the determined Christopher.
  
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Isaac Mizrahi recommended The Elements of Style in Books (curated)

 
The Elements of Style
The Elements of Style
E.B. White, William Strunk | 2013 | Essays
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"Literary style is never more important to me than on a desert island, but more, the drawings, the correlations, the wit and color of this book would sustain me forever."

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