Category Archives: Non-fiction

Time to Support the Local Literary Scene

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Victoria Waddle

Note: I have this up on my VictoriaWaddle.com blog, but am adding here because several of the books recommended below would be great for teen reads and in high school libraries. As shut down orders were put in place to … Continue reading →

Posted in Biography/Memoir, Fiction, Hi-Low/Quick Read, Human Rights Issues, Mature Readers, Multicultural, Non-fiction, Short Stories | Tagged book reviews, Inlandia Institute, Los Nietos Press, Meg Pokrass, pelekinesis Press, Selena Chambers | 2 Comments

Inlandia Journeys Teen Issue is Live!

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Victoria Waddle

Submerged by Shaina Boal I’m so excited about the latest teen issue of Inlandia, which is live now! “Despite the notion that we are voiceless, it seems to me that the challenge of a good creative writing instructor is to … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Grief, Non-fiction, Short Stories, Young Adult Literature | Tagged essays, fiction, Inlandia Journal, Inlandia Literary Journey, poetry, short stories, teen writers, teenage writers, writing advice, YA fiction, YA literature | Leave a comment

The Teen Issue of Inlandia will be Out Soon!

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Victoria Waddle

So excited about the second annual teen issue of Inlandia: A Literary Journey! Submissions were open to all Inland Empire teens. Ten ten editors selected the pieces that will be in the journal–art, photos, poetry, fiction, nonfiction, microworks, and reviews. … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Non-fiction, Short Stories, Young Adult Literature | Tagged CA, Inlandia Institute, Inlandia Journal, Inlandia Literary Journey, literary event, Riverside | Leave a comment

Absurd Science Questions and Answers: What If?

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Victoria Waddle

Absurd Science Questions and Answers: What If? is a great book for divergent thinkers. Continue reading →

Posted in Non-fiction | Tagged absurd, humor, Randall Munroe, science, space, technology, xkcd | Leave a comment

Ontario Teen Book Fest // Submission Deadline

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Victoria Waddle

Inlandia Submissions Deadline for Teen Issue is Days Away! March 15! Submit Now! If you are a teen living in the Inland Empire, don’t miss your chance for publication in the online journal Inlandia: A Literary Journey. The deadline is … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Problems, Fiction, Non-fiction, Young Adult Literature | Tagged #OntarioTBF, Inlandia Literary Journey, submissions, YA literature | Leave a comment

Adult Books for Teens: Nonfiction: “Dead Wake”

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Victoria Waddle

Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson The Lusitania, a British ship in the Cunard Line, was considered the most elegant passenger liner of its day. It was fast and luxurious, and a trip aboard was … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical Fiction/Historical Element, Non-fiction, Over 375 pages | Tagged Adult books for teens, American History, book reviews, Dead Wake, Erik Larson, history, Lusitania, nonfiction, submarine warfare, submarines, U-boats, US History, Woodrow Wilson, WW I | Leave a comment

Adult Books for Teens: “Girls and Sex”

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Victoria Waddle

Girls and Sex by Peggy Orenstein For adults who really want to be honest with teens about sexuality, this is the books we’ve been waiting for. For teens–guys as well as girls–who are having trouble navigating teen sexual culture, … Continue reading →

Posted in bullying, Human Rights Issues, Mature Readers, Non-fiction | Tagged Adult books for teens, book reviews, bullying, child-parent relationships, family problems, gay teens, high school students, nonfiction, parent-teen relationships, romance, Teen Issues, teen sexuality, teenage boys, teenage girls | Leave a comment

Adult Books for Teens: “Between the World and Me”

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Victoria Waddle

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates “This is your country, this is your world, this is your body, and you must find some way to live within the all of it.” Often books have an opening sentence–or … Continue reading →

Posted in Biography/Memoir, Grief, Human Rights Issues, Multicultural, Non-fiction | Tagged #AdultBooksForTeens, #AfricanAmericanWriters, #BetweenTheWorldAndMe, #bookReviews, #Ta-NehisiCoates, #YALiteraure, Adult books for teens, African Americans, American History, book reviews, death, United States, US History | 1 Comment

Nonfiction: “The Warmth of Other Suns”

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Victoria Waddle

Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson While I found The Warmth of Other Suns enlightening in many ways, I was truly astonished by the revelation that African Americans leaving the South during the early years of the Great … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Problems, Historical Fiction/Historical Element, Human Rights Issues, Multicultural, Non-fiction, Over 375 pages | Tagged Adult books for teens, African Americans, book reviews, Great Migration, Isabel Wilkerson, Warmth of Other Suns | 1 Comment

Nonfiction: “Bad Feminist”

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Victoria Waddle

Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay I had to read this book of essays because I’d seen Gay’s TED Talk in which she discusses how publishing the book led to her being called The bad feminist. I am of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights Issues, Multicultural, Non-fiction | Tagged Bad Feminist, Common Core, Common Core standards, critical thinking, nonfiction, Roxane Gay | Leave a comment