Category Archives: Non-fiction

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: “Big Magic”

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Victoria Waddle

Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert The wonderful thing about reading a book of nonfiction written by Elizabeth Gilbert is that you feel like you are sitting in a room with her, conversing about your heart’s desires. This was true of … Continue reading →

Posted in Non-fiction | Tagged Adult books for teens, Big Magic, book reviews, creativity, Elizabeth Gilbert, fear | 1 Comment

Nonfiction: “The Half has Never been Told”

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Victoria Waddle

The Half has Never been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism by Edward E. Baptist I was fascinated by Baptist’s argument that an important foundation of American capitalism, and an essential element in the economic success … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical Fiction/Historical Element, Human Rights Issues, Multicultural, Non-fiction, Over 375 pages | Tagged Adult books for teens, American History, book reviews, Common Core, Common Core standards, Edward E. Baptist, slavery, The Half has Never been Told | 1 Comment

Nonfiction: “Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal”

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Victoria Waddle

Gulp by Mary Roach Mary Roach has come up with another fun look at science, this time focusing on the anatomy and physiology of human digestion. Here she answers the questions you’ve always wanted to ask: Can snakes taste? … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Non-fiction | Tagged Adult books for teens, alimentary canal, anatomy, biology, Common Core standards, Gulp, Mary Roach, nonfiction, physiology, science | 1 Comment

Nonfiction: “Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife”

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Victoria Waddle

Spook by Mary Roach I’m gathering some scary stories for a fall display, and thought I’d add Spook–which is not a scary book at all, but rather an entertaining work of nonfiction that takes a look at life after death. … Continue reading →

Posted in Controversial Issue/Debate, Humor, Non-fiction | Tagged Adult books for teens, book reviews, Common Core standards, death, death and dying, ghosts, human soul, humor, Mary Roach, mediums, nonfiction, science, soul, spirits, Spook, supernatural | 2 Comments