Tag Archives: cancer

“Me and Earl and the Dying Girl”

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Victoria Waddle

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews There really is a dying girl in this novel, so to say that most of it is a lot of fun seems weird. But it is fun. You should … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Problems, Fiction, Grief, Humor, Young Adult Literature | Tagged book reviews, cancer, child-parent relationships, children of alcoholics, coming of age, creativity, death and dying, family problems, fiction, friendship, grief, humor, Jesse Andrews, JLG, Junior Library Guild, life skills, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, mental depression, Teen Issues, YA fiction | Leave a comment

Teen Book Fest Author: “Noggin”

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Victoria Waddle

Noggin by John Corey Whaley When Travis comes back to high school after a five-year absence, one of his classmates calls out “Noggin!” And the principal frowns and the geometry teacher makes the boy apologize. Because it’s rude … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Problems, Fiction, Young Adult Literature | Tagged book reviews, cancer, cryogenics, friendship, gay teens, gay youth, John Corey Whaley, Noggin, Ontario Teen Book Fest, YA fiction, YA literature | 1 Comment

A good nonfiction follow-up to FiOS: “Regine’s Book”

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Victoria Waddle

Regine’s Book: A Teen Girl’s Last Words by Regine Stokke Regine Stokke, a seventeen year old living in Norway, was diagnosed with a particularly virulent form of leukemia (a blood cancer)—acute myelogenous leukemia or AML—in 2008. She decided that … Continue reading →

Posted in Biography/Memoir, Non-fiction, Young Adult Literature | Tagged AML, cancer, leukemia, Norway, photography, Quart Festival, Regine Stokke, YA literature | Leave a comment

Ontario Teens Read 2012-2013: Ms. Waddle talking up “The Fault in Our Stars”

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Victoria Waddle

Posted in Adventure Stories, Family Problems, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Literature | Tagged cancer, JLG, john green, Junior Library Guild, romance, The Fault in Our Stars, YA fiction, YA literature | Leave a comment

“The Fault in Our Stars” Book Giveaway

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Victoria Waddle

Our books from Donors Choose arrived! Thanks again to our donors who gave through Donors Choose! Donations promote an Ontario Teen Read of the John Green novel The Fault in Our Stars. Twelve for each school, twenty-four altogether. They have … Continue reading →

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“The Fault in Our Stars”

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Victoria Waddle

Lucky me! I have another guest review by future teacher librarian extraordinaire Ms. Thomas. And if you follow reviews here, you know how I love John Green–so this is bonus day! The Fault in Our Stars by John Green Wise, … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure Stories, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Literature | Tagged cancer, coming of age, death and dying, road trip | 3 Comments

“The Last Summer of the Death Warriors”

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Victoria Waddle

The Last Summer of the Death Warriors by Francisco X. Stork Like a lot of great books, this one is hard to quickly describe, hard to ‘sell’ in a few paragraphs. And like a lot of great books, it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure Stories, Faith-Based/Religious Element, Family Problems, Fiction, Young Adult Literature | Tagged cancer, death, JLG, Junior Library Guild | Leave a comment