Monday 10 July 2017

Summer Reading, 2017 & Where to Get Your Book Fix #3


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My family and I have returned to the series by Canadian author, illustrator, and CBC broadcaster Kevin Sylvester: Neil Flambé.  Novelist (email Ms. M-A for passwords) describes book one of six as follows:

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Series Author:Sylvester, Kevin
 Ages 9-12Fiction
Description:Fourteen-year-old chef and budding detective Neil Flambé helps the police in their investigation of the murders of some of the best chefs in town, a puzzle that seems to have something to do with a mysterious smell and Marco Polo.

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Ms. M-A and family recommend it: Canadian, Vancouver based, & strong protagonist.  It's a great detective suspense with a character who has lots of room for growth despite his intelligence and culinary + detective skills.


Another master source for great reads by age groupings is Vancouver



That's a wrap for this post.  Enjoy / profit-en!

Saturday 1 July 2017

Summer Reading, 2017 & Where to Get Your Book Fix #2


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Happy Canada Day!  A plethora of options await you for Canada Day Okanagan Shuswap and what better theme for book suggestions than all about Canada - Enjoy!

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- The Canadian Children's Book Centre offers many themes for you to try: 5 Books to Read for Canada Day, 10 Books for National Aboriginal Day, Books for Pride Month and more



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- Scholastic is like a life staple to most of us!  As usual their recommendations are stellar.

And Twitter is buzzing with Canada 150, summer reading book lists, and oh just about everthing!
https://twitter.com/  @_Murrells, #yasummerreading, #childrensliterature, #Canada150, #Canadaday, #Canadaday2017, #CanadaDay150 and more.

Great day to all.