Nora by Fragile Tossa
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Nora is a middle-grade short story about a girl confiding in her doll (and friend), Nora.
My Coordinates Between Storytelling and Story Writing
"All I need now is to finish that novel, right? Well, yes! And I will! But I wanted to tell you about this sweet spot I can finally articulate in words. Or maybe it's a self-proclaimed title I now know how to explain to people. In short, I've become something between a storyteller and a story writer, assuming they must be separate qualities..."
When I Was a WILD Child
"When I was a wild child, the days were long. I remember no nights from June to August because the days stretched into one long string of bike rides, crepes-making with grandma, strawberry rows weeding, summer crush whispers, hanging upside down in the tree canapés, dodging bee stings and devouring sweet peas from the nearby vegetable farm."
I Let the Dancers in My Head Roam Free
"Contemporary dance helped me share my stories when I didn’t have all the right words in the new languages..."
When We Landed
"We landed in October. It was such an emotional journey to get to San Francisco. In a good way. This move was my third immigration, but the first time I did it with my husband and children. This move was still not entirely my choice, but I was very eager. I said yes..."
Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk
"I believe that people who live on the coast can read waves. Surfers definitely can (more on that another day), but Lauren Wolk did it for us her own way in this character-driven, atmospheric, and lyrical novel for anyone who wants to try reading waves, too..."
The Dreamer by Pam Muñoz Ryan
"Celebrate this week’s Read Aloud Day with poetry – basically, a diminutive of a song, right? Music can be read, but hearing it can bring meaning to a random point in time. The curtains open and The Dreamer enters the stage…"
The Genius Under the Table by Eugene Yelchin
"This book is a glimpse of Soviet Russia through a boy’s eyes, ears, and pencil, which he makes thorough use of under the table while his grandma endlessly prophesizes. The grandmother is a lot like my grandma used to be… This review is unapologetically infused with my own memories..."
The Dog Who Lost His Bark by Eoin Colfer
"Over the winter holidays we watched a friend’s rescue dog, Rosie. Rosie has a way about her. Loud games, sudden moves and chaos get to her and she barks sometimes. Sometimes for too long and sometimes preemptively. My husband and I had to explain to the kids what to do and to not do around Rosie, but the kids found a rhythm with her..."