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Teen life on the edge explored in ‘A List of Things That Didn’t Kill Me”

Beginning with his earliest memory and moving forward to young adulthood, Jason Schmidt shares a powerful, emotional coming-of-age tale of an unstable childhood, of the beginning of AIDS and of people living on the edge of society with little to nothing, all told in a voice dripping with sarcasm, irony and anger.

Book review: “The Snatchabook” by Helen and Thomas Docherty

The other night at bedtime, there was big trouble. You went to grab your favorite storybook and… it was gone! You looked under the bed. You searched in your toybox. You peeked into the closet, the kitchen, beneath the sofa, in the laundry, and in your brother’s bedroom. Where could it be? You’re not sure, but if you read “The Snatchabook” by Helen Docherty & Thomas Docherty, I think you’ll know.

‘Birthday Suit’ covers children who love to go without clothes

If you can remember back, there was one swimsuit you were born with, and it was great – but not everyone wanted to see it. In the new book “Birthday Suit” by Olive Senior, illustrations by Eugenie Fernandes, a little boy enjoys showing off his own tan-colored suit.