![]() The statistics of Kirjakori are based on the donations to the institute. According to estimates, altogether near 1400 books for children and young people were published, including graphic novels and books for young adults. Books were requested from 110 publishers, over 70 % of which donated books to the collections of the institute. The number of books was slightly smaller than on the year before, in 2017 there were 1257 books in Kirjakori. Kirjakori 2018 working group: Heidi Juopperi, Kaisa Laaksonen, Päivi Nordling, Reetta SuomalainenĮnglish translation: Yrsa Rekola Kirjakori 2018Īltogether 1190 books published in 2018 were collected into Kirjakori of the Finnish Institute for Children’s Literature. Other actual topics, also present in societal discussion, are among other the diversity of gender, attitude towards nature, climate change as well as the effect of various illnesses on the daily life. On top of numerous stories of strong women, the body and self-determination of girls and the position of women in society are emphasized. ![]() The year 2018 can be called a year of strong girls in the children’s and youth literature. ![]() ![]() Altogether 1190 books published in 2018 were collected into Kirjakori. Kirjakori exhibition showcases Finnish children’s and youth literature from 2018. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Gender binary roles are heavily pushed, too (baseball, marbles, running, and climbing trees are all considered "boy" activities, while jumping rope, picking flowers, tea parties, and reading books are considered "girl" activities). If this story had focused more on the sibling rivalry aspect rather than making it a battle of the sexes, it might seem a little more up to date. The thing that probably rankles these boys so much about Sister winning isn't so much that she's a girl. ![]() I think part of the problem I'm having with this is that the boys-versus-girls thing is really overdone. Eventually, the cubs all make up and share. She wants to disallow boys, but Mama gently dissuades her. So she starts her own club with all the girls from the neighbourhood that have been left out. Sister thinks this is unfair, and her parents agree. So Brother and his friends make a secret clubhouse and decree that no girls are allowed. And she's not subtle about it when she wins. As she gets older, she starts to be able to outrun and outplay them. Sister likes to tag along with Brother and his friends. Unfortunately, some of the details are kind of dated, and I think parents could probably find books with more modern, relevant messages. Back in the 1980s, this was probably a very forward-thinking book. ![]() I may have encountered this book in my childhood (my younger sister had quite a Berenstain Bears collection). ![]() 47 by Walter Mosley5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Reviewed by Anthony Pettrone (age 14) for Reader Views (5/07) Mosley was able to build into his story while upholding timeless human values as a contrast. I'm sure every reader feels tugged in both directions at the same time. and someone you only feel an obligation towards. The book sets up terrific ethical conflicts such as choosing between saving oneself and saving someone else who you love. ![]() Mosley heads off that risk by adding a science fiction character, Tall John, from another part of the universe who needs to learn about the realities of slavery while 47 (the unnamed slave who had his number branded into his shoulder) learns about the world beyond his plantation. It would be easy for those who read the book's opening to focus on old wrongs rather than valuing freedom to choose. be a free person who makes good moral judgments and does the right thing even under the worst circumstances. It's Uncle Tom's Cabin for the 21st century with a different message, be neither master nor slave. ![]() Making Slavery and Freedom Real Through Historical Fiction and Science FictionĤ7 is a delicate work that will make anyone identify with being a slave in pre-Civil War Georgia. ![]() Lessons from a brain surgeon5/13/2023 ![]() It is a journey into his operating room, around the world on his surgical missions, inside his laboratory, and to the outer edges of neuroscience to reveal the latest breakthroughs that are turning science fiction into reality, and translating their implications for everyday life. ![]() This engrossing journey through science and medicine brings together key areas of the author's expertise-in surgery and science, cranial structure and the conscious mind-to explain the bigger picture of brain health and rejuvenation. Science Fiction & Fantasy - Available Nowĭrawing upon his own experience from the OR and the lab, a leading neurosurgeon and neuroscientist applies his cutting-edge research and findings to everyday life, offering readers expert insights and advice for achieving peak performance, improved memory, enhanced creativity, and beyond. ![]() Armchair Explorers for Children and Teens. ![]() ![]() ![]() The tree seems enormous to Gene, but Finny suddenly decides to climb it and jump into the river, just like the Devon 17 year olds, who are training for military service. Gene stands at the same tree with his best friend and roommate, Phineas (nicknamed Finny), and three other boys, Elwin Lepellier (Leper), Chet Douglass, and Bobby Zane. He is attending a special Summer Session at Devon, designed to speed up education to prepare the boys for the military draft in their senior year. ![]() The second section opens during the summer of 1942 when Gene is 16. The chapter section ends with Gene heading back to shelter through the rain. The tree, he thinks, is smaller than he remembers. Then he trudges across the playing fields to the river in search of a particular tree and finally recognizes it by its long limb over the water and the scars on its trunk. Gene walks through the campus on a bleak, rainy November afternoon, revisiting the buildings and fields he remembers - and especially two places he recalls as "fearful sites." At the First Academic Building, he enters the foyer to look closely at the white marble steps. ![]() Strangely, the school seems newer, but perhaps, he thinks, the buildings are just better taken care of now that the war is over. Gene has not seen Devon for 15 years, and so he notices the ways in which the school has changed since he was a student there. As the novel opens, Gene Forrester returns to Devon, the New Hampshire boarding school he attended during World War II. ![]() The Mad Ship by Robin Hobb5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() There's too many good ones out there waiting to be found. ![]() A 4 star means I'm probably in trouble with my editor for missing a deadline because I was reading this book. A 3 star means that I've ignored friends to finish it and my sink is full of dirty dishes. So a 2 star from me means,yes, I liked the book, and I'd loan it to a friend and it went everywhere in my jacket pocket or purse until I finished it. If a book is so-so, it ends up under the bed somewhere, or maybe under a stinky judo bag in the back of the van. It's a good book that survives the reading process with me. I LIKED it! That means I read the whole thing, to the last page, in spite of my life raining comets on me. ** I am shocked to find that some people think a 2 star 'I liked it' rating is a bad rating. ![]() Pirate latitudes a novel5/13/2023 ![]() The story moves along like a ship with a great wind in its sails, carrying us through the siege of the island, an ocean chase, gun battles at sea, a hurricane, war with a giant squid, capture by cannibals with a terrifically satisfying ending that is doubly surprising because it never veers from the actual course of events.Īrgh, me hearties, thriller fans, book lovers, here's your first great fun of the early winter season. The captain, Charles Hunter, is a daring adventurer who doesn't take no for an answer, though he has a mighty opponent in the Spaniard known as Cazalla, who commands the fort the pirates must subdue in order to take home the treasure. It builds on an actual event in maritime records, when a crew of English pirates out of the Caribbean port of Port Royal attacked a fortress on a Spanish island in order to plunder - I like that word, and it's what pirates do, they plunder - a ship filled with new world treasure. ![]() Here's Alan Cheuse with a review of Michael Crichton's "Pirate Latitudes."ĪLAN CHEUSE: I just want to stand up and shout a hearty yo-ho-ho because this novel is great entertainment without ever becoming bad history. It's set in the Caribbean in the mid-17th century, and it's about pirates. ![]() ![]() Last year, when the best-selling writer Michael Crichton died, he left behind a completed novel. From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. ![]() War Horse by Michael Morpurgo5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() Like its previous incarnations, the War Horse film faces the hurdle of the story's episodic nature. Surrounded by chaos and death, it seems unlikely that he will survive – but somewhere in the trenches is his beloved Albert, who has come looking for him. Their ride into battle is only the beginning of Joey's journey, and as the war rages on, he passes through many different hands on all sides of the conflict. The First World War breaks out, and Joey is sold to Captain Nicholls (Tom Hiddleston), a cavalry officer. However, bigger forces are about to tear boy and horse apart. The spirited animal is completely unsuitable for farm work, but this doesn't stop Albert from bonding with him, even training him to plough in an act of defiance against the family's grabbing landlord (David Thewlis). When his drunken father (Peter Mullan) brings home a thoroughbred horse, Devonshire farm boy Albert (Jeremy Irvine) falls in love at first sight. ![]() Now Steven Spielberg has brought Joey to the screen. The stage adaptation, featuring life-sized bamboo puppet horses, has captivated audiences since its debut at the Royal National-Olivier Theatre, London, in 2007. His 1982 novel War Horse imagines the conflict through the eyes of a single innocent, unwilling participant – a horse named Joey. How do you begin to tell stories about a war which claimed more than fifteen million lives? For children's author Michael Morpurgo, the answer was to start as small as possible. ![]() Spartacus by Howard Fast5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() Later in the 1960’s a movie would be made based on the novel.įirst, a brief history lesson about Spartacus before we get st arted. He would later publish it one his own and it would go on to be quite famous. While in prison he wrote Spartacus, but upon its completion no publisher would print his novel. He had some fame from his earlier novels and after serving a three year prison sentence he was “blacklisted” by other publishers so they would not publish his works. As far as I can tell Howard was a Communist, which now a days I don’t think matters as much, but during the 1950’s that would have been a big issue. His most famous novel is Spartacus which ironically is infamous as well. ![]() During his life he has written many novels, short fiction, and television scripts. I searched the web for a book about Spartacus because I wanted to know more about what actually happened to him, and why nearly 2,000 years later we are still talking about him.įast was born in New York in 1914 and he died in 2003. As you may know I have always been interested in ancient Greece and Rome, and the TV show Spartacus a few years back also renewed my interest in the subject. ![]() I wanted to continue with the theme I had going with my recent review of Gates of Fire. ![]() The Key by Mats Strandberg5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() Read more a must-read for fans of Stephen King and John Ajvide LindqvistĮlizabeth Hand, author of Generation Loss and Hard LightĪ rip-roaring, redraw horror thriller which zips along without pausing for breath. Mats Strandberg is a literary cult waiting to happen: Blood Cruise is terrifying and terrifyingly real. Åsa Larsson, bestselling author of The Second Deadly Sin and Until thy Wrath Be Past And I will never set foot on a cruise ship again! Mats Strandberg knows how to write horror. Reviews for Blood Cruise: A thrilling chiller from the 'Swedish Stephen King' You can find Mats on Facebook and on Twitter at Show Less His award-winning journalism won him Columnist of the Year for his regular columns for Aftonbladet, Sweden's biggest evening newspaper. Blood Cruise, his fourth solo novel, is a top ten bestseller across Europe Mats is currently writing the screenplay (with frequent collaborator Sara Elfgren). Read more 30 countries, and ABBA founder Benny Andersson has turned the first book, The Circle, into a hit movie. ![]() ![]() The Circle, Fire and The Key (UK: Cornerstone US: Overlook Press), are published in. Mats Strandberg, an award-winning writer of adult, YA and children's fiction, was born in the small industrial town of Fagersta, in the middle of the Swedish forest the place inspired Engelsfors, the setting for the internationally bestselling YA fantasy Engelfors Trilogy (with co-author Sara B. ![]() |