Police have arrested a 42-year-old Nigerian national after discovering five teenage girls in a “sex slave den” in Springs on Friday afternoon.He was charged with human traffickin… Read More
Come July 1, 2018 and and Canada will make Cannabis consumption legal at home and on the streets, just like tobacco and alcohol. Parents of teenagers, including myself are very apprehensive… Read More
aka The slow death of the American ideal and moral conscience and creation of Concentration Camps.REFERENCE: U.S. Asylum Law"As outrage over family separation grows, Trump administrati… Read More
Just Fine: Raising Children on the Autism Spectrum
– Poetry by Angeline Schellenberg –
Delayed
He’ll be just fine,you always said,with love and patiencethat boy will… Read More
Social messaging apps, you call it fun or a free service to hang out all across the world having online friends. Yeah, to some extent it is fun when you don’t want to have your friends… Read More
On a Scale of One to Ten by Ceylan Scott (Review Copy) - Tamar is admitted to Lime Grove, a psychiatric ward for teenagers, where the psychologists ask her endless questions. But there's one… Read More
Are We All Lemmings & Snowflakes? by Holly Bourne (proof) - Welcome to Camp Reset, a summer camp with a difference. A place offering a shot at "normality" for Olive, a girl on the edge… Read More
Argumentative Synthesis on the book "So You've Been Publicly Shamed" by Jon RonsonTable of content Social education and relationshipsWhy Social sites open up the world to people?How soc… Read More
"Afghan confidence in government undermined by fresh attacks" PBS NewsHour 8/15/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: Shia teenagers were killed by a suicide bomber at an education center in Kabul on We… Read More
The terror continues! It is not a long ago Bluewhale has shaken the world with numerous suicidal records. Now it’s the time for the momo challenge!
In this post, I will outline some t… Read More
YA does a fantastic job of covering and exploring difficult and sensitive topics. There are so many books that are really powerful and incredibly important, to the point where I think they s… Read More
With the recent release of the Netflix movie To All the Boys I've Loved Before, based on the YA novel of the same name by Jenny Han - which, by the way, is incredible, and if you haven't see… Read More
If you’re looking to move to Monaco, you may well already have clear ideas about the kind of luxury villa you wish to buy. However, one thing that may not have crossed your mind is th… Read More
There is a tremendous growth of mobile these days. According to Statista, there were 2.32 billion smartphone owners in 2017 and 2.87 billion are predicted in 2020. So mobile is growing huge… Read More
I am retired Navy (22yrs), Vietnam Vet, and in my military experience was a asset. Looks like that has changed."Turning soldiers into scholars by turning military experience into colle… Read More
Trigger Warning: In this post, I mention my sexual assault.Today I want to discuss a few things inspired by a blog post by Vicky of Vicky Who Reads, The May Ways YA Books & The Community… Read More
Nicotinic acid is a vitamin that enters the body with food and is also synthesized in the liver from the amino acid tryptophan. In the human body, the compound is converted into nicotin… Read More
"Newark Youth Court gives juvenile offenders a jury of their peers" PBS NewsHour 11/30/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: How should efforts to implement criminal justice reform handle minor offenses… Read More
The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang (eProof)Published: 1st May 2018 | Publisher: HarperVoyagerR. F. Kuang's WebsiteWhen Rin aced the Keju—the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth… Read More
Gaming is the most entertaining and stress-reducing part of our lives. Games can freshen up the mood of the player and can cheer him up in no time. But with the reduction of free gaming from… Read More
The Comfort of Strangers
-Fierce Fiction by Caroline Misner-
It was me who dropped the box of Band-Aids into the toilet. None of us wanted to admit it, but Ben and Jimmy had nothing to conf… Read More
The Spider and the Bookcase
– Non-Fiction by Amanda Bloodgood –
A Spiny Orb Weaver spider has taken up residence in the potted plants next to my back door. It is an odd looking… Read More
Welcome to Once Upon a Retelling! I'm a huge fan of retellings, and I'm really interested in hearing about authors' own love of the original stories, and what inspired them to retell those s… Read More
CGMagazineZubi Khan
Asymmetrical survival games seem to be the latest trend to hit multiplayer gaming with the likes of Dead by Daylight, Friday the 13th and even Evolve, not to mention the… Read More
This Lie Will Kill You by Chelsea Pitcher (eProof)Published: 27th December 2018 | Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Books.Chelsea Pitcher's WebsiteTell the truth. Or face the conseq… Read More
This post contains affiliate links.January saw the creation of a brand new, specific diverse reading challenge! Year of the Asian Reading Challenge 2019 is a reading challenge to… Read More
Over the years there have been many arguments concerning which year produced the best rock album. While this is most probably arrived at via a subjective view point, there is a… Read More
My #RamdadanReadathon 2019 TBRThis post contains affiliate links.Titles marked with an asterisk (*) were gifted to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.The #RamadanReadathon… Read More
It's important for parents to know firsthand the effect a poor night's rest has on children. Absence of rest can add to grouchiness, issues with consideration and learning, conduct issues, a… Read More
Annie
– Non-Fiction by Ellen Black –
Caleb was a
sweet boy, with black hair and freckles, whose left leg was in a brace, causing
the other kids to taunt him without mercy… Read More
International YA Translated into EnglishThis post contains affiliate links.One of my reading goals this year is to read more novels from other countries translated into English. I have only… Read More
Kingsbane by Claire LegrandPublished: 21st May 2019 | Publisher: Sourcebooks FireClaire Legrand's WebsiteIn this sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller Furyborn, two queens, separat… Read More
"Let's Face it...rock n' roll is bigger than all of us." - Alan Freed
“Ahwoooooo!” Across the Midwestern night, the airwaves carry the rowdy voice of disc… Read More
CGMagazineZubi Khan
Blumhouse Productions seems to have an uncanny
ability in producing movies that feature a particular type of horror, one which
tends to subvert expectations while still… Read More
Sapphic RetellingsThis post contains affiliate links.Titles marked with an asterisk (*) were gifted to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.I'm wanting to try and read more f… Read More
"A firsthand report of ‘inhumane conditions’ at a migrant children’s detention facility" PBS NewsHour 6/21/2019ExcerptSUMMARY: The Associated Press details grave cond… Read More
Today, I want to talk about something that has been bothering me for a while - the pressure within the YA community to buy books. As a member of the YA community, I've seen a number of thing… Read More
Of Shoes, Feet, and
Legs
– Nonfiction by by Charlotte Crowder –
My mother had great legs. She passed them on; Nora has them now.
Her shoes were small and wide, like her… Read More
Bloggers Get Real: Aly of Of WonderlandWelcome to Bloggers Get Real! Inspired by CW of The Quiet Pond's The Pond Gets Loud series, Bloggers Get Real is a YA book bloggers spotlight interview… Read More
CGMagazineLiam Ferguson
David Fincher appeared on the KCRW podcast, The Treatment, where he announced that Mindhunter season 2 will premiere on August 16th.
Being the executive produc… Read More
How to Make Friends With the Dark by Kathleen GlasgowPublished: Rock the Boat | Publisher: 11th April 2019 | Cover Illustrator: Anders Røkkum | Cover Designer: Jennifer Heuer | Source… Read More
Helping your child to find a career he would enjoy can be a daunting process, especially today when there are so many pathways. All parents want their children to have a prosperous future. W… Read More
A fancy two-wheeled vehicle is called hoverboard, which is specially designed for people who like a short-term adventure. You can simply use it for going to college, cruise on a boardwalk, o… Read More
A Dating Sim—or romance simulation game—is an interactive life simulation game more focused on the romantic aspects of life.Most of them are Japanese, and their principal goal is… Read More
More people than ever are looking to become entrepreneurs – in fact, a recent article on Forbes even suggested that everyone will have to become an entrepreneur.
There a… Read More
The very first thing that any startup needs to do is to remove certain preconceived notions about mobile apps.These misconceptions include but are not restricted to:Apps are only meant for l… Read More
Do your kids understand how money works?
Do they earn an allowance for doing chores around the house?
Do they baby-sit or mow lawns to earn a few extra bucks?
Do you take them to your offic… Read More
Relaxing sound of ocean waves washing up on the beach, with a curious seagull taking a stroll in front of the camera. Ocean sounds are great to listen to in the background, while you are si… Read More
Great and creative products of Korean cinema, television, and music are forecast to continue to grow to a new level with Webtoon. Webtoon Manhwa is a comic book for the internet, it is a cre… Read More
Acne is a common skin condition that occurs when the hair follicles become clogged by dead skin cells and oil. It causes pimples to appear on the face, neck, forehead, shoulders, chest, and… Read More
The way men's alcoholism rehabs perform certainly gives you an idea of how they can act as a second chance creator for you. Everyone deserves a platform to repair their lives if they are wil… Read More
There are many reasons as to why you should get a good night’s sleep, but perhaps one of the most important is because of the effect sleep has on our hearts. Many of us tend not to thi… Read More
Car accidents are widespread not only in the United States but all around the world, and most of these motor vehicle crashes are caused due to human carelessness. Life is susceptible, and pe… Read More
I have been very critical about the comic book industry in several of my articles and I still stand by those statements I’ve made. When it comes to the mainstream comic book ind… Read More
It is a fact that people feel insecure in this everyday evolving world when they don’t know whether their dear ones are in a safe zone or not. One way to keep yourself updated about th… Read More
Each day, we all lose some hair from our scalp - about 50 to 100 strands of hair which is a normal phenomenon. However, when your hair thins and falls off beyond at a faster rate and with a… Read More