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Movie – **** Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (2016)

rmann October 13, 2016 October 21, 2016Movie and Book Reviews 0

Entertaining fantasy by Tim Burton. Imaginative visuals and world building. Full on interesting odd ideas, including time loops.

Book – Trouble is a Friend of Mine (2015)

rmann October 6, 2016 October 21, 2016Movie and Book Reviews, Writing 0

Book – *** – Stephanie Tromly’s story is weakest of the three books on my current YA mystery reading list, as almost all the relevant discoveries are made by the secondary character, Digby, who we meet on page one. The main character, Zoe Webster, isn’t named until page ten. Like…

Movie – ****+ Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)

rmann October 3, 2016 October 21, 2016Movie and Book Reviews 0

Beautiful story and animation, a film for the whole family.

Movie – **** The Finest Hours (2016)

rmann September 26, 2016 October 21, 2016Movie and Book Reviews 0

Coast Guard rescue and love story that fully delivers the dangers seamen and coast guard face combating storms at sea and bureaucracy on land. Nice acting by Chris Pine, Holiday Grainger, and Casey Affleck.

Book – Buzz Kill (2014)

rmann September 22, 2016 October 9, 2016Movie and Book Reviews, Writing 0

Book – **** Beth Fantaskey’s YA story is set at school where an unpopular coach is murdered after Millie Ostermeyer, the protagonist, has already made a list of the people who would like to do him in, including her father. This book, in tone, style, and incidental romance is very…

Book – Vanishing Girls (2016)

rmann September 8, 2016 October 9, 2016Movie and Book Reviews, Writing 0

Book – ***+ Lauren Oliver has proven that YA mysteries can make it to the New York Times bestseller list. Her story about sisters with great love but some tragic history between them has excellent descriptions and well-drawn characters. A missing child, Madeline Snow, provides the impetus for the older…

Movie – ****+ Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

rmann September 4, 2016 October 21, 2016Movie and Book Reviews 0

A troubled teen and a troubled loner are forced to go on the run together in the New Zealand bush changing both. Lovely film.

YA Book List: Vanishing Girls, Buzz Kill, Trouble is a Friend of Mine

rmann August 26, 2016 October 9, 2016Movie and Book Reviews, Writing 0

After the Willamette Writers Conference in early August, I came away with notes from two agents who wanted to know what other YA mysteries my YA novel, Wasted in Waldport, was like. I realized I was not reading YA mysteries, because I didn’t want mine to be derivative, even subconsciously.…

Movie – ***+ The Secret Life of Pets (2016)

rmann August 22, 2016 October 21, 2016Movie and Book Reviews 0

Although the evil rabbit took over the film, a step up as family entertainment with something for everyone.

Movie – ****+ Departures (2008)

rmann August 19, 2016 September 15, 2016Movie and Book Reviews 0

Wonderful foreign film about an out-of-work cellist who goes home with his new wife and unexpectedly finds work as a funeral director’s assistant, a profession looked down upon in Japan.

Category: Movie and Book Reviews

Movie – **** Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (2016)

Book – Trouble is a Friend of Mine (2015)

Movie – ****+ Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)

Movie – **** The Finest Hours (2016)

Book – Buzz Kill (2014)

Book – Vanishing Girls (2016)

Movie – ****+ Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

YA Book List: Vanishing Girls, Buzz Kill, Trouble is a Friend of Mine

Movie – ***+ The Secret Life of Pets (2016)

Movie – ****+ Departures (2008)

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