Tear off your own head: Librarian review: This book is weird. But in the absolute best way that a book can be weird. The main protagonist of the book is dying of cancer and the only part of his body that is not yet hurt by the disease is his head. So as part of […]
The singer/songwriter Meghan Trainor has released this really great song and video about body acceptance. It made me think of other songs about body acceptance and how great that kind of anthem can be. So here we go: In 2008 Mika released this song and video from his debut album "Life in cartoon motion" […]
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Librarian Review: In the grand tradition of loveable serial killers (Dexter springs to mind) here we have Kit who is a hit woman of sorts. She has taken up her mothers profession as a hired killer, who kills people that others want dead. The twist being that the reason's for murdering them is all highly […]
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Librarian review: Tease was a difficult read and not necessarily in a bad way. In many ways Tease is a very important book that I am glad got written, but I am not sure that the right people will be reading it. Tease is a book for someone who has been a bully. As someone […]
This blog entry is a chance to introduce myself and let you Word Out readers know a thing or two about who the person is behind the blog entry name "Cameron". First my name is Cameron, I am currently a branch head with the Toronto Public Library. I love books. I have always loved books. I cannot […]
Travis Coates has a good head…on someone else’s shoulders. Listen-Travis Coates was alive once and then he wasn’t.Now he’s alive again.Simple as that. The in between part is still a little fuzzy, but Travis can’tell you that, at some point or another, his head got chopped off and shoved into a freezer in Denver, Colorado. […]
On her first voyage as a stewardess aboard the Empress of Ireland, Ellie is drawn to the solitary fire stoker who stands by the ship’s rail late at night, often writing in a journal. Jim. Ellie finds it hard to think of his name now. After their wonderful time in Quebec City, that awful night […]
It’s senior year at St. Joan’s Academy, and school is a pressure cooker. College applications, the battle for valedictorian, deciphering boys’ texts: Through it all, Colleen Rowley and her friends are expected to keep it together. Until they can’t. First it’s the school’s queen bee, Clara Rutherford, who suddenly falls into uncontrollable tics in the […]