by Susan Barnes | 17 Mar 2023 | Book Reviews
Dust Makers is a collection of 13 stories for young adults that focus on the impact we have on our planet. The narratives consider the themes of sustainability, the environment and the legacy we leave for others. About two-thirds of the stories occur in the future and...
by Susan Barnes | 20 Feb 2020 | Book Reviews
The Other Brother is a lovely story about what it means to be family. Families are more than a biological-related group of people living under one roof, but rather adults and children connected by love, acceptance and tolerance. Through the story, Penny Jaye shows us,...
by Susan Barnes | 28 Feb 2019 | Book Reviews
Out of the cages by Penny Jaye is a confronting book because it tells the fictional story of what is reality for many young girls. 12-year-old Meena and her friend were growing up in poverty in Nepal, when they were promised good jobs in India. Instead they find...
