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Wrong Shoes, Doing Right by Offering Perspective- Book Review
A few months ago, I had the opportunity to work with a group of middle graders on a cross-border literary exchange. One of the books we...
JoAnne Saldanha
Aug 213 min read
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Popcorn...A Book
Can you imagine your worst day ever? Now multiply it by 10. Would you believe me if I told you that it would still not match up to...
JoAnne Saldanha
Jul 102 min read
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A Bite Before Christmas
A delightful book for Christmas
JoAnne Saldanha
Dec 17, 20242 min read
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Exploring the Impact of Mental Health on Family Dynamics: The Story of Julia and the Shark
A Book Review of Julia and the Shark a book that touches upon mental health, those experiencing it and those witnessing it.
JoAnne Saldanha
Oct 17, 20242 min read
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Talking about Manual Scavenging through a Picture Book
A huge truck pulled up on the street where my parents live, right at the gate in near which they sat shooting the breeze. A friend who...
JoAnne Saldanha
Sep 24, 20242 min read
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Woebegone's Warehouse of Words
Author: Payal Kapadia Publisher: Hachette India Book Review As I sit down to write this, I realise that I am at a loss for words. ...
JoAnne Saldanha
Sep 18, 20243 min read
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Peanut Butter and Freedom!
Talking about ‘freedom’ through a story of peanut butter may seem incredulous. However, Matt Haig’s short story “The Invention of Peanut...
JoAnne Saldanha
Aug 22, 20242 min read
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Zen : A Multigenerational Tale
A must read young adult book that seamlessly weaves political, religious and social commentary with love stories and a wee little murder!
JoAnne Saldanha
May 22, 20242 min read
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Song for a Whale
My pick to add to our library shelves for our 'thIS ABILITY' theme. Twelve-year-old Iris is a tech genius, in particular she loves...
JoAnne Saldanha
Feb 12, 20243 min read
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