Looking for something to do this weekend? You’ve come to the right place. Need a break from school or just want somewhere to hangout? Well, there’s lots of exciting events happening around the city and I’m here to share them with you. 1. Calgary International Children’s Festival What: An all-ages event for people to participate in a…
Ever wondered what to do in your free time? I’ve got something better than watching TV. How about catching up on some reading? There is nothing better than getting so attached to a book that it pulls you inside their imaginary or non-fiction world. If you’re looking for a few book suggestions; keep reading and…
Harry Potter has always been one of my favorite books and it got me thinking about the reasons why I started reading it in the first place. These are just some of the few reasons why I enjoyed the books and why you should read them too! ❾¾ 1. Teaches you about friendship Through thick and thin, Harry, Ron,…
Hello! My name is Kandace and I am a new addition to the Youth Are Awesome Bloggers! It is such an honor to be a part of a group of ambitious youths! After being happily accepted to join this wonderful community, I already had a wide range of blog post ideas I wanted to share.…
{Original Image} Reading is becoming more and more under appreciated as we plough full-steam ahead on our technological road, filled with video billboards and holographic traffic conductors. As television, YouTube, Netflix, and other sources of visual media, dominate our daily lives, good ol’ books have taken a backseat. Although we must not forget our stained…
In the spring of 2014, Twitter erupted with a cunning media campaign that got #WeNeedDiverseBooks to trend globally. Beginning with support from authors who were hoping to “raise [their] voices into a roar that can’t be ignored”, the campaign caught like wildfire. However, almost a year later, I can’t help but fear that the movement has fallen out of…
I sat down with my second book this week, Eleven Minutes by Paulo Coelho. Let me point out that I have loved this man’s work, and I had hoped to read more of his stories after The Alchemist. It was one of the most recommended books on one of the lists I saw on Goodreads,…
As mentioned in a post I wrote last year, (which you can read here) I’m an avid reader and much of my year is spent in anticipation of the release of sequels, and in this case finales, to my favourite series (plural). Just as last year, many books I spent countless hours on Tumblr awaiting…
Bookmarks are great. They help remember your page when your brain forgets. Treat your books kindly by not dog-earring their page corners. Especially for library books, I think that it is important to consider the fact that many other people are sharing the same books. Keep the pages in shape, so everyone may enjoy a…
In The Beginning of Everything, the story centers around Mr. Perfect, Ezra Faulkner. He’s a 17-year-old boy who’s living the life. He’s the captain of the tennis team, has the best looking girlfriend, and he’s part of the in-crowd. It seems too good to be true, except when everything he has comes crashing down around…
Halloween is filled with times nobody can forget, full of scares, screams, and sugar-rushes, a time to put on a mask and a hood and become someone entirely different. Halloween is the one evening of the year that nobody can really explain, or ever match the festive spirit it brings. We’re often so wrapped up…
I prefer reading then going to a lame social gathering. I prefer romantic relationships in novels compared to having one in my real life. I prefer living in the lives of characters in novels than my own, at times. After admitting the truth: my own little world consists of paperback romantic novels and my dreams…
Organization. Probably the bane of my existence. Ask anyone who knows me and they’ll tell you that I am one of the least organized people in the world. Being disorganized in high school is a living nightmare. You don’t get second chances; if you forget something, too bad, so sad. So, I have been trying…
Who here has a ton of stuff cluttering drawers, shelves, cabinets and boxes around the house? Are you running out of space for new acquisitions? I can, with supreme confidence, say that I possess many things that I probably should have gotten rid of ages ago. However, recently, the sudden urge to clean and get…
From the time our parents told us stories of princesses with inappropriate footwear and golden-haired home invaders, we were storytellers too. Every time we played pretend or recanted a funny memory or told an elaborate lie, we became a little better at telling tales, one story at a time. We turned to books and writing…