I recently read several articles discussing the new phenomenon of children, teens, and even college students no longer reading complete books as part of their curriculum. This is a trend that began a few years ago and has been getting worse. When my youngest was a senior in high school a few years ago, he […]
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“A river no more begins at its source than a story begins with the first page.“–Diane Setterfield, Once Upon a River On a cold winter night, a tavern along the Thames becomes the spot for mystery and intrigue as a badly injured man, with a lifeless child in his arms, bursts into the room
“A river no more begins at its source than a story begins with the first page.“–Diane Setterfield, Once Upon a River On a cold winter night, a tavern along the Thames becomes the spot for mystery and intrigue as a badly injured man, with a lifeless child in his arms, bursts into the room where
“It wasn’t luck that made them fly; it was hard work and common sense; they put their whole heart and soul and all their energy into an idea and they had the faith.”–David McCullough–The Wright Brothers I really enjoy David McCullough’s books and this one is no exception. He brings Orville and Wilbur Wright to
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“It’s like I live in a cage with no door and no key. And I have no way to tell someone how to get me out.”–Sharon M. Draper, Out of My Mind This terrific book that is a must read for all parents and children. Melody is eleven years old and is not at all
“In Senegal, the polite expression for saying someone died is to say his or her library has burned.”–Susan Orlean, The Library Book On the morning of April 28, 1986, the fire alarm at the Los Angeles Public Library started to wail. Library workers were not concerned since the fire alarm went off often and it
“The world changes for men, Frances. For women, it stays pretty much the same.”–Kristin Hannah, The Women This much anticipated book by Kristin Hannah lives up to its hype. It took me months to get this book from my local library and last time I checked, there were over 4,000 people waiting on hold for
“He said that it was bad faith to do something you know you’re not good at, and good faith to do the thing you’re best at doing.”–Ina Garten, Be Ready When the Luck Happens True confessions–while I am well aware of who Ina Garten is, I have never watched her cooking show or read any
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What is the next best thing to going to the library? Having the library come to you! That is the magic of Libby. If you have not yet discovered the Libby App, don’t wait another minute. All you need is a library card from your local library. With it, you have access to all the
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Here are some engaging books to help you celebrate Pi Day. Click on a book cover to learn more. I am an Amazon affiliate and earn from qualifying purchases.
