“Not just Horse,” she said. “The horse. What you have here is the greatest racing stallion in American turf history.”–Geraldine Brooks, Horse Geraldine Brooks has crafted another winning story with this novel about an actual horse that lived and raced in the Antebellum South, became the most successful racehorse of the era, and was the […]
“Reason is how we get to the truth, but imagination is how we find meaning.”― Patti Callahan, Once Upon a Wardrobe Once Upon a Wardrobe is a gift to anyone who loves stories and their life changing magic. Patti Callahan has crafted a beautiful historical novel that combines fact with fiction to shed light on the impact
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“Try to be a better human in some way every day. And whenever you are confused about anything in life, not sure what to do, ask yourself this question: What would a good human do?”― Mark T. Sullivan, All the Glimmering Stars This is one of those books that sticks with you. It is also a book
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This incredible story by Adam Gidwitz was a Newberry Honor book in 2017 and I am not sure how it didn’t win the Newberry Award. It is a unique and well crafted story that addresses hard subjects in a way that makes sense to kids and quite frankly, has some of the better explanations I’ve
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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
