What’s your favorite scary movie? If you are Alice Lawrence, you may have a problem answering that one. Not because Alice hates scary movies. No,...
If You Could See The Sun by Ann Liang
If you had the chance to turn invisible whenever you wished, what would you do? If you said, "Create an app that has you complete secret tasks given...
Spooky Reading for the Spooky Season
October is in full swing and with it, the season for spooky reading! At the top of my October to-be-read list is the final book in Katherine Arden’s...
YA Historical Fiction for Pride Month
Travel through history with pride this month with these YA novels that write queer people back into history, exactly where they belong. Begin in...
Read Woke! Teen Winter Reading Program
What is Read Woke? Read Woke is a movement. It is a feeling. It is a style. It is a form of education. It is a call to action; it is our right as...
Social Media and Children
If your teen or tween child were to say to you that they were on TikTok or Kik or Tinder, would you know what they were talking about? Would you as...
National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month, and there are many ways to enjoy it while we're staying at home. Spring can be a lovely time to add some poetry to...
Stonewall Book Awards 2020
The Stonewall Book Awards were first established in 1971 to celebrate and honor GLBTQIA+ literature and in 2010 the award expanded to include a...
Coretta Scott King Awards 2020
Another award given out this month was the Coretta Scott King awards. This group of awards recognizes African-American authors and illustrators of...
Newbery Awards 2020
The John Newbery Medal is the big one. It is given out to the most outstanding contribution to children's literature each year. The medal winner...
Fall “To Be Read” Pile
Confession - my "to be read" (TBR) pile is very long. I currently have 20 books checked out and 15 on hold. And that doesn't include my longer list...
Author Spotlight: Julie Murphy
I have been hearing really good things about Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy (Overdrive Ebook/Audiobook) so I recently picked up a copy. I LOVED it!...
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