“By encasing a living subject in a body cast of our polymer at the moment of death we have been able to trap the life […]
What’s Love Got to Do With It?
Or turn you into a soulless psychotic sociopathic megalomaniac. In Love on a Two Way Street, New York Times bestselling author J.L. King tells a story […]
This One’s for the Birds!
Spring has finally arrived and with it come the birds! This week’s Explorastory was all about our feathery friends. Books: “Birds” by Kevin Henkes “Little […]
Unbroken
Growing up in the 1930s, Louis Zamperini possessed a mischievous and restless spirit and an innate optimism that would become his greatest gift. His older […]
The Bus for Us!
Beep Beep! Coming through! An Explorastory theme on buses! Books: “I’m Your Bus” by Marilyn Singer “The Wheels on the Bus: A Book with Parts […]
Definitely Not Your Mother of the Year
The title, The Hottest Dishes of the Tartar Cuisine, by Alina Bronsky refers to the Tartar ethnic background of the characters and hints at the story line. Rosa Achmetowna, […]
The 2012 Edgar Award Nominations
Each year the Mystery Writers of America hand out the Edgar Allan Poe Awards (commonly called The Edgars) for the best in mystery published in […]
Peculiar
Illustrated with vintage postcards that beg for a backstory, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (by Ransom Riggs) starts off as a typical teen novel […]
Eric Carle
For decades, Eric Carle has been a proclaimed author and illustrator of some of the most iconic picture books for children. Some of his best […]
