by Editor | Apr 21, 2020 | Articles
Resilience: “The ability of a substance or object to spring back easily into shape.” The Oxford English Dictionary could have been describing this year’s Bay Area Book Festival, because that’s exactly what they’re doing. Although the beloved festival only announced...
by Editor | Apr 15, 2020 | Articles, Round-Up
A good book takes readers on a journey where they meet interesting characters, explore new places and find themselves in all kinds of situations. Below are three books that will make you think long after you have finished reading the last page while the fourth is a...
by Editor | Apr 7, 2020 | Articles, Round-Up
Mystery novels gain a new layer from their settings: a mystery set in New York City will have a very different feeling from one set in a cozy English town, or even from one set in a town upstate. Mysteries set in the wilderness carry an extra edge to them. So far from...
by Editor | Apr 6, 2020 | Articles, Round-Up
Too often in the past, women have had to fight to be heard. While things are far from perfect now, they are nevertheless better than they were in the past. Part of that is because it is easier for everyone to get their words out in the open. The internet has played a...
by Editor | Mar 4, 2020 | Articles, Round-Up
The Dinky DonkeyBy Craig SmithScholastic Inc. $7.99, 24 pages In The Dinky Donkey, Craig Smith provides a sequel to his hilarious (and sometimes tongue-tying) book The Wonky Donkey. The Dinky Donkey is the Wonky Donkey’s daughter, and her story is just as cute...
by Editor | Mar 3, 2020 | Articles, Round-Up
These Young Adult novels will be swept off the shelf in no time. Some are part of a series and some are stand alones. From real life picturesque books to science fiction and fantasy, these books will keep your eyes peeled until the very end. LegacyBy Shannon...
