Beignets, Bourbon Street, and books. Mint Juleps, Gumbo, and books. Hot and steamy humidity, books, more books, and authors galore! The American Booksellers Association ABC Children’s Institute conference in New Orleans was definitely the hot spot to learn all about …
Sandhya Menon is Coming to BookBar and the BookWorms Are in Love
So you’ve probably heard that Sandhya Menon is coming to BookBar on August 20th at 4 PM, right? I, Emma the BookWorm, a young woman who refuses to do anything but hide in her room and read stories about Jack …
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Grown Ups! We Dare you to Read Without Walls
A few months ago, I sat with a group of four nine-year-olds on tiny chairs. Most of them were meeting for the first time with the intention of picking out new books and talking about the books they had read …
The Hearts of Men Are …
It’s a strange social political moment to ruminate on the white middle class American male. The patriarchy. The big guys. The ones that ever seem to be in the driver’s seat. In The Hearts of Men, Nickolas Butler crafts a …
Arwen – Survival Tails: The Titanic
Title: Survival Tails: The Titanic Author: Katrina Charman Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Release Date: March, 2018 This book is about animals on the Titanic. Alice and her dad are very, very poor, so their dog Mutt is dirty, …
Samantha – Sea Witch
Title: Sea Witch Author: Sarah Henning Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Release Date: July, 2018 Ever since her best friend, Anna, drowned, Evie has been an outcast in her small fishing town. A freak. A curse. A witch. When Annemette, a …
Jaya – Fly to the Rescue
Title: Fly to the Rescue! (Tiny Geniuses #1) Author: Megan Bryant Publisher: Scholastic Inc. Release Date: July 31, 2018 You should read this book because it is about 2 famous people, Amelia Earhart and Sir Isaac Newton, who help Jake …
The Poet X: A Book to Read and Re-Read
The Poet X Elizabeth Acevedo Reviewed by Lillian Too big for her body, unable to believe in her family’s faith, and struggling to be heard, Xiomara Batista finds an outlet in poetry. She has learned to use her fists and attitude to speak …
Jaya and Elesandra- Mr. Wolf’s Class
Title: Mr. Wolf’s Class Author: Aron Nels Steinke Publisher: Graphix Release Date: June 26, 2018 Elesandra- Mr. Wolf’s Class This book was great and funny. I would give the story 4 out of 5 stars because it was a pretty …
Lillian- Invisible Ghosts
itle: Invisible Ghosts Author: Robyn Schneider Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Release Date: June 5, 2018 From the bestselling author of Extraordinary Means and The Beginning of Everything, comes an interesting romance. Rose Asher’s brother died when he was fifteen. Rose, sixteen now, has surpassed him, …
Joey – Just Under the Clouds
Title: Just Under the Clouds Author: Melissa Sarno Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Release Date: June 5, 2018 It’s about a girl named Cora and her sister and mom don’t have a home. Her dad recently had a heart attack …
