May 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
Stamped from the Beginning By: Ibram X. Kendi Stamped from the Beginning is a heavy book. The fact that it is a physically large book notwithstanding, the debut work from Ibram X. Kendi, historian and African studies professor, tackles some incredibly tense issues....
May 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff for Teens: Simple Ways to Keep your Cool in Stressful Times By: Richard Carlson In this book written for teens, Dr. Richard Carlson, the #1 bestselling author of the Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff series covers common teen concerns...
May 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
Gentleman in Moscow By: Amor Towles In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is sentenced to house arrest in Moscow’s Metropol Hotel for writing a poem that is determined by a Bolshevik tribunal to be subversive. But, in spite of his imprisonment, the Count goes on to live a...
May 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
Wax By: Gina Damico The storyline for Wax is a hilariously sarcastic version of the horror movie House of Wax and the sci-fi movie Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Poppy Palladino is a disgraced reality star who just wants to put that embarrassing national singing...
May 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
Spunky Little Monkey By: Bill Martin and Michael Sampson From the author of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and Brown Bear; Brown Bear; What do you see? comes a new picture book, Spunky Little Monkey. This colorful illustrated rhyme book will have you clapping, stomping and...
Apr 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
I Funny: School of Laughs By: James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein School of Laughs is the fifth book in the I Funny series by James Patterson. While this series is very popular with kids, I was not thrilled with the book. Maybe that’s because it is the fifth...
