Apr 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
A Man Called Ove By: Fredrik Backman This is the story of a grumpy old Swedish man who is retired from his job, is mourning the death of his spouse, and who is trying to commit suicide. Now, before you say that this is all too depressing and I don’t want to go there,...
Apr 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music By Margarita Engle and Illustrated by Rafael Lopez The story of this picture book, told in lyrical free verse, is the account of musician Millo Castro Zaldarriaga’s struggle for gender equality in 1930’s Cuba....
Apr 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music By Margarita Engle and Illustrated by Rafael Lopez The story of this picture book, told in lyrical free verse, is the account of musician Millo Castro Zaldarriaga’s struggle for gender equality in 1930’s Cuba....
Apr 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
It’s Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired, Get Going! By: Chelsea Clinton Chelsea Clinton, daughter of the former U.S. President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State (and presidential-hopeful) Hillary Clinton, encourages young people to learn about current...
Apr 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Magnificent Ambersons By: Booth Tarkington I hadn’t heard of Booth Tarkington until I moved to this area, but now I run across his name on a daily basis, so I thought I’d better read his best-known work, The Magnificent Ambersons. It’s now considered...
Apr 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
Confessions of the Sullivan Sisters By: Natalie Standiford This delightful book tells the story of the three Sullivan Sisters and their quirky and obnoxiously rich family. Their Grandmother, or Almighty as she’s known to one and all, has written them all out of...
