Even just a few pages in, I knew that I was going to love this novel. Our main character Shane is preparing to study abroad in London and is looking forward to making new friends and taking chances. We quickly
As a preschooler, I hounded my mother to teach me how to read and have devoured a small library ever since. My appetite for learning was insatiable and books were the only source of information back in the olden days.
In Washington, DC, Harper is a high school senior whose mother is dying of cancer and whose brother is working to pay off their father’s debt. But when she intervenes with an oddly-dressed man trying to kidnap someone, she’s suddenly
I love the month of September. Even though it’s been years since I started a new school year, I can still feel the energy of excitement, anticipation, and learning new things. If you’re dedicated to lifelong learning, not attending school
Remember all the time you spent as a child using your imagination to conjure stories? S.R. Atkinson’s debut trilogy The Siren Anthology brings those fantasies to life. The trilogy, comprised of Breathing Water, Surface Tension, and Treading Waves, follows Santiago,
For a lot of people, how they read is just as important as what they read. For some, a book just isn’t really read unless they feel each sheet of paper graze their fingers from the front cover to the
As many dreams do, this book starts with the Bex, the main character, arriving in Hollywood with her future before her. She’s come not only with a dream, but with a summer internship in a TV writer’s room. When the
The worst thing about a great book is that it ends. An intrinsic sadness sets in as I turn the last few pages. Intimate connections to people, places, and circumstances are over and I’m left wanting more. Typically the next
Have you always been fascinated by the libraries in the Harry Potter and The Magicians series? Then look no further than Margaret Rogerson’s sophomore novel, Sorcery of Thorns. This novel has it all: a relatable protagonist, anthropomorphized library books, and
It started with a bra–or, more specifically, lack thereof. Lori Lansens was in eighth grade when a nun at her Catholic school pulled her and her friend aside and shamed them for “tempting the boys” with their braless chests. They