Stephanie Plum counts on her routine while Lula counts on her morning doughnuts, but when they arrive at the office, they’re shocked to find that it hasn’t been opened. Connie is nowhere to be seen. Retracing Connie’s steps, Stephanie stumbles upon a horrible reality – their office manager has been kidnapped, and a strange ransom
Learning that people are different is an important intangible that young children will learn, and this book approaches the subject up front and in an uneven way overall. Lulu is a young beaver in a family full of busy beavers doing what busy beavers do — building dams and lodges and cutting down trees. Lulu,
Do you want to learn more about Asian American culture? Do you like Chinese food, K-pop, or Japanese anime? Read this book to learn more about the history and culture of Asian Pacific Islander Desi Americans (APIDA). Written in rhyming verse, it is playful and perfect for children. This book goes through all the twenty-six
Meet Marya Khan. Marya is turning eight and she really, really wants a big henna party for her birthday. Her rich neighbor, Alexa, always throws big parties with big events and lots of fancy food. Marya feels jealous, so she lies to Alexa and claims that she is going to have an even bigger, more
Albie on His Way is the story of a mouse named Albie who is called to the king to deliver an important message to another king because his king had heard how fast Albie was. Albie begins his journey excitedly, but it isn’t long before he meets the first of many people along the way.
The prolific and relevant poet J.R. Solonche has given me the gift of writing “how I read poems.” The sense of playfulness is evident in all his writing and continues to delight me. From a poem about his father’s last prosaic words to transmogrifying Emily Dickinson into relevance for me. He is a gifted writer,
January 1942 marks the beginning of Avis Montgomery’s term as librarian of the town library, pressed into service by her brother, who is heading off to war. How could she say no when he makes her promise to take care of the place he loves so much? From the central point of The Cavendish Association
In 2003, the Oakland Police Department was placed under a Consent Decree wherein the department was subject to the supervision of a third party acting under the authority of the federal government. The department would need to comply with various recommendations and show marked improvement before the decree would be lifted. The decision to put
Sam’s mom has A House with Good Bones. It also has a beautiful rose garden and possibly a ghost. Vultures are watching the house and clearly her mom is on edge. But the house is in the suburbs, not some creepy Gothic mansion. Ghosts don’t live in the suburbs, do they? Even with her scientific
Cleopatra Selene was the only surviving daughter of Egyptian Queen Cleopatra VII and Roman Triumvir Marc Anthony. In Cleopatra’s Daughter, Jane Draycott examines her life and times by following her journey as a princess until the death of her mother and father. Afterwards, she traces her steps as a Roman prisoner where she lived under
