Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv After attending a lecture by a law professor who spoke about land use, how cities are planned and how this effects children, I decided I need to read this book. It’s a bit dense but listening to it as an audiobook has made the material fascinating and [...]
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip M. Hoose A moving and fascinating biography about Claudette Colvin, a woman whose name has been overshadowed by Rosa Parks in the Civil Rights Movement. In the mid-1950s Claudette refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama for a white passenger and was arrested. [...]
Pitch Black by Youme Landowne and Anthony Horton A powerful biographical graphic novel about Anthony, a homeless man, who lives in the subway tunnels under New York City. In the tunnels, he creates amazing works of art. Youme and Anthony begin talking one day in the subway about art. This is an amazing book about [...]
Nevermore: A Photobiography of Edgar Allan Poe by Karen Lange A fascinating biography of Edgar Allan Poe. In high school, I was fascinated with Edgar Allan Poe and carried around a copy of his “complete” works with me. I knew he’d had a hard life but learned in this book that a lot of what [...]
It’s been an amazing year to learn and find new books that I have loved. I’ve read and listened to a lot of books (120 to be exact) this year between school reading and reading for pleasure. It’s been a combination of picture books, middle grade books and teen books, which I’m drawn to most. [...]
Helen’s Eyes: A Photobiography of Annie Sullivan, Helen Keller’s Teacher by Marfe Ferguson Delano A fascinating book about Annie Sullivan, Helen Keller’s teacher. The book begins when Annie was a young girl living in the Tewksbury Almshouse. Annie was losing her sight as a young teen and was finally enrolled at the Perkins Institution and [...]
One Giant Leap by Robert Burleigh, Mike Wimmer (Illustrator) A beautiful book about the Moon Landing. This book is definitely written for the older grade school set. While Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 by Brian Floca will appeal to the younger kids. Both books were good but my husband, who is fascinated by space [...]
The Dismissal of Ruth Brown by Louise S. Robbins A must-read for anyone who wants to go into public library work. I read it for my Intellectual Freedom for Youth class in library school and was fascinated and horrified by it. I learned a lot about the social climate of the 1950s and a lot [...]
The Hundred-Year Lie by Randall Fitzgerald An eye-opening book. Excellent. Makes me wonder how chemicals in our food and medicines have played in illnesses of family and friends. started: September 10, 2006finished: September 20, 2006
Dear Echo: Answers to Your Questions about Ghosts, Hauntings, and Things That Go Bump in the NightI read this entire book in two sittings. Bryan brought it home from the library after I got freaked out one night reading about the YMCA across the street being haunted. It was very helpful and I think I’m [...]
