Where the Mountain Meets the Moon: A Story of a Girl and a Dragon
By Noemi Keller
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon is an awesome adventure, full of suspense and surprises. Minli, a young girl who lives in a family of poor fortune, wants to give her family money. She goes on an adventure to find the Old Man of the Moon and ask him how to get money for her family.
By Noemi Keller
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon is an awesome adventure, full of suspense and surprises. Minli, a young girl who lives in a family of poor fortune, wants to give her family money. She goes on an adventure to find the Old Man of the Moon and ask him how to get money for her family.
Autobiographies You Should Read If You Haven’t Already
By Meher Singh History is full of so many influential figures. Whether they are activists or scientists, they have had a huge impact on our lives. Autobiographies are one of the best ways of finding out more about these people. Here are some of them. |
Jane Yolen’s Animal Stories: Heartwarming True Tales from the Animal Kingdom
By Adelaide Keller Humans have always been fascinated by and worked with animals. First, we collaborated with wolves and turned their cubs into pets. Later, we created zoos and aquariums, to study and watch animals in. Over time, humans and animals have always had some relationship, one working for or admiring the other, one hunting the other, etc. |
New Fantasy Books You Should Read
By Meher Singh Fantasy is one of the most popular genres, whether it comes to books, TV shows, or movies. There are a lot of well known fantasy books, such as The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe and The Lord of the Rings series. But there are a lot of newer, less known fantasy books that are definitely worth reading. |
Resistance: A Story of the Jewish Who Refused to Succumb
By Adelaide Keller When people think of World War II, they usually think of the Holocaust, and death camps. They probably don’t know about the Jewish resistance groups, especially in Poland, that stood up against the Nazi occupiers. These groups saved lives and slowed the Nazis down one raid, bombing, or smuggling trip at a time. |
Book Review: Firestorm by Joan Hiatt Harlow
By Meher Singh Firestorm is the story of a poor girl named Poppy who has to pickpocket to get by and a boy named Justin whose father owns a jewelry store. They meet when they crash into each other in the front of the store and become fast friends. Poppy begins to change her pickpocketing ways but when she is forced to flee, Justin runs after. Unfortunately for him, that is when the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 breaks out. |
Words on Fire: A Story of Book Smuggling in Russian Controlled Lithuania
By Adelaide Keller Words on Fire is a thrilling historical fiction novel that shows just how important (and dangerous) books can be. This book is set in the late 1800s, during the occupation of the Russian Cossack soldiers in Lithuania, when writing, reading, and speaking in Lithuanian was forbidden, and none of the people were free. |
Book Review: Aru Shah and the End of Time
By Frances Pipa Aru Shah and the End of Time is written by Roshani Choksi, an American book author. It is a part of the Rick Riordan Presents imprint, books that author of the famous book series Percy Jackson and the Olympians Rick Riordan has carefully selected and feels his audience would like. They focus on highlighting less known cultures and mythologies, such as Hindu, Mayan, and Korean. |
Take A Look At These Beloved Book Adaptations, Coming Soon!
By Lily Scheckner Book lovers everywhere know that movie and television show adaptations can be a bit of a shot in the dark. There are amazing success stories (like the beloved movie adaptations of Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games series), but there are also enormous failures. One that comes to mind is the Divergent series. Though similar to The Hunger Games plot-wise, the movies did terribly in theaters and, although a fourth movie was supposed to be filmed, only three were made. |
Book Review: Gene Luen Yang’s “Dragon Hoops”
By Tyler Foley A real-life high school basketball team’s excellent adventure in graphic novel form. If you love sports and comics you’ll love Gene Luen Yang's new book “Dragon Hoops.” |
The Lemoncello Library Series
Written By Adelaide Keller Meet Mr. Luigi L. Lemoncello, the world’s wackiest billionaire, famous gamemaker, and founder of the Alexandriaville Public Library. Meet four citizens of Alexandriaville - Kyle Keely: the gamer, Sierra Russell: the bookworm, Miguel Fernandez: the library nerd, and Akimi Hughes. |