January - 2017

THE READING TREE

If Spoken From the Heart, Wishes Really Can Come True

The bustling city. New York City. I adore it. The architecture, the diversity, the speeding vehicles all work together in unison weaving...

City Slickers - Read No Further!

Every month I get a box of books from the Junior Library Guild. On the side of the box it says, “Yay, It’s Here!” And that’s exactly my...

CALLING ALL NFL JUNKIES!

I’m not a fan of football. I suppose I can see the fascination looking at it through the perspective of NFL adoring eyes…the stadium,...

Kids Agree. . . The Best Books 2016

You can find the School Library Journal’s Best Books of 2016 clicking here. The list includes books for everyone in the family. Artman...

GOTH GALORE

We’ve all heard the expression, don’t judge a book by its cover, but in this case, I couldn’t help myself. With its haunting vignette,...

Where Do All The Cool People Go?

Every spring, hundreds of book devouring teens gather in celebration of literature at Youngstown State University for the English...