As one of the hottest books right now, this is one is at the top of the lists to order. Who says you can't live alone and be happy. I swear by this author.
One of the most asked questions I get as a children's librarian revolves around book lists. From award winning and appropriate reading level lists, I have to say I have a love/hate relationship with them. I understand the titles on those lists are important books that kids should be reading but these days it's hard to get kids to read. I know Harry Potter and the Percy Jackson series are all the rage (don't get me wrong, I'm the biggest Harry Potter fan you'll ever meet!) but I love suggesting books I grew up with and many of them don't have award stickers on the front cover. Growing up in my house, my siblings and I were fortunate that our parents let us read whatever we wanted, there was little restriction. Except for the few times my sister and I would sneak into my brother's room to read Stephen King books or thumb through pages in Jurassic Park, looking for the horrific and graphic description of someone being eaten by a dinosaur. My mom's re
What's On Sarah's Bookshelf? Horrorstor by Grady Hendricks: You know that scene in I Am Legend when Will Smith's dog runs into the abandoned building and Will goes in after Samantha (His German Shepard), you see zombies all huddling together and you want to scream because it's creepy af. That is what I kept envisioning while reading this story. It's a combination of I Am Legend meets the recent television adaptation of the The Mist in a store that resembles an Ikea . Ghost haunting in a furniture store? Count me in! Bitch Planet by Kelly Sue DeConnick: The first book in a series of adult graphic novels, Bitch Planet focuses on exploitation and women in an off-planet prison. The narrative moves back and forth through time, so we learn how each character is arrested and their experience within the prison. Although I quit after a few seasons, it's basically Orange is the New Black but infinitely better. The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte
Among the many new cookbooks that came out this year, this one is at the top of our list. Definitely adding to our long list of cookbooks to not just order for the library but for our personal collections as well. Also completely judging this cookbook by it's cover!
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