Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling (Sterling Children’s Books, 2017) Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus is a middle grade novel for ages 8-12 about Aven, a 13 year old girl born without arms who just moved from Kansas to Arizona. Her parents take over managing Stagecoach Pass,…
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The Genius Plague, or Why You Should Be Afraid of Fungus 101
The Genius Plague by David Walton (Pyr, 2017) We all know that the goal of a species is to not die out, a goal that can be achieved in many ways: living in mutually beneficial relationships with other organisms; spreading further geographically so if there are problems in one region, the other regions survive; killing…
5 Nonfiction Books on Race in America
There has been a flood of books in response to the growing national conversation about race and the lives of persons of color. I’ve recently read (or, perhaps more accurately, inhaled) several books that explore the past and present of race in the United States, particularly Black America. From personal memoirs to comprehensive histories, these books expose…
Book Review: Uprooted
Fantasy with a female lead in the adult (not YA) section? Sign me up. Fantasy with a non-bookworm, impulsive, and emotional female lead? Sign me up even harder. Fantasy that isn’t the beginning of a series and is actually a self-contained story that won’t leave me incredibly frustrated and waiting for years for the cliffhanger…
Coraline: Book & Movie Comparison
Neil Gaiman’s Coraline is a twisted story, but how do the book and movie compare?
Nod: An Insomniac’s Nightmare
It’s Day 11 of the 13 Writes of Fright, which means only two more days until Halloween! If you’ve been craving a good book to curl up with while you greet trick or treaters (or just eat all the candy yourself), look no further than Nod by Adrian Barnes, a chilling sci-fi thriller that forces…
