Native American Heritage Month
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Native American Heritage Month

ByTwinkle Snowflake

November is Native American Heritage Month highlighting Native American authors who have given us a glimpse of their history and culture. The writings of these authors chronicles the heritage and struggles as well as finding their place in today’s world. If you are interested learning more, here is a list that spotlights Native American writers…

Series Spotlight: Amulet
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Series Spotlight: Amulet

ByTwinkle Snowflake

Looking to get lost in a new adventure? Let’s dive deep. Series Spotlight highlights various Teen/YA Book Series. (Titles are listed in series order). This time we highlight the series Amulet by Kazu Kibuishi. Kazuhiro “Kazu” Kibuishi is a Japanese-born American graphic novel author and illustrator. He is best known for his comic anthology series…

Banned Books Week
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Banned Books Week

ByTwinkle Snowflake

Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read which begin in 1982.  it is normally observed during the last week of September, and focuses on the value of free and open access to information. Listed below are some of the books that have been challenged in the past across the country….

Series Spotlight: Arc of a Scythe
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Series Spotlight: Arc of a Scythe

ByTwinkle Snowflake

Looking to get lost in a new adventure? Let’s dive deep. Series Spotlight highlights various Teen/YA Book Series. (Titles are listed in series order). This time we highlight the Arc of a Scythe series by Neal Shusterman. Neal Shusterman has earned a reputation as a storyteller and dynamic speaker. As a speaker, he is in…

Series Spotlight: The Tiger At Midnight
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Series Spotlight: The Tiger At Midnight

ByTwinkle Snowflake

Looking to get lost in a new adventure? Let’s dive deep. Series Spotlight highlights various Teen/YA Book Series. (Titles are listed in series order). This time we highlight The Tiger At Midnight series by Swati Teerdhala. Swati Teerdhala is a graduate from the University of Virginia with a BS in finance and BA in history,…

Series Spotlight: Waste of Space
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Series Spotlight: Waste of Space

ByTwinkle Snowflake

Looking to get lost in a new adventure? Let’s dive deep. Series Spotlight highlights various Teen/YA Book Series. (Titles are listed in series order). This time we highlight the Moon Base Alpha series by Stuart Gibbs. Stuart Gibbs is the author of five bestselling middle grade series: Spy School, FunJungle, Charlie Thorne, Moon Base Alpha and The Last…