Fast Facts – Cupcakes About, 770,000,000 cupcakes is eaten in the United State per year. The earliest description of a cupcake was in 1796, when a recipe for “a light cake to bake in small cups” was written in American Cookery by Amelia Simmons. The cupcake became popular in the 19th century, and it was revolutionary because…
“Now all we need is to continue to speak the truth fearlessly, and we shall add to our number those who will turn the scale to the side of equal and full justice in all things.” Lucy Stone ‘Suffrage’ means the right to vote in a political election. In the past, people were banned from voting…
This blog gives readers a chance to check out new and rising authors in Teen and Young Adult genres. We hope their work sparks inspiration and excitement. This month we meet Tochi Onyebuchi. Quick Facts@ Tochi Onyebuchi Writes Fiction/Science Fiction Tochi Onyebuchi was born in Massachusetts and raised in Connecticut His parents were Nigerian immigrants…
On-Screen With… focuses on popular authors whose books that have transcended into television or movies. This month’s featured author is Jenny Hann. Author at a Glance Jenny Han is the author of the best selling-series To All the Boys I Loved Before series To All The Boys I Loved Before was one of Netflix’s most re-watched…
“I had reasoned this out in my mind; there was on of two things I had a right to, liberty or death; if I could not have one, I would have the other; for no man should take me alive.” ― Harriet Tubman February is Black History Month, where we take time to recognize African American…
“KINDNESS IS THE LANGUAGE WHICH THE DEAF CAN HEAR AND THE BLIND CAN SEE” —Mark Twain My BFF and I went shopping. It was the middle of summer, and we decided to break at a popular shaved ice stand. It was blazing hot, and the line was a million people long. The thought of our…
