As we enter the second week of the long-awaited and postponed 2020 Olympics, remembering the histories that occur during such an event comes to the forefront of everyone’s mind. Want to learn more about historical occurrences surrounding the Olympics as we near the end? Check out some of our titles below! Fast Girls: A Novel…
We’re smack in the middle of the Dog Days of summer, so why not read a book (or three) with canine characters. Don’t worry – dogs don’t die in any of these titles. Dog On It by Spencer QuinnChet, the canine narrator, works with Bernie, a down-on-his-luck private investigator. “With his doggy ways and his endearingly…
Jason Reynolds Genre: YA/Realistic Fiction Born: Washington DC Used rap music as inspirations to write poetry at 9 years old Read his first novel at 17 years old Graduated from the University of Maryland in English Was named Library of Congress’ national ambassador for young people’s literature in January 2020 Star of “Write.Right.Rite” series where…
QUICK FACTS@ Sarah Dessen Genre: YA/Realistic Fiction/Romance Born in Illinois – Both of her parents were English professors She was a waitress at the famous Flying Burrito Restaurant She quit her job teaching English at the University of North Carolina after she published her first book That summer-Dessen, Sarah. For fifteen-year-old Haven, life is changing…
Flygirl – Smith, Sherri L. Ida Mae Jones dreams of flight. Her daddy was a pilot and being black didn’t stop him from fulfilling his dreams. But her daddy’s gone now, and being a woman, and being black, are two strikes against her. When America enters the war with Germany and Japan, the Army creates…
Flame in the mist – Ahdieh, Renée The only daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has always known she’d been raised for one purpose and one purpose only: to marry. Never mind her cunning, which rivals that of her twin brother, Kenshin, or her skills as an accomplished alchemist. Since Mariko was not born…
