September 15-October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month, and these are books that we enjoy all year long here in the Homewood Public Library Children’s Department. These books also go along with our Read Woke challenge at homewood.beanstack.org for the Hispanic American/LatinX Voices reading badge. Opuestos : Mexican folk art opposites in English and Spanish /…
Series Spotlight: Goddess War by Kendare Blake 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) Goddess War is a Young Adult series written by Kendare Blake. She has written of several novels and short stories. She was born in…
Join us for an online reading challenge that is all about discovering diverse titles! Starting September 1, log your books and earn badges for a chance to win diverse book bundles and prizes. Open to all ages, register at homewood.beanstack.com. This week, our suggested reading list focuses on characters and stories of characters with Diverse…
“It is by his irresistible power to reach the adventurous side in the character, not only of his own, but of all nations, that Marryat is largely human.” (Conrad)
Festival of colors / Surishtha Sehgal and Kabir Sehgal ; illustrated by Vashti Harrison – Ebook Festival of colors / written by Kabir Sehgal & Surishtha Sehgal ; illustrated by Vashti Harrison – Book Black is a rainbow color / Angela Joy ; illustrated by Ekua Holmes – Ebook Black is a rainbow color / Angela Joy ; illustrated…
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“La Gioconda is, in the truest sense, Leonardo’s masterpiece — the revealing instance of his mode of thought and work. In suggestiveness, only the Melancholia of Dürer is comparable to it; and no crude symbolism disturbs the effect of its subdued and graceful mystery.” (Pater)
