This is a novel set in the run up to Christmas so you do get snow and nods to the festive season; it’s a great book to curl up with on a cold afternoon. I recommend it! A Bookshop Christmas by Rachel Burton Megan has returned home to York to help run her family’s ailing ...
This week I’m looking at three new movies set in the 1950s, 60s and 70s, about Americans abroad. There’s a novelist in Mexico City, a TV sportswriter in Munich, and a documentary filmmaker in Montreal. Queer Dir: Luca Guadagnino(I am Love,A Bigger Splash,Call me by your Name,Susp...
Take a walk with a young girl, greeting all the signs of the coming season. Then, conversing with every flower, creature, and gust of wind, she says goodbye to summer and welcomes autumn. This fall book for kids is fun when paired with oursigns of the fall scavenger hunt. Use it to...
To save her own life, reach her dreams, and help the god regain his throne, she goes on a perilous journey from Yucatán to Mexico City to the Mayan underworld, entering the world of Mayan mythology and finding adventure. Why You Should Read: Set in Mexico during the Jazz Age, I apprec...
The story is set in the area where I grew up, which happens to be the area in the Netherlands with the oldest population. It’s a border area too, just like in “Fake Fish”. I find border regions highly interesting as they are places where cultures meet and mix.Moreover, border ...
and everyone suspects the Lyons family is behind the thefts. Sadie is set in her ways and has built a wall around her lonely heart, and feels she can really only connect with literature and answer patron questions—making her the perfect librarian to curate a special exhibit collection. She,...
It’s important to remember there are a diverse set of holidays available to explore. Below are a few books that help introduce children to different holiday cultures and traditions. Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto, illustrated ...
Dive into Fall Books; from J.K. Rowling to Tony la Russa, the Season Seems to Be a WinnerPublishers have a tantalizing pile of books coming out this fall,the traditional season for...By HendersonJane
Sophie is bummed that all of her friends are headed to warmer weather during winter break. The situation worsens when she gets her first period right as the break starts! Now, while she is dealing with a new season of life, a gaggle of ghosts appears, asking for her help with their pro...
The Southdale branch does a fun voting game at the entrance on the second floor. They set out a small displays with a question (usually favorite books or authors) and then you bot by putting a little piece of paper into a can. It’s a silly bit of fun so I always vote. I don’...