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Patron Saints of Nothing spoke to me as a insightful look inside the male teenage mind. Shame, grief, anger, and frustration are feelings that many young men are forced to deal with on their own. There is also a firm desire to 'fix' things and to know the 'truth,' as if this will automatically bring... Continue Reading →
I just read an article last week about Donald J. Sobol, the author of Encyclopedia Brown, and it got me in the mood for young sleuths... The next day I was scrolling through my Hoopla app and came upon this Nancy Drew graphic novel. The Palace of Wisdom is an updated version of the classic... Continue Reading →
Sasha Fleishman, who identifies as asexual, was on their way home from school on the 57 bus in Oakland, Ca, on Monday, November 4th, 2013, when they were set on fire. Richard Thomas and his friend saw Sasha wearing a skirt and tried to 'prank' them by putting a lighter to it. Sasha suffered 3rd... Continue Reading →
A young middle-school-aged expat named Sam moves with her father to Ethiopia and befriends a local girl named Lielet. They bond over being social outcasts: Sam as a white outsider and Lielet as a tomboy, and their interest in the local legend of the Kerit, a brain-eating monster that comes in the night. After several... Continue Reading →
Cade was framed for a crime he did not commit. Ashamed and embarrassed, he's just trying to make is through his year-long sentence in an alternative school. But one day he is told that the powers-that-be are moving him to another school in northern New York State. He doesn't remember the plane ride, yet Cade... Continue Reading →
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