I have made no secret of my love and admiration for Stephen King. He’s been a steady presence in my reading repertoire since I was 11 years old. When listing […]
Category: Black Lives Matter
White Smoke : A Librarian’s Perspective Review
I’m on a roll with fiction audiobooks lately! Last week, I loved the audiobook of Parachutes by Kelly Yang, and this week I enjoyed the audiobook version of White Smoke […]
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Librarian’s Perspective Review
I listened to the audiobook version of Stamped, read by the author Jason Reynolds. I don’t know if I could have gotten into this book as a regular printed book, […]
Ghost Boys : A Librarian’s Perspective Review
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes is a must for all middle school libraries, but I wish the writing had been more powerful. Jerome just didn’t seem very angry to […]
Underground Railroad : A Librarian’s Perspective Review
This week, I am going to visit my sister in Farmington, Connecticut. Farmington was once known as the “Grand Central Station” of the Underground Railroad, and there are still three […]
Long Way Down : A Librarian’s Perspective Review
No doubt about it, Long Way Down is another home run from popular author Jason Reynolds. I’m sure by now, many of you have at least heard about this book, […]
The Hate U Give : A Librarian’s Perspective Review
How important is The Hate U Give right now? When a substantial portion of our population repeatedly and emphatically says there is something broken within our system, I think our […]