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Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
If you like a lot of detailed characterization in a novel, this one’s for you. It begins with a murder…
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande
What a great book! It gives hope to those who are close to the end of their life, whether from…
“Fatty Legs” A true story
An autobiography for ages 9-13, ‘Fatty Legs” tells the story of Olemaun (Margaret), an Inuit girl from the north Arctic….
“The Brilliant World of Tom Gates”
billed as a British Wimpy Kid, this title has yet to do a lot of circulation in my school library….
“The Kind Worth Killing”
by Peter Swanson. Told in alternating perspectives, Ted and Lily are Americans that meet in a London airport returning to…
Paddington
With the new Paddington movie now in theaters, I was curious to see what titles we owned. “Paddington…
“Death of a Liar”
by M.C. Beaton- one of my favorite authors has just released her latest in the Scottish detective series, Hamish MacBeth….
Youth ALA Award Winners
The ALA announced their 2015 winners yesterday. The Caldecott Award went to The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, illustrated…
Computer Programming for kids
I was reading the Wallkill Library’s latest newsletter and noticed one of the programs they are running for tweens/teens this…
Notable Books for a Global Society- Best of 2015 list
The Children’s Literature and Reading Special Interest Group (IRA CL/R SIG) is a nonprofit organization chartered by the International…
2015 book awards
This year the awards will be announced Monday February 2nd. Normally the winners are announced in late January. I look…
The Grolier Club exhibit
The Grolier Club on East 60th Street is currently presenting the exhibition “One Hundred Books Famous in Children’s Literature” through…