These days, the world of superheroes feels like a giant money making market (WW84 anyone?). Not many people read the actual comic books anymore, other
Category: historical fiction
Broken Strings – Review
My older daughter’s class is working on realistic fiction at the moment. Her teacher is trying to get the students to look at moments in
Keeping the Memories of the Holocaust Alive
Today is Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is a day to stop and think about the 6 million Jews that were killed during the
Grenade by Alan Gratz
War. This is not a topic that I tend to read about. The human condition that goes along with wars, okay, maybe (I’ve been known
Spending a Year with Holling Hoodhood and The Wednesday Wars
The Wednesday Wars, by Gary D. Schmidt, is a quiet, subtle middle grade book written in 2007 but set in 1967. It captures your attention
Renato and the Lion
Renato loved his home in Florence, Italy. He loved the people there. And the food there. But he especially loved the art there. It was