Seventh grader Marshall and fifth grader Tamaya always walk home together from Woodbridge Academy. When the school troublemaker, Chad, challenges Marshall to a fight after school one day, Marshall and Tamaya head into the off-limits woods as a “shortcut” home. Read More …
Unable to afford the tuition at her pricey Ivy League university, Appalachia native Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman embarks upon a series of money-making ventures, including a job pretending to play the violin in a hugely successful, but fake, orchestra. This ensemble, Read More …
In the video below, Debbie talks about The Promise of Canada: People and Ideas Who Have Shaped Our Country by Charlotte Gray.
Who doesn’t love a picture book that completely tells its story in pictures? Throw in the cute shape of the book itself, charming watercolor illustrations and an intriguing plot, and you have The Little Barbarian by Renato Moriconi. The title Read More …
You may think you know the story. Penniless orphan Jane Eyre begins a new life as a governess at Thornfield Hall, where she meets one dark, brooding Mr. Rochester–and, Reader, she marries him. Or does she? Prepare for an adventure of Gothic Read More …