Have you ever seen a quadrillion dollar bill? It looks like any other bill except for the 15 zeros following the one and…oh yeah, there’s also a picture of James Brown on it. In Christopher Paul Curtis’ novel, Mr. Chickee’s Funny Read More …
In 1808, the Osage Indian Tribe was forced by the government to leave their land in Missouri and Arkansas. They migrated to a much smaller plot in Oklahoma where the land was rocky and no crops could grow. Fast forward Read More …
Journalist Michael Scott Moore spent almost three years as a hostage held by Somali pirates. This book is his account of the uncertain, desperate, and at times violent days spent hiding out in dilapidated houses and on board a hijacked Read More …
Everyone thinks that Sophie is an orphan. True, there were no other recorded female survivors from the shipwreck which left baby Sophie floating in the English Channel in a cello case, but Sophie remembers seeing her mother wave for help. Read More …
Finn’s girlfriend Layla disappeared at a rest stop 12 years ago. He’s always wondered what happened to her and whether or not she’s still alive. Still, she’s not here and he has to move on. In the wake of the Read More …