Month: July 2023
THE HOUSE WITH A DRAGON IN IT written by Nick Lake and illustrated by Emily Gravett
Primarily I know Nick Lake as a brilliant YA author but he writes for middle...
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD AND OTHER STORIES written and illustrated by Lucy Cousins
Lucy Cousins’ LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD AND OTHER STORIES retells three early tales—included in the...
MEDGAR & MYRLIE AND THE LOVE STORY THAT WAKENED AMERICA, written and read by Joy-Ann Reid
Joy-Ann Reid’s MEDGAR & MYRLIE AND THE LOVE STORY THAT WAKENED AMERICA begins with the...
TELEPHONE OF THE TREE written by Alison McGhee, read by Sara Matsui-Colby
Alison McGhee was, for many years, haunted by the image of an old-fashioned disconnected telephone...
ANSWERS TO DOG written by Pete Hautman, read by Pete Cross and GM Hakim
Pete Hautman’s ANSWERS TO DOG is a short-chaptered book that moves just as quickly on...
PATRIOT: A MEMOIR, written by Alexei Navalny, read by Matthew Goode
Alexei Navalny started writing PATRIOT: A MEMOIR soon after his near fatal poisoning in 2020....
THE MAGIC CALLALOO written by Trish Cooke and illustrated by Sophie Bass
Trish Cooke’s THE MAGIC CALLALOO is a Rapunzel retelling placed in an Afro-Caribbean setting enlivened...
DOG VS STRAWBERRY written by Nelly Buchet and illustrated by Andrea Zuill
Writer Nelly Buchet and illustrator Andrea Zuill both excel at voice and humor and the...