Igniting Writing
THE SECRET LIBRARY written by Kekla Magoon
Kekla Magoon’s THE SECRET LIBRARY begins with Dally, an 11-year-old, frozen in the grief of...
TERRIBLE HORSES: A STORY OF SIBLING CONFLICT AND COMPANIONSHIP written by Raymond Antrobus illustrated Ken Wilson-Max
Raymond Antrobus’ TERRIBLE HORSES: A STORY OF SIBLING CONFLICT AND COMPANIONSHIP is a picture book...
Untangling: No Extreme Measures (Chapter 58)
Once I signed the papers acknowledging that my mother's situation could not be improved, we...
PIECES OF A GIRL, written and read by Stephanie Kuehnert
Note: Trigger warnings for cutting and abuse. Stephanie Kuehnert’s YA memoir PIECES OF A GIRL...
A CRANE AMONG WOLVES written by June Hur, read by Greg Chun and Michelle Lee
One of the most fabulous stories and audios I’ve heard this year come from Greg...
THE NEW GIRL: A GRAPHIC NOVEL written and illustrated by Cassandra Calin
Cassandra Calin’s THE NEW GIRL: A GRAPHIC NOVEL captures the uncomfortable feelings of twelve-year-old Lia....
SKIN AND BONES written by Renee Watson and read by Zenzi Williams
Renee Watson’s first adult book, SKIN AND BONES, tells the story of Lena Baker who...
THE NIGHT WAR written by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley and read by Gilli Messer
I read Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's THE NIGHT WAR a couple months ago and as with...