Wherever people are gathered and the conversation shifts to bucket lists and plans, invariably, the topic of world travel comes up. It can be enthralling and inspiring to listen to friends and co-workers discuss distant countries they have visited.
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Baby Teeth is an unsettling book by Zoje Stage. Seven-year-old Hanna Jensen is the the only child of Suzette and Alex. The point-of-view alternates between Suzette and Hanna. A look at other reviews of Baby Teeth all use the word “creepy” to describe Hanna. Is it possible that such a young child is capable of all the mayhem she’s causing or is something else–or someone else–directing Hanna’s actions? Continue Reading
Thank you to all of the women and men who have served in our military! Your sacrifices, your courage and your service mean so much to me. Continue Reading
The Hate U Give is the debut novel of author Angie Thomas that is also known by the acronym THUG. Thomas crafts a contemporary odyssey for the reader, seen through the eyes of Starr Carter, its teen narrator. Police violence and use of the n- and f-words have landed this book on the Banned Books List maintained by the American Library Association Office for Intellectual Freedom after a Texas school district pulled The Hate U Give from its shelves in 2017. Continue Reading