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Notes From a Children's Librarian: Books That Make the List
Great mentor texts for the writing and reading curriculum.
Launchpad: Lost Lagoon, Lost in Thought, by Betsy Warland
"An extraordinary love spell cast by a master magician."
Launchpad: Mad Cow, by Alexis Kienlen
Alexis Kienlen's debut novel Mad Cow is the perfect literary fiction debut for a published poet who spends her days working as an agricultural journalist. …
Launchpad: Open House, by Jane Christmas
Get a taste of Open House: A Life in Thirty-Two Moves, the latest by Jane Christmas whose previous memoir was a finalist for the 2014 Leacock Memorial …
Launchpad: Hunger Moon, by Traci Skuce
"Read these stories and be transported back to the age before internet, to tree planting camps and lakeside holidays, to relentless heat and longing in …
Launchpad: Keepers of the Faith, by Shaukat Ajmeri
This book is complex, beautiful, and essential reading for our times." —Farzana Doctor, author of Seven
Two Amazing Books for Young Readers
At a moment when so many of us are looking for inspiration and longing for visionary leadership, here are two extraordinary new releases.
COVID–19 Teacher Diary: Three Middle Grade Novels to Nurture Student Connection
If you’re looking for middle grade reads with strong, inspirational, female protagonists, then pick up any one of these absorbing novels by Michelle …
Launchpad: Gold Rush, by Claire Caldwell
Claire Caldwell is an environmental doomsayer, but she’s also a comedic, antic storyteller, and she’s great at dark endings.—John Irving
Launchpad: The Kissing Fence, by B.A. Thomas-Peter
"A compelling story of faith and loyalty, abuse and adversity, and the hope for a better tomorrow." —Genevieve Graham