Category: Book Reviews

Middle grade literature is filled with stories about children discovering other worlds and dimensions and coming out having a learned a lesson from their visit. Oftentimes, the majority of the

I’m a film fan who has always been drawn to bizarre stories about misunderstood outcasts. So the familiar scrawl of long, skinny handwriting forming the credits before an Addams Family

When Isabelle Berger turns down her best friend’s marriage proposal in Cry Wolf, it sets off a chain of events triggered by her defiance. We ultimately pay for the choices

When we think of eating disorders, it’s natural to think of restrictive eating habits, particularly those that prevent weight gain. As a result, we’re quick to encourage people, especially women,

Every part of the United States comes from a unique and conflicted history. When we think of history in the western part of the country, we think of cowboys, saloons,

What kind of teenager were you growing up? Regardless of your social status, upbringing, or family situation, your adolescent years are a whirlwind of information, experience, and growth that begin

My infant nephew is obsessed with trees. When he’s upset, all you have to do is take him outside. He likes to watch the trees swaying in the wind. It

If you were to die today, what would you have taken away from life? What are your regrets? What did you do right? How did you overcome your disadvantages? Derek

Growing up across the street from my local library, I got to know its inventory well. I would spend hours scanning every book in the children’s section, considering each and

Back in March, I received an unexpected package in the mail. That package turned out to be an ARC of Louisiana Lucky. I had won a copy as part of