by envisionmg | Jun 14, 2018 | Children's Literature, Graphic Novels, Patrick Recommends
The Peabody Institute of Danvers not only has superhero graphic novels, but a growing collection of non-fiction titles. These books use sequential art to make complex topics more accessible. They work especially well with reluctant readers. Make no mistake; these...
by envisionmg | Jun 13, 2018 | Historical Fiction, Jen Reviews
Sometimes you can judge a book by its cover. The cover was the main reason I picked up Buckley’s The Judge Hunter a couple of weeks ago. The parrot and the feel of the dust jacket just sucked me right in and it really paid off. The Judge Hunter is set in 1664...
by envisionmg | Jun 11, 2018 | Rachel Reviews, YA Fiction
Summary: Once upon a time, Beatrice and her five best friends were the cool kids, the beautiful ones. Then the shocking death of Jim changed everything. One year after graduation, Beatrice is returning to Wincroft hoping she’ll get to the bottom of Jim’s death. But as...
by envisionmg | Jun 6, 2018 | YA Fiction
These new titles and many more will be available in the Teen Room. Neverworld Wake – Marisha Pessl “Once upon a time, back at Darrow-Harker School, Beatrice Hartley and her five best friends were the cool kids, the beautiful ones. Then the shocking death...
by envisionmg | Jun 4, 2018 | Non-fiction, Rachel Reviews
Summary: In the fall of 2010, Abby Norman was repeatedly hospitalized in excruciating pain, but doctors insisted it was a urinary tract infection and sent her home with antibiotics. Norman ultimately dropped out of college and embarked on what would become a...
