by envisionmg | Feb 2, 2023 | Biography, Discovery List, Fiction, Historical Fiction, History, Literary Fiction, Non-fiction, Reading Lists, Sci - Fi, Staff Picks
This Bookshelf does not existFebruary is Black History Month. The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in...
by envisionmg | Jan 30, 2023 | 2022 In Review, Amy Reviews, Children's Literature, For Kids
Watercress by Andrea Wang Embarrassed about gathering watercress from a roadside ditch, a girl learns to appreciate her Chinese heritage after learning why the plant is so important to her parents. Bathe The Cat by Alice McGinty Dad has posted a list of chores for the...
by envisionmg | Jan 27, 2023 | Discovery List, Non-fiction, Reading Lists, Today In History
This Bookshelf does not existJanuary 27th marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. In 2005, the United Nations declared the 27th of January to be International Holocaust Remembrance Day in honor of this anniversary. To commemorate this day, the UN urges us to honor the six...
by envisionmg | Jan 26, 2023 | Alissa Recommends, Fiction, Literary Fiction
I have fallen into the habit of pre-ordering books that I am excited to read, and then they show up on my Kindle and I do not remember exactly why I ordered them. This means that I am reading books without preconceptions or specific expectations, and I am enjoying...
by envisionmg | Jan 23, 2023 | 2022 In Review, Angelina Reviews
The Nineties by Chuck Klosterman Discussing everything nineties, including film, music, sports, TV, politics, changes regarding race and class and sexuality, a New York Times bestselling author shows how this decade brought about a revolution in the human condition...
