by envisionmg | Jan 19, 2022 | Ari Recommends
Call Me Athena: Girl from Detroit By Colby Cedar Smith This novel in verse captures one young woman’s struggle for independence, equality, and identity as the daughter of Greek and French immigrants in tumultuous 1930s Detroit The Spellbook of Katrina Van...
by envisionmg | Jan 17, 2022 | Shilpa Reviews
Walking in Two Worlds by Wab Kinew There is both a depth and a playfulness in the telling of this YA story about Bugz and Feng. They live in a post pandemic, futuristic world where young people live not just in a virtual reality but also in an augmented reality. They...
by envisionmg | Jan 14, 2022 | Shilpa Recommends
Once I Was You: A Memoir of Love and Hate in a Torn America by Maria Hinojosa. Emmy Award-winning NPR journalist Maria Hinojosa shares her personal story interwoven with American immigration policy’s coming-of-age journey at a time when our country’s...
by envisionmg | Jan 12, 2022 | Ari Reviews
The Unofficial Disney Parks Drink Recipe Book: From Lefou’s Brew to the Jedi Mind Trick, 100+ Magical Disney-Inspired Drinks by Ashley Craft. As a Disney lover when I saw this book in the new nonfiction display I knew I had to check this one out to bring home to...
by envisionmg | Jan 10, 2022 | Angelina Recommends
Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown by Anne Glenconner Anne Glenconner has been at the center of the royal circle from childhood, when she met and befriended the future Queen Elizabeth II and her sister, the Princess Margaret. Though the...