by envisionmg | Apr 3, 2023 | Alissa Reviews, Ari Reviews, Max Reviews, Noelle Reviews, Poetry, Poetry Collections, Shilpa Reviews
National Poetry Month was launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996 to celebrate the integral role of poets and poetry in our culture. One of the ways we are celebrating National Poetry Month at the Peabody Institute Library of Danvers is through this...
by envisionmg | Jan 19, 2023 | Non-fiction, Self-Help, Shilpa Reviews
I first picked up this book because the cover was gorgeous and the title intrigued me. But then I started reading it and couldn’t put it down. It appealed to me in so many ways. As an immigrant who moved to the United States in my late twenties, I have often felt that...
by envisionmg | Jan 12, 2023 | 2022 In Review, Shilpa Reviews
Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix by Anna Marie McLemore Three teens chase their own version of the American Dream during the Roaring 20s in this YA remix of The Great Gatsby. A Costume for Charly by C.K. Malone Charly thinks outside the box to find a Halloween...
by envisionmg | Sep 16, 2022 | Shilpa Reviews, YA Fiction
The protagonists in this book Lou and King are everything! I cannot stress enough how much I loved this book. It has a great summer feel to it. I mean when you read about ice cream throughout the entire book, you can’t help but think about summer. On the flip side we...
by envisionmg | Sep 16, 2022 | Shilpa Reviews, YA Fiction
The protagonists in this book Lou and King are everything! I cannot stress enough how much I loved this book. It has a great summer feel to it. I mean when you read about ice cream throughout the entire book, you can’t help but think about summer. On the flip side we...
by envisionmg | Sep 7, 2022 | Shilpa Reviews
This middle grade book tells the story of Yasmeen, a 13-year-old Arab-American girl who moves from her mostly Arab neighborhood in Detroit to San Antonio, Texas. She and her family face racism on their drive to their new home and Yasmeen continues to face it as she...
