by envisionmg | May 4, 2023 | Children's Literature, Discovery List, DVD/Movie, Fiction, For Kids, Graphic Novels, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Middle Grade Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, Reading Lists, Romance, Watch List, YA, YA Fiction
This Bookshelf does not existMay is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month – a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. The month of May was chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on May 7, 1843, and to mark the anniversary of the...
by envisionmg | May 1, 2023 | Ari Reviews, Fantasy, YA, YA Fiction
The Wicked Ones is a Disney young adult book that tells the backstory of Cinderella’s stepsisters Anastasia and Drizella. The book gives us a glimpse into what caused them to become the stepsisters we know from the movie Cinderella. The book starts off when Drizella...
by envisionmg | Apr 27, 2023 | Children's Literature, Discovery List, For Kids, Middle Grade Fiction, Reading Lists, YA, YA Fiction
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by envisionmg | Apr 10, 2023 | Biography, Discovery List, Fiction, Horror, Non-fiction, Reading Lists, TV Show Review, Watch List, YA, YA Fiction
April 11th is national pet day! To celebrate at the Peabody Institute Library of Danvers, we have compiled a discovery list of books and movies that our pets recommend! Tessie Recommends: The Beagle Handbook by Dan Rice Here is detailed advice for owners of this...
by envisionmg | Dec 1, 2022 | Fiction, Historical Fiction, Max Reviews, YA, YA Fiction
I was excited when The Great Gatsby entered the public domain last year, and Anna-Marie McLemore’s Self-Made Boys did not disappoint! This young adult remix of The Great Gatsby provides layers of complexity and nuance to the familiar characters and story. This...
by envisionmg | Nov 17, 2022 | Children's Literature, Discovery List, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Non-fiction, Reading Lists, Romance, Staff Picks, YA, YA Fiction
November is Native American Heritage Month. The National Congress of American Indians tells us: [t]he month is a time to celebrate rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories and to acknowledge the important contributions of Native people. Heritage Month is...
