by Amy Estersohn | Apr 30, 2016 |
Nathan Hale is the name of a Revolutionary War spy. It’s also the name of an author. In the Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales series, Nathan Hale (the spy) tells stories from history to a hangman and a British officiant in order delay his inevitable execution. The trio’s... by Megan Rupe | Apr 29, 2016 |
Shigeru Mizuki’s Hitler begins with terrified Jews, concentration camps, and cornered members of the French resistance; the story then turns to the man who set this tragedy in motion. Mizuki starts Hitler’s tale with his quest to become an artist in... by Michelle Chrzanowski | Apr 28, 2016 |
Ken Kaneki is a shy college freshman who loves to read horror novels and likes to hang out with his best friend, Hideyoshi “Hide” Nagachika, at a coffee shop called Anteiku. The two often discuss ghouls, creatures who appear in human form... by Megan Rupe | Apr 27, 2016 |
What if a fairy tale heroine went to space? Or what if the protagonists were zombies? These scenarios and more play out in the Far Out Fairy Tales series, in which artists and authors take fairy tales and give them new settings and storylines. This review will focus... by Heather Dickerson | Apr 26, 2016 |
Buhduece and Swaysway are twenty-first century breadwinners. They’re ducks on a mission to deliver the tastiest, yummiest, best bread around town. Their specials, “clammy brioche” and “snails on kale” are the number one must haves for any party in Tree City. They load... by Laura Braunstein | Apr 25, 2016 |
When he was five years old, Michel Chikwanine was kidnapped from his school in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and forced to fight as a child soldier. For months he suffered abuse and terror, but eventually escaped. At sixteen, he emigrated to Canada with his... by Kristen Lawson | Apr 22, 2016 |
Snoopy, aka the World War I Flying Ace, is enjoying his leave in the French countryside when he discovers a secret note in his food. The general has asked to see him, which could only mean one thing: a secret mission! A mysterious contact wants to rendezvous; he... by Beth Rogers | Apr 21, 2016 |
Jericho Way’s life is a mess. When a bridge he designed collapsed, killing innocent people, Way was sentenced to six years in prison for manslaughter after a trial in which both his boss and wife testified against him.Three years into his sentence, the now former... by Amy Estersohn | Apr 20, 2016 |
Starve reminds me of a Shakespearean tragedy: the good guys are also the bad guys, and the worst guys have the best lines.The cover features a jowly man with a wide face and deep-set eyes holding the flat end of a knife to his lips, as if to kiss the knife or... by Jennifer Wharton | Apr 19, 2016 |
Matthew Henson, the African-American explorer who accompanied Robert Peary to the North Pole and actually reached it before the famous explorer, has largely been overlooked and forgotten by history. This book, as the subtitle says, not only attempts to revive... 