The two week school break is approaching. The word s-n-o-w has appeared in our local forecast for this weekend. There’s frost on my windshield in the morning. Winter is definitely in the air. With it comes dreams of cozy fires, and time to read, uninterrupted, as I sip a hot drink and the dog snores […]
So when Melvin skips town one day, leaving a note behind to say he’s headed to Canada in search of gold, Jasper is right behind him. Taking only a small knapsack, his ma’s washboard, and his pa’s gold watch, Jasper boards the ferry north, confident that once he meets up with Melvin, his brother will […]
One of the most common learning disabilities, dyslexia affects many young people but can often go misdiagnosed and mistreated. From the gates of Olympus to the Kansas prairie, these five novels feature main characters who learn to overcome their reading struggles and challenges and, in the process, discover that learning differently can unleash a rare […]
A.L. Sonnichsen’s Red Butterfly is a moving middle grade novel in verse about an orphaned girl in modern-day China who discovers the meaning of family. As we celebrate language and poetry for National Poetry month, we chatted with the author about her experience writing in verse, her memories as a young reader and writer, and […]
