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Since 2010, Save the Children has operated a “four-legged library” in Ethiopia, delivering books by camel to children. Until recently, the camels have carried boxes filled with hundreds of books to hand out. These camel libraries are now going solar-powered: the camels carry tablets loaded with ebooks instead of paper books. The camels also carry

Sure, the Plantagenets fought each other for a couple of generations, and the Tudors had wives and dynastic rivals beheaded. But if you think their reigns were bloody, just wait until you meet the Merovingians, the riveting royal family in Shelley Puhak’s The Dark Queens: The Bloody Rivalry That Forged the Medieval World. The violent

Following Texas lawmaker Matt Krause’s circulation of a list of 850 books he would like to see removed from schools, the Dallas Morning News and University of Texas at Tyler conducted a February 2022 survey of 1,188 registered voters (33% Democrat, 41% Republican, 26% neither) about various topics of Texas politics, including book bans. In

Stories have the power to change the world, especially in these captivating fantasy tales. The heroes of these books will enthrall and inspire as they battle dark forces and find their paths.  The Legend of Brightblade Prince Alto lives in a castle perched on a cliff above the seaside village of Dawn’s Bay. His mother

In the wake of the end of Britney Spears’s 13 year long conservatorship, as well as a public feud with her sister Jamie Lynn Spears, Britney is writing her own tell-all memoir. The book sparked a bidding war between several publishers, ending with a $15 million deal from Simon & Schuster that is one of

There’s an adage that says a rising tide lifts all boats. These three picture books introduce women who improved not only the lives of those around them but also the lives of generations to come. One Wish Fatima al-Fihri was born around 800 A.D. in what is now Tunisia, but her spirit leaps across the

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The Caldecott Medal-winning author-illustrator of The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend brings his whimsical and fun-filled storytelling style to a longer format in The Aquanaut, a graphic novel for middle grade readers. Sophia Revoy’s family has always been involved in marine biology. Her father and uncle regularly go out to sea on long research

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In Xochitl Gonzalez’s novel, Olga Dies Dreaming (11.5 hours), successful wedding planner Olga navigates the world of wealthy New Yorkers while pursuing answers about her Puerto Rican heritage, her mother’s history and her own future love. Olga attends her cousin’s wedding while in love for the first time, but the ominous reappearance of her mother’s

In 2019, the New York Times Magazine published 10 articles written by a team headed by Pulitzer Prize winner Nikole Hannah-Jones. Collectively known as the 1619 Project, these essays argue that the arrival of the first enslaved Africans in Virginia in 1619 ​​was a defining event for our nation, one that has affected basically every

Earlier this month, we reported on an appeal sent to the Walla Walla, Washington, school district, following the Library Materials Committee decision to keep four books on shelves. The board met last week to consider the appeal and agreed to keep The Bluest Eye, All Boys Aren’t Blue, Gender Queer, and The Hate U Give

Actor and rapper Will Smith considered himself a coward for many years. As a boy, he was scared of his abusive, perfectionist dad from whom he wished he could protect his mom. He discovered that performing, both musically and as an actor, mitigated the risk of vulnerability with the chance to gain everything. His onstage

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