History is filled with stories of everyday people who have done extraordinary things. While many of these tales are readily shared in...

October has been a wonderful month of books! Thank you to everyone who has invited me to read their books this month; it has been a...

School can be really hard, especially when bullying runs rampant and friendships change over time. When I was in elementary school, I...

The older I get, the more I realize I don’t know about the world and the people in it. One of the reasons I love books is because I get...

Mental illness is everywhere, but it is not always talked about in families. Depending on your upbringing, either you may have never...

It requires fear to be truly brave, but those who demonstrate bravery are exceptional at concealing the level of fear they truly feel....

In the last several months, I’ve had the opportunity to read many novels in the Rick Riordan mythological canon, including the entirety...

When I was working at the Denver Public Library, one of my first friends was an ambitious girl who loved challenges and helping others to...

September has been a wonderful month of books! Thank you to everyone who has invited me to read their books this month; it has been a...

If you could change history, should you? This is a question that is often asked by people considering the possibility and implications of...

Twenty years after the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, more and more stories for young people are coming into the world. However,...

Death is a necessary part of life, and it has captured humans’ attention for millennia. Even after studying death and how different...

I’m definitely a chicken when it comes to scary stories, but middle grade novels include just the right amount of fright without scaring...

Stories of profound courage in the face of unfathomable circumstances pepper the memories of generations past. Though they can sometimes...

Growing up, I remember my parents telling me about where they were when Kennedy was shot and when Neil Armstrong landed on the moon....

Have you ever felt like you would do whatever was necessary to make life easier for those you love? I have often felt that way, setting...

It seems like the older I get, the more people I know who have received some sort of cancer diagnosis. This is probably just a reality of...

August has been a wonderful month of books! Thank you to everyone who has invited me to read their books this month; it has been a...

It is hard work to fit big ideas into the limited confines of a picture book. Though it might seem trivial at first glance, using only...

The more mythology I read, the more I want to read. Like many, I grew up learning about Egyptian, Greek, and Roman mythology, but I...