In MIRACLE CHILDREN: Race, Education, and a True Story of False Promises, Katie Benner and Erica L. Green write a riveting investigation into a school, a scam, and a notorious college admissions scandal that exposes the inequalities and racial segregation of American education. In their letter to librarians, Katie and Erica stress the importance of […]
Tag: education
Staff Review: SPELLBOUND
SPELLBOUND: MY LIFE AS A DYSLEXIC WORDSMITH by Phil Hanley97812508601563/18/25Henry Holt and Co.Education / Special Education / Humor Have you ever had that one friend who always tells the most outrageous stories, and you could listen to them for hours? SPELLBOUND feels just like that—a blend of humor, heart, and authenticity. It’s a story about […]
Sneak Peek: September Indie Next List!
The September 2024 Indie Next List includes FIVE Macmillan titles! BLUFF: POEMS BY DANEZ SMITH 9781644452981 | 8/20/24 2 starred reviews! “Smith’s collection is a powerful exploration of what it means to live in a world that feels like it is collapsing, amid global warming, racism, gentrification, and gun violence. Not to be missed; sure […]
New Edelweiss E-galleys (5/29/2024)
ALTER EGO by Alex Segura9781250801777 | 12/3/24 Annie Bustamante is a cultural force like none other: an acclaimed filmmaker, an author, a comic book artist known for one of the all time best superhero comics in recent memory. But she’s never been able to tackle her longtime favorite superhero, the Lethal Lynx. Only known to […]
Maximum Shelf: THAT LIBRARIAN (4/25/24)
This week’s Shelf Awareness Maximum Shelf pick is Amanda Jones’ THAT LIBRARIAN: The Fight Against Book Banning in America, a part memoir, part manifesto that is the inspiring story of a Louisiana librarian advocating for inclusivity on the front lines of our vicious culture wars. One of the things small town librarian Amanda Jones values […]
New Edelweiss E-galleys (2/13/23)
Hello e-galley readers! Check out some of the exciting e-galleys that were recently added to Edelweiss for your downloading pleasure: HOW TO BEST A MARQUESS by Janna MacGregor9781250761637 | 4/25/23 Beth Howell needs to find her dowry, post haste. After her good-for-nothing first husband married her—and two other women, unbeknownst to them all—she’s left financially […]
Society and the Future (8/19/20)
Today we look at society and the future with an analysis of how our drastically changing world will begin to look, a detailed account of the machinery and technology that has changed our intimate lives, and demands for creating and embracing education with equality. 2030: How Today’s Biggest Trends Will Collide and Reshape the Future […]
September 2018 Nonfiction
From history to education to health, these new titles are perfect for your shelves: HEART: A History by Sandeep Jauhar An ALA Annual 2018 “Read n’ Rave” Pick! “Deftly alternating between key historical episodes and his own work, cardiologist Jauhar tells the colorful and little-known story of the doctors who risked their careers and the […]
Friday Reads: Back to School!
New backpacks and the sweet smell of pencil shavings…yep, it’s back to school time! Here are two new books to help navigate the season, plus an eBook sale for Libraries! SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP: How Discipline Can Set Students Free by Cinque Henderson “A film and TV writer (e.g., HBO’s The Newsroom) and a […]
Back to School Books
Just in time for back-to-school season, here are several new and forthcoming books about schools and education: LIT UP: One Reporter. Three Schools. Twenty-four Books That Can Change Lives. by David Denby Available in trade paperback February 14, 2017 “Part literary meditation, part case study of exemplary teaching, LIT UP traces a diverse group of […]
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