I’ve got the BEST picture book to share with you. It’s perfect for read-alouds, classrooms, sports teams, and all kinds of live action readings (ask me how I know!). While it looks to be about soccer (something that will draw in entire swaths of sports-loving readers), the book turns out to be about something else entirely.

Picture book cover of There's a Griffin on my Back, with a young soccer player and a much larger griffin behind him

What does it mean to delve deeply into your life to write a novel? How do you even start? How does an author write deep, diverse characters? 

Such were the questions that AJ Frazier worked through to write his new novel, Mariel

Author AJ Frazier on Writing, Diverse Characters, and Mariel

He answered them, and then some, in this fascinating thriller that encompasses extraordinarily complex themes in a new and interesting way.

There is so much to discover in Paris that a lifetime isn't enough. And what to do, when we are far away and planning (or dreaming about) a trip? What to see, do, eat, buy? We need help (and inspiration).

Enter the most BEAUTIFUL and inspiring new bookParis Shopfronts, illustrated by Joel Holland, words by Vivian Song, foreword by Sarah Andelman

I've got such an interesting, important biography to share with you today. Women's Crusader: Catharine Beecher's Untold Story, by R. Lee Wilson, is an insightful look into the life of a woman I didn't even know existed.

Once I started reading, though, I was so very grateful that Wilson has brought Beecher to life for us. Her story is fascinating; Wilson's deep dive into primary source materials is extraordinary. This is a book about women's rights, women's education, and a very personal life and love story.

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