Date: April 2017
Spring has Sprung!
April 28, 2017 | Public Services Department
One bright day, Mouse and Momma head outside to play. The wind blows in something feathery and plump — a bird, and something wiggly and pink — a worm, and something green, who hops and … Keep Reading »
Girl Code by Andrea Gonzales and Sophie Houser
April 27, 2017 | Public Services Department
VOYA Reviews 2017 February High school students and authors Gonzales (Andy) and Houser describe their paths to finding a career that will satisfy their needs and passions. They both had been questioning what direction their … Keep Reading »
From TV to the tabletop:
April 24, 2017 | Shawn Walsh
Sci-fi and fantasy television go together with tabletop games like fish fingers and custard. Many of our favorite television sci-fi and fantasy shows have been adapted to excellent tabletop games. Given that many sci-fi and … Keep Reading »
Halo: The Fall of Reach
April 20, 2017 | Joe Phommavichit
The trope of a faceless super soldier is turned on its head in Halo: The Fall of Reach. Spartan John-117 or as most know him, Master Chief, is the best soldier the United Nations Space … Keep Reading »
Which is better? The story or the illustration? BOTH!!
April 18, 2017 | Deanna
Every four years since 2007, writer-illustrator Brian Selznick has published a new book. They are intense and adventure-filled. They also are big and fat — thick with impressive heft in the middle-grade children’s book realm. (One … Keep Reading »
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
April 17, 2017 | Shawn Walsh
With only a library book as his guide, fourteen-year-old William changed his life forever. William Kamkwamba used junk parts and an amazing imagination to build the windmill he read about for his Malawian village, harnessing … Keep Reading »
Scythe. Utopia is the new black.
April 14, 2017 | Public Services Department
Move over dystopia, make way for utopia. In the future, Earth is transformed. Humans are ruled by the benevolent, all-knowing, all-powerful artificial intelligence known as “The Thunderhead”. It is a world without war, hunger, disease, … Keep Reading »
Behind every great man there’s a great woman
April 12, 2017 | Deanna
From humble beginnings came Coretta Scott King, a woman whose life spanned Jim Crow to the 21st century. The recently released autobiography “My Life, My Love, My Legacy” is beautifully written in the late Mrs. King’s own … Keep Reading »
Oats, peas, beans and barley grow…
April 11, 2017 | Public Services Department
April is a wonderful time to plan a garden with your children, and introduce them to the world of horticulture. Here are a few books that might pique their interest: Plants Can’t Sit Still by … Keep Reading »
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