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Finding Hope Somewhere

Annie Donwerth-Chikamatsu's stunning debut novel, Somewhere Among, will take older readers back in time and introduce new readers to an...

Beyond Belief

Maybe we all remember someone telling us all good things must come to an end. These words haunted me all throughout my reading of Aaron...

After All This Time

If you aked someone what today is, chances are they would say, "May 2nd." And they would be right. But if you asked me, I would say,...

More Than Just a Whisper

I was fortunate enough to read The Whisper, Aaron Starmer's sequel to The Riverman, back in January. At residency, I was given the ARC...

Believing is Seeing

It's been almost two weeks since I finished Aaron Starmer's The Riverman and I'm finally If I'm being honest, I probably could've...

The Silent Yearning for a Can of V8

Reading Bunnicula and Bunnicula Meets Edgar Allan Crow by James Howe was a fun and inspiring journey with a vampire bunny and his...

Lost and Found

Inspired by a friend from grad school, I decided to make a poem out of my new books from the Rochester Children's Book Festival, (which...

Favorite Five

As a reader and complete bibliophile, I can say choosing five favorite books was difficult. And I'm sure these might change in the next...