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Literary Moms We Love

In honor of Mother’s Day, here is just a small handful of the BEST moms in middle grade and teen literature!

Review – "The Ten Thousand Doors of January"

“The Ten Thousand Doors of January” is the first novel of Alix E. Harrow, and it is a tour de force of lyricism. It is a portal fantasy in the same vein as the Narnia books, Alice in Wonderland, and more recently Seanan McGuire’s “Every Heart a Doorway”. It is also historical fantasy, set mostly in the Victorian and Edwardian eras. Harrow is a former History professor and her understanding of the time period shows.

May the Fourth Be With You!

May the 4th is Star Wars Day and we’re here to help you celebrate with books galore from your favorite galaxy far, far away.

The titles below are only a small fraction of our digital Star Wars collection. There’s something here for every young padawan to enjoy. All the books below are available on Hoopla, which means instant access with your library card, no wait lists! 

Poems for Troubled Times with Danielle Kohn, Westchester County Youth Poet Laureate

This is a guest blog post written by Danielle Kohn

Poetry may not be an obvious ally in troubled times, but it can be a surprisingly reassuring source of calm and a simple tool for reducing anxiety. In that sense, poetry is perfectly suited to our current circumstances, and with that in mind, I would like to share poems I selected to uplift and inspire us. My hope is that reading and thinking about the same poems will connect us as a community, even though we are all apart, and offer a small measure of solace.

Book Recommendations by Sheela Chari - Week 1

Sheela Chari, local author and facilitator of Not Your Kid’s Book Club, shares which books you might want to check out and why. This week, Sheela reviews The Whole Story of Half a Girl, Bomb and Warcross. They are all available on the Cloud.