Children's Librarian Alexandra Vallejo recommends Every Summer After by Carley Fortune. I’ll admit it: I love watching adaptations of summer romance novels. Sure, they’re often cringey-cheesy dialogue and rushed pacing, but there’s something fun about watching these stories come to life on screen. Every Summer After by Carley Fortune is no exception. I watched the series before reading the book, going against my golden rule of always reading the book first. I came across the story … [Read more...] about Book Review: Every Summer After
Book Review: The Great Gatsby
Processing Associate Yosef Ore Lopez recommends The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Great Gatsby is a novel about the upper class in the 1920s, showing their luxury, crazy parties, and the search for the American Dream. The story is told by Nick Carraway, who gets to know his rich and mysterious neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Gatsby throws huge parties at his mansion, but as the book goes on, you realize his main goal is only to get back together with Daisy Buchanan, the woman he’s been … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Great Gatsby
Wartime Letters
by Kathleen Lanier Harriman Mortimer The extraordinary story of Kathleen Harriman, daughter of the US ambassador to the USSR, told through her wartime letters. Kathleen Harriman was the daughter of American businessman W. Averell Harriman. A journalist by background, she accompanied her father on his wartime postings to London and Moscow, where he served as FDR's envoy and later as US ambassador to the Soviet Union. She dined with Winston Churchill at Chequers, played bridge with … [Read more...] about Wartime Letters
Siegfried “Sigi” Engl
Sigi Engl is one of the five new profiles in the award-winning exhibit, "How in the World Did You Get to Sun Valley?" at the Wood River museum of History & Culture in Ketchum. The exhibit features 10 rotating profiles of individuals who found their way to this hard-to-get-to-place. Sigi came to Sun Valley from Kitzbühel, Austria, in 1939. The son of a stonemason, Sigi Engl became a star skier in the Tyrolean Alps—but he was drawn to the United States as pressure mounted in Austria leading … [Read more...] about Siegfried “Sigi” Engl
Peaceful Like a Panda
By Wendy Anderson Halperin From the author of BREATHE LIKE A BEAR comes a new collection of Mindful Moments! These easy-to-follow exercises help kids calmly and mindfully navigate their day, from sunrise to sunset. With sections dedicated to key activities in a child's routine--waking up, traveling, learning, playing, eating, and bedtime--kids can learn techniques for managing their bodies, breath, and emotions anywhere, anytime. Find it in our collection here. … [Read more...] about Peaceful Like a Panda
Can You Say Peace?
By Karen Katz Karen Katz's bright and childlike illustrations are the perfect way to introduce the very young to the concept of peace and teach them how to say the word in twenty-two different languages. International Peace Day is September 21. On this day and every day throughout the year, children all over the world wish for peace. Karen Katz takes readers on a bright and colorful journey around the globe to meet some of these children and learn about the many ways to … [Read more...] about Can You Say Peace?
