by Shannon McLean | Oct 5, 2021 | KPL Staff Reads, Teen Connection
Welcome back to Shannon’s Hot Takes! As I attempted to title September’s blog, I thought about the three very different titles that I am reviewing, and at first couldn’t think of anything they had in common. An Argentinean werewolf tale, a...
by Shannon McLean | Sep 1, 2021 | KPL Staff Reads, Teen Connection
I’m back! A couple of years ago, I started a blog called Shannon’s Hot Takes on Hot Reads, focused on Teen Hot Reads. It went well for a few months, but then I realized restricting myself to only reading Teen Hot Reads was unsustainable. I can’t help...
by Rachel Johannigmeier | Nov 2, 2020 | Feed a Reader, KPL Staff Reads
Small Mercies by Bridget Krone Review by Sandy Steinman, Youth Services Librarian Eleven year old Mercy lives in post-apartheid South Africa with two elderly foster mothers, Aunt Flora and Aunt Mary. Although they are quite poor, the house is filled with love and...
by Rachel Johannigmeier | Apr 27, 2020 | Feed a Reader
This post originally appeared on the Kirkwood Public Library Facebook Page on April 27, 2020 We hope you’ve been following along with our Family Book Club picks, but if not, now is a great time to start! Today Miss Kim is sharing her review of Number the Stars...
by Rachel Johannigmeier | Apr 11, 2020 | Feed a Reader
This post originally appeared on Facebook on April 11 and has been republished to the Kirkwood Public Library’s Feed a Reader Blog. If you are in grades 4-6, you are eligible to vote on one of the nominated Mark Twain Award books for 2020-2021. The Mark Twain...
