About Victoria Waddle
Victoria Waddle is a Pushcart Prize-nominated writer and has been included in Best Short Stories from The Saturday Evening Post Great American Fiction Contest. Her books include a collection of feminist short fiction, Acts of Contrition, and a chapbook on grief, The Mortality of Dogs and Humans. Her YA novel about a polygamist cult, Keep Sweet, launches in June 2025. Formerly the managing editor of the journal Inlandia: A Literary Journey and a teacher librarian, she contributes to the Southern California News Group column Literary Journeys. She discusses both writing and library book censorship on her Substack, “Be a Cactus.” Join her there for thoughts on defiant readers and writers as well as for weekly library censorship news.
The Orca Soundings series books are really just books that are not connected to one another, but are all published by a company whose mission is to provide interesting books to teens who are improving their reading skills. I’ve enjoyed … Continue reading →
The library will be having its Scholastic Book Fair again this year during the week of February 27 to March 2 from 8 AM to 3 PM. We’ll be open Wednesday evening February 29 until 7 PM so that parents … Continue reading →
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We have new books for new readers! Are you learning to read? The Dark Man books are for you. If you are already a reader who is working on your reading skills, the next few posts will be for you. … Continue reading →
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith What do we make of the long-secret journal of Abraham Lincoln in which he details his life as a vampire hunter? What drove him to his vigilance against the undead? And why is … Continue reading →
Legend by Marie Lu The moment that Day, street rebel against the Republic, saves June, a young and brilliant soldier of the Republic, from an illegal Skiz fight, we know the two are destined to walk the same path. As … Continue reading →
This week–February 8, 9, 10, and 11–the Colony High School Theater Arts Department is producing the play The Laramie Project. After seeing this powerful production, students who want to learn more about Matthew Shepard should consider reading The Meaning of … Continue reading →
Bossypants by Tina Fey Bossypants is the most fun biography I’ve read. As you probably know, Fey was a writer and then an actor on Saturday Night Live. She produces and stars in the TV comedy 30 Rock and has … Continue reading →
Divergent by Veronica Roth “Every faction conditions its members to think and act a certain way. And most people do it. For most people, it’s not hard to learn, to find a pattern of thought that works and stay that … Continue reading →
Titans, Last year we had Holocaust survivor Stephen Nasser speak at Colony High. He is the author of the book My Brother’s Voice, which I reviewed here. He gave a great presentation and students gave him a standing ovation. At … Continue reading →
Elizabeth and Hazel: Two Women of Little Rock by David Margolick When young and learning about desegregation in the South, for me, one photograph stood as the example of the deep southern racial divide. It portrays all the hatred of … Continue reading →
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