Category Archives: Non-fiction
Adult Books: Memoir: “Let’s Pretend This Never Happened”
Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson Jenny Lawson grew up in Wall, Texas, a small rural town that it was her goal to escape. Just as in many such tales, we find that in adulthood, the author … Continue reading
Adult Books for Teens: Common Core: Nonfiction: “Missoula”
Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer Missoula, Montana is a college town and just about everyone there loves the University of Montana Grizzlies football team. Yet in the early 2010’s, the team was … Continue reading
Posted in Controversial Issue/Debate, Human Rights Issues, Mature Readers, Non-fiction
Tagged Adult books for teens, college, college football players, college towns, Common Core, human rights, justice, justice system, Missoula Montana, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, rape, rapists, victims
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Adult Books for Teens: Common Core: Nonfiction: “In the Garden of Beasts”
In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson William E. Dodd wasn’t President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first choice for United States Ambassador to Germany in the early 1930s, just as Adolf Hitler rose to power–nor even the president’s second … Continue reading
Common Core: Nonfiction: “A Curious Mind”
A Curious Mind: the Secret to a Bigger Life by Brian Grazer and Charles Fishman Brian Grazer is the producer of many well-known films (A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13, Grinch, Splash) and some TV series (24 is the best known). … Continue reading
Common Core: Nonfiction: “The Age of Acquiescence”
Age of Acquiescence: The Life and Death of American Resistance to Organized Wealth and Power by Steve Fraser I picked up Age of Acquiescence because it was recommended as a companion work to Capital in the 21st Century. Age of Acquiescence … Continue reading
Posted in Controversial Issue/Debate, Historical Fiction/Historical Element, Human Rights Issues, Non-fiction, Over 375 pages
Tagged Adult books for teens, Age of Acquiescence, book reviews, capitalism, Common Core, Common Core standards, critical thinking, economics, nonfiction, poverty, Steve Fraser
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Women’s History Month: Look what I won!
I won these five books at the California School Library Association Centennial Conference! Just cataloged in time for Women’s History Month. Be a leader and a history make–come check one out!
Adult Nonfiction: Common Core: “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking”
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain You know you’re going to enjoy this book when you read the ‘Manifesto for Introverts’ that follows the cover page. It includes ten points. My … Continue reading
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