Tweet Drum majors with high-knee struts. A director, cymbals, tuba, trombones, trumpets, and more. It’s all part of the marching band pageantry that’s such a big tradition with Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The picture book Here Comes the Band … Continue reading
Tweet Kathleen Branigan experienced profound loss at a young age, suffering the death of her mother and several other close relatives within a short time. Not surprisingly, the losses upended her sense of self and her grasp on how she … Continue reading
Tweet It all starts when Jack London steals a watch from a shabbily dressed man. She doesn’t know he’s actually someone powerful in disguise. All she wants to do is sell the watch to help pay a doctor to care … Continue reading
Tweet Spooky Scouts Troop 13 is a close group. Together they earn badges and sell cookies. For Luna the wolf pup, the best part is their annual camping trip. But when Luna finds out the moon will be full the … Continue reading
Tweet One summer 11-year-old Nora T wants to learn about the trees on her grandparents property. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee, and her grandparents live on a farm in the country a couple of hours drive away. When Nora T … Continue reading
Tweet Fresh from the notoriety after their last case, the Sherlock Society creates a website to get new clients. Despite many dead end referrals, they get a new client who offers to pay a substantial sum. The task: find the … Continue reading
Tweet Remember the Removal bicycle ride began in 1984 and became an annual event in 2009. It helps Native youth connect with their history as they spend a grueling three weeks retracing the route their ancestors took when they were … Continue reading
Tweet In a spider city in Africa, cloth-weavers stop making kente cloth in protest against machine-made fabric. Even Anansi, who gathers stories to share, struts around in the cheap cloth. Until he finds that without this traditional weaving, there is … Continue reading
