Nancy Pearl
From picture books to chapter books, YA fiction and nonfiction, Nancy Pearl has developed more thematic lists of books to enjoy. The Book Lust audience is committed to reading, and here is a smart and entertaining tool for picking the best books for kids.... (read more)
Stephanie Per Moore
Yasmin Peace's problems just keep piling on top of each other. Her mom can't pay the bills. Her brother Yancy lies to his family just so he can do his own thing. Her other brother York has a gun on school property and is running with a gang. Yasmin's... (read more)
Diane McWhorter
In this history of the modern Civil Rights movement, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Diane McWhorter focuses on the monumental events that occurred between 1954 (the year of Brown v. Board of Education) and 1968 (the year that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr... (read more)
Susan Goldman Rubin
One of the giants of American art, Wayne Thiebaud was at first unappreciated because of the everyday subject matter of his paintings. His tasty hot dogs, delectable cakes, dizzy streets, and sleepy deltas have since become icons of twentieth century art.... (read more)
