Title: March (Book Three) Author: John Lewis (with Andew Aydin) Illustrator: Nate Powell Publication Info: Top Shelf Productions (2016) Summary: March (Book Three) picks up right where the first two left off, telling the story of Senator and civil-rights activist John Lewis. The first two books deal a great deal with Lewis’…
Category: 2017
S672 Book Review: Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio
Title: Out on the Wire Subtitle: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of the Radio Author: Jessica Abel Publication Info: Broadway Books, a Division of Random House (2015) Summary: To say I loved this book would be a grand understatement. I picked it from a list, just because I was trying to get…
S672 Book Review: Big Top Burning
Title: Big Top Burning Subtitle: The True Story of a Arsonist, a Missing Girl, and the Greatest Show on Earth Author: Laura A Woollett Publication Info: Chicago Review Press, Inc. 2015 Suggested Age Range: Grades 5 and up Summary: Big Top Burning is the true story of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus…
S672 Book Review: Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introverts
Title: Quiet Power: The Secret Strength of Introverts Author: Susan Cain (with Gregory Mone and Erica Moroz) Illustrator: Grant Snider Publication Info: Dial Books for Young Readers/Penguin Young Readers Group (2016) Suggested Age Range: Grades 5 and up Summary: Susan Cain’s remarkable best-seller, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Won’t Stop Talking, changed…
S672 Book Review: The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus
Title: The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus Author: Jen Bryant Illustrator: Melissa Sweet Publication Info: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers (2014) Suggested Age Range: Grades 2-5 Summary: As a person who loves words and has actually asked for a thesaurus for my birthday, I found this book both silly fun and totally informative. The…
S672 Book Review: The Imitation Game: Alan Turing Decoded
Title: The Imitation Game: Alan Turing Decoded Author: Jim Ottaviani Illustrator: Leland Purvis Publication Info: Harry N. Abrams (2016) Suggested Age Range: Grades 9 and up Summary: The Imitation Game: Alan Turing Decoded is a graphic novel about the life of Alan Turing, the mathematician genius who helped stop World War II by helping break…
S672 Book Review: Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine
Title: Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine Author: Laurie Wallmark (illustrations by April Chu) Publication Info: Creston Books, LLC, 2015. Suggested Age Range: 5-9 Summary: Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine is the story of famous poet Lord Byron. Unlike her poet father, Ada is fascinated with numbers and mathematics. This short book is…
Why Community Theater?
There is something special and magical about community theater. It’s an amazing conglomeration of passion, talent, and flat-out love. Community theater exists because people have a desire to act, want to try something new, and need a safe place to explore. I have been a part of community theater for at least the last 20…
