This coming-of-age graphic novel deals with growing up, changing, navigating the ups and downs of friendship, and figuring out how to deal with our own mental health. For a middle grade book to do so effectively is a gift for us all and gives a path forward at a time when things just seem way …
This is just the tip of the iceberg of summer reading delights awaiting young readers at independent bookstores. Here are some recent bookseller favorites for elementary and middle school students, but the shelves are stocked for a whole season of great reading. What is in your backpack or by your hammock this summer? Lumberjanes Unicorn …
Parents, how are you holding up during summer vacation? Local bookstores and libraries are good boredom-busters for people of any age. Here’s a peek at some things independent bookstores in the Pacific Northwest have planned to help everyone enjoy the time away from school routine. GRASS ROOTS BOOKS & MUSIC (Corvallis, WA): For kids ages 5-12: a summer …
Summer is coming, and if you have kids, that means summer break is coming… What to do, besides sign up for every summer reading program you can find and stock up on books from your local independent bookstore? If you’re in the Portland area, children’s bookstore Green Bean Books is offering two half-day camps. …
Alright, grown-ups: time to start getting jealous! Kids at Third Place Books and Village Books have been enjoying a week of book-themed summer day camp fun. These day camps are a far cry from the Kumbaya singing, potholder weaving, and vicious Red Rover playing I remember from summers of yore. No wonder Jessica Baloun, Camp …
