The Fault in Our Stars: Insightful Teens with Impressive Vocabulary
I’d seen positive reviews about John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars in the blogosphere, so when I spotted it on display in the YA (young adult) section of our l...
Category: How to encourage reading
Read Across America Next Week
Next Friday, March 2, should mean something to Word Nerds everywhere. The National Education Association (NEA) and at least 50 other organizations are promotin...
The Future of Books Depends on Barnes and Noble
Bookstores feed my craving for peace, calm, and intellectual stimulation. I love walking slowly past the quiet shelves as I search for the familiar cover of an...
Walter Dean Myers: Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
I didn’t know we had an “Ambassador for Young People’s Literature” until I heard an NPR interview with Walter Dean Myers earlier this month. His term began Jan...
The Meaning Behind Auld Lang Syne
At the end of one of my favorite movies, Harry Burns asks Sally Albright, “What does this song mean? My whole life, I don’t know what this song means.” Now, i...