The exceptional quality of several picture books released recently found me possessed of the belief that we are living in a time of unique excellence. It is perhaps wise, however, to suspect…
With the Labyrinth of the Spirits, Carlos Ruiz Zafon has completed his four-book Cemetery of Forgotten Books series. The author, along with providing the fourth book, has also supplied a narrative edict.…
NEW SHARON – Who are these children you ask yourself? They are the students of two fourth grade classrooms at Cape Cod Hill School in New Sharon. I’ve had an Advance Reader’s…
As I was making my way to the Glade for our seventh annual interview with Summer, I found myself reflecting on a recently finished book, The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert. My…
What it the best new Easter book you ask? One of the nice things about Easter is that any book that has a rabbit in it becomes an Easter book. I’m particularly…
When I finally arrived for my annual interview with the new Year I was a bit startled by an unexpected sight. Here, see for yourself. Kenny: Thank you. Umm. Hold on. (Checks…
FARMINGTON – At the center of La Belle Sauvage, the first book in Philip Pullman’s new trilogy, is a quest to reach sanctuary amidst many perils. For any new book the idea…
FARMINGTON - Dickens would have been justified in feeling pleased with himself for beginning A Tale of Two Cities with what has long been one of literature's most justly famous lines, "It…
Something great has come to Farmington and its name is The New Commons Project. What is the New Commons Project, you ask, and what makes it better than the old commons? First…
I hope every school has at least one teacher like Dan Ryder. Dan is a long time English teacher at Mt. Blue High School. Passionate, funny, engaged, relevant, dynamic, Dan is a…