Everyone's favorite Viking dragon trainer is back in the theatres in How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, but did you know that Hiccup and Toothless got their start in The Heroic Misadventures of Hiccup the Viking, the first book Cressida Cowell's series, How to Train Your Dragon? If you haven't read the series, it's…
Raise Your Voice: Shout Readalikes for Teens
In her new book, Shout, Laurie Halse Anderson opens up about the events in her life that motivated her classic novel Speak.
Remembering Anna Karenina
Next weekend, February 13 - 24, Joffrey Ballet Chicago is premiering Anna Karenina. Revisit the classic story with these materials.
Novels at a Revolution
Lyrical novels set during 20th century revolutions.
Quiz: Name That Picture Book
How well do you know these picture books? Match the first line to the book in this quiz from bloggers Liv, Shilo, Jason, Brandy, Alexa, Corina,Caroline, Evelyn and Cristina…
DNA Kits: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
DNA test kits aimed at consumers offer the opportunity to send saliva through the mail and receive information on your ethnic background, connect with distant relatives on a website and find out health information at a relatively cheap price point. While the kits allow people to discover more about themselves, they can also reveal family…
Novel Destinations: Looking for America
Bbruins recommends road trip novels with well-drawn characters that will pull you in.
February 2019 Reading Challenge: Science Fiction or Science
Adults, read along with us this winter and be entered in a drawing for a Chicago Public Library T-shirt or a copy of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, this year's One Book, One Chicago selection. This month, read a science fiction book or a nonfiction book on science or technology as part of this…
Wonderful Women in Westerns
I fell in love with the Western genre after reading Larry McMurtry’s masterpiece Lonesome Dove. I especially loved reading about Lorena Wood, the strong-willed heroine of the novel. Up until that point, I’d only associated men with the genre, but after Lonesome Dove, I began my own adventure of searching for Westerns that included cool…
Read Like Cupid: Books for the Amateur Matchmaker
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, you might be wondering what the world’s favorite matchmaker is up to. Always on the lookout for the latest trends in matchmaking, Cupid reads a lot about what makes a good romantic match. Fortunately for us, he’s willing to share his favorite books so that you too can…
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