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Library Web Wednesday: Holiday Books
Looking for some fun children’s holiday books? Check out NoveList K-8 Plus! With NoveList K-8 Plus, you can search and find the perfect book for the holiday season! NoveList K-8 Plus also offers an easy-to use interface for young readers, … Continue reading
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Library Web Wednesday: Book Series Resource
Can’t remember the next book in your favorite book series? Check out the series resource in NoveList Plus. NoveList Plus offers accurate reading order for over 19,000 series such as Alex Cross, Stephanie Plum, Twilight, and Diary of a Wimpy … Continue reading
Library Web Wednesday: NoveList K-8 Plus
Looking for fun children’s books for the summer? Check out NoveList K-8 Plus! Novelist K-8 Plus is a database designed especially for children and teens. It offers an easy-to use interface for young readers, book discussion guides, and the ability to … Continue reading
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Book Review: Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain by David Eagleman
The mind-body problem has been a subject of philosophical conversation since the time of Descartes, but modern neuroscience offers new techniques to bring the topic into the realm of the sciences. David Eagleman’s Incognito (ebook verion) is a lucid, thoughtful … Continue reading
Book Review: Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Jacob Portman’s grandfather, Abe, was sent to a children’s home during World War II to escape Nazi persecution in Poland. Jacob has grown up hearing stories about children with peculiar abilities who lived in this home. Abe even has photos of … Continue reading
