Teens love an excellent mystery—the fun of fixing a puzzle, the suspense of surprising twists, and the satisfaction of the truth. Whether your youngster is an avid reader or simply…
Introduction Who Was The Author Who Won The Children's Book Award? Kids' writing has a mystical approach to significantly shaping youthful personalities. These books show examples, flash creative mind, and make…
Animals Playing Instruments Children Books can be introduced to music through animal-themed songs, as parents and music educators are well aware. For children who enjoy music, songs are an excellent…
Tove Jansson’s Moomins might be Finland’s most famous exports. The author and illustrator is a cherished national icon and, for Finnish readers, her enchanting, snout-nosed characters offer not just an…
Fan at the opening of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” in 2010 in Harrisonburg, Va.Credit...Traci White/Daily News-Record, via Associated Press When J.K. Rowling was accused of transphobia about two years…
EVERYTHING IS AN EMERGENCY An O.C.D. Story in Words & Pictures By Jason Adam Katzenstein 243 pp. Harper Perennial/HarperCollins. $19.99. Image The label “O.C.D.” can get tossed into conversation a little too cavalierly at times,…
This obituary is part of a series about people who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. Read about others here. The writer Nicholas Rinaldi, in a poem published in 1981 titled…
On Tuesday last week, as police officers across the country deployed brutal tactics in response to protests over the killing of George Floyd, the former secretary of labor Robert Reich…
Beatriz Williams, the best-selling author of historical novels including “The Golden Hour,” “Summer Wives” and “A Certain Age,” had not quite bargained for 11 years in Greenwich, Conn. But her husband,…
A BURNINGBy Megha Majumdar In the opening paragraphs of “A Burning,” Megha Majumdar’s fierce and assured debut novel, a train briefly halts in a station, and flaming torches are thrown in…
J.K. Rowling, the creator of the popular “Harry Potter” series, came under fire from L.G.B.T.Q. groups after she took aim at an article that referred to “people who menstruate.” The online…
Everybody feels like a freak in middle school. As the father of two teenagers who have recently emerged from puberty, I can tell you that children are freaks in middle…
