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Books That Teach Empathy

January 17, 2021 ~ Lisa Helm ~ Leave a comment

This week I felt compelled to compile a list of book titles that can be used to teach empathy. Before I share this list with librarians and teachers in my district I wanted to share my motivation for doing so... It is challenging being a teacher when traumatic events unfold. I taught 12th grade English … Continue reading Books That Teach Empathy

Reflecting on 2020 and setting goals for 2021

January 10, 2021January 10, 2021 ~ Lisa Helm ~ Leave a comment

Welcome, 2021! Last week I reflected on my year of reading. The titles, the genres, the authors. Around March last year, I had to take the reality of my “COVID mindset” and my inability to focus into consideration and set a milestone much lower than I usually do at 50 books. As an English teacher … Continue reading Reflecting on 2020 and setting goals for 2021

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

November 20, 2020 ~ Lisa Helm ~ Leave a comment

Adaline lives in 17th century France with 17th-century societal expectations- she must marry. Now Addie doesn’t want to get married. She wants to travel and learn and meet new people. She definitely doesn’t want to keep a home and have babies. So she does the only thing she can do to get out and makes … Continue reading The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

November 8, 2020 ~ Lisa Helm ~ Leave a comment

Ok, I've read a lot lately about Matt Haig's books. I've meant to increase my exposure to speculative fiction, and Haig's books seem as good a place to start. If you look on Goodreads, almost all of his books have a 4+ star rating (not that Goodreads ratings matter. Ok, Goodreads reviews may gently nudge … Continue reading The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

The Cabinets of Barnaby Mayne

August 5, 2020August 9, 2020 ~ Lisa Helm ~ Leave a comment

written by Elsa HartI am a reading fiend. I can read book upon book upon book upon book. Summer holidays usually offers the opportunity where I make up for the lack of time I had during the work year. But this year was different. You would think that with a quarantine one would have more … Continue reading The Cabinets of Barnaby Mayne

Too Much and Never Enough

July 29, 2020 ~ Lisa Helm ~ Leave a comment

by Mary L. Trump Most of the audible books I download are nonfiction. "Too Much and Never Enough" is the second book I've downloaded regarding our "interesting" political leader to our south. Honestly, four years ago, I had a weird fascination with American politics, but now I just find it all too exhausting. I was … Continue reading Too Much and Never Enough

Legendborn

July 27, 2020August 9, 2020 ~ Lisa Helm ~ Leave a comment

LegendbornTracy DeonnLove, love, loved this novel. From the first page until the last I was swept away in the story Deonn has written. I’ve always been a sucker for stories about secret societies that may or may not exist on campus, any campus. What would make someone special enough to be admitted to one? What … Continue reading Legendborn

Sin Eater by Megan Campisi

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 ~ Lisa Helm ~ Leave a comment

I went down the Google rabbit hole after I read this novel. I simply had to find out if there were, in fact, Sin Eaters that existed in history. And you know what? There was! “ A Sin Eater is a person who consumes a ritual meal in order to spiritually take on the sins … Continue reading Sin Eater by Megan Campisi

“It Will Just Be Us” by Jo Kaplan

June 6, 2020June 9, 2020 ~ Lisa Helm ~ Leave a comment

It Will Just Be Us By Jo Kaplan Well, this book has all the trappings of a good gothic horror story: a creepy house, unsettled spirits, the ability to prophesize, and a madwoman (or is it mad women? You decide).  Besides being creepy and downright unsettling, it also is a story about nature vs. nurture … Continue reading “It Will Just Be Us” by Jo Kaplan

The Heart and Other Monsters

May 3, 2020June 9, 2020 ~ Lisa Helm ~ Leave a comment

The Heart and Other Monsters by Rose Anderson In this non-fiction piece, Rose Anderson writes of the death of her younger sister due to a drug overdose. Her sister’s death serves as the focus of this memoir, and around it, Anderson shares her own personal history. The memoir seems to serve as a means of … Continue reading The Heart and Other Monsters

The Night Swim

April 17, 2020June 9, 2020 ~ Lisa Helm ~ Leave a comment

The Night Swim by Megan Goldin Thank you Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for sending me a free advanced copy of The Night Swim. This book turned out to be a good distraction during this time of quarantine. It was an easy read and didn't require a lot of concentration...which is just the only type … Continue reading The Night Swim

Things in Jars

April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 ~ Lisa Helm ~ Leave a comment

Things in Jars by Jess Kidd I read this novel in a day. And it wasn’t because it was practising social distancing and had nowhere to go and nothing to do (ok, maybe that was a smidge of the reason). But mostly it was the kind of novel where I had to put life on … Continue reading Things in Jars

What to Read During Social Distancing

March 18, 2020June 9, 2020 ~ Lisa Helm ~ Leave a comment

What interesting times we live in! For those of you who are looking for book titles for kiddos in junior and senior high, I've compiled a list of books I've read and recommend and a few titles I haven't read but were recommended by various publishing houses and educational websites. Weblinks for more information concerning … Continue reading What to Read During Social Distancing

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