In 1942 a B-17 bomber plane crash landed in the Pacific Ocean. The six crewmen and two passengers aboard set adrift in the plane's three small life rafts. They survived the impact but can …
Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story by Caren Stelson is middle grade non-fiction. This is a gorgeous book that intermingles the narrative of six-year-old Sachiko with historical inser…
Given current world events, Girl on a Plane is a relevant and timely piece of young adult fiction. It isn't so much a break-neck thriller as it is an opportunity to shadow the victim of a h…
Life of the Party: The Remarkable Story of How Brownie Wise Built, and Lost, a Tupperware Party Empire is a fascinating book. Author Bob Kealing, an award-winning broadcast journalist, provides a…
Learning about the history of submarine warfare in the Pacific Ocean during WWII might not be something you, or your middle schooler, are normally drawn to, but Dive! by Deborah Hopkinson is…
Housebroken: Admissions of an Untidy Life is a series of essays by New York Times Bestselling author Laurie Notaro. The essays all have a similiar theme of homemaking and family, and vary in leng…
Don't be misled, though written by Senior Scholar in-Residence and Ambassador of Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, Stephen Cope, The Great Work of Your Life: A Guide for the Journey to Your Tru…
There are not a lot of middle grade memoirs out there, but Ugly by Robert Hoge is a true middle grade memoir in every sense of the word. It covers the first fourteen years of the author's life and is…
Award-winning author Jo Marchant knows a thing or two about science. With a BS in genetics and a PhD in microbiology, Marchant is the perfect candidate to investigate whether the human mind can heal a…
Husband and wife, Ike and Judith Lancaster, incite deeper meaning into the familiar saying: “Think before you speak”, with their composition, What We Say Matters: Practicing Nonviolent Communicat…
A prolific and illuminating edification on the life of Gandhi and his incredible display of exemplifying non-violent behavior, to inspire liberation not only within South Africa and India, but the wor…
Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World is a revealing and harmonious campaign for the need of secular ethics. Here, The Dalai Lama shares his reasoning for the requisite of ethics that pe…
