Story Circle Book Reviews

Twelve-year-old Sam starts doing research on the habits and behaviors of monsters and lists the facts: “Fact #1: Most people don’t know they exist.” Do we all have monsters living inside of us? If not monsters, are there bad angels or negativity gremlins interrupting us? If you said […]

Prize for the Fire by Rilla Askew is historical fiction from the time of Henry VIII. The period language caused me some initial trepidation. It needn’t have. Within pages, I was hooked. It wasn’t the historical period that drew me in, though the author’s extensive research shone through […]

This book begins slow then blooms into a heroine’s story about a woman who fights depression, loneliness, and her own demons. Abandoned by her father, Ellie wanders aimlessly through life in search of meaning and connections. When she is not at work for the Urban Poverty Research Center […]

“Well-behaved women seldom make history,” coined by a prominent historian, has become one of feminism’s most popular sayings. The experiences of the women featured in Truth Tellers: The Power and Presence of Black Women Journalists Since 1960, could take that phrase one step further: “Trailblazing women, knocking down […]

Like Gwendolyn Brooks, who used her poetic talent to uncover the Black experience in America, Cynthia Manick also takes the reins on self-discovery, bringing to light personal experiences and frustrations with today’s world. I am so hungry for what I don’t know, my wisdom teeth grow back every […]