When it comes to novels written for kids featuring characters who are kids, Roald Dahl ranks among the best of the best, sharing the status of all-time great with the likes of Beverly Clearly, Judy Blume, and J.K. Rowling. The British author (1916–1990) wrote enough classics to keep a fifth grader busy for months, specializing […]
Shelf Improvement is a monthly column that features three books guaranteed to improve your library and your life. From literary fiction, young adult, and humor, to spirituality, autobiography, and more, no genre is off limits. The only requirement of the selections featured here is they must be transformative and page-turning. If you’re hoping to build a better bookshelf, […]
In order for the protagonists in middle grade novels to shine, their parents often fade to black and exist on the pages much like all the adults in a Charlie Brown cartoon; dads, even more so. However, every once in a while there are a few stand-out fathers who shape the story as well as our […]
