20 Middle Grade Books About Ghosts, Witches, and More Looking for new titles to add to your Halloween-themed reading? Check out these recently reviewed spine-tingling works for tweens that will spook and terrify. The Collector by ALEXANDER, K.R. 224p. Scholastic. Aug. 2018. pap. $6.99. ISBN 9781338212242. Grades 3–6 When Josie’s grandmother becomes Read more…
How A Teenage Girl Became the Mother of Horror Mary Shelley combined science and the supernatural to write Frankenstein, the world’s first science-fiction novel. Born on a dark and stormy night, Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus is a true masterpiece of terror that began as a fireside ghost story and grew into Read more…
The Best Halloween Books This is a list of the best books that are 1) about Halloween itself and/or 2) take place during Halloween. 1. The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury 2. Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury 3. Dracula by Bram Stoker 4. Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Read more…
7 Must-Read Children’s Halloween Books These picture books about Halloween will delight your kids without frightening them. Halloween is a huge deal at my house. My kids love dressing up year-round, and the combination of dressing up and free candy is almost too much for them to handle. I like Read more…
What does the “D” in D-Day mean? This is the most frequently asked question by visitors to The National WWII Museum. Many people think they know the answer: designated day, decision day, doomsday, o reven death day. Our answer, like many answers in the field of history, is not so Read more…
Lucky Penny Day A saying goes, “Find a penny, pick it up, and all day long you’ll have good luck.” This is really just a modern take on an old superstition. In ancient times, people often thought that metals were gifts from the gods. They thought that metal would bring Read more…
IF YOU NEED A REASON TOCELEBRATE Today is National Maritime Day, Harvey Milk Day, and International Day for Biological Diversity count me in NATIONAL MARITIME DAYCreated by the United States Congress in 1933, National Maritime Day is a holiday that both honors and celebrates the Merchant Marine. (It also commemorates Read more…
Happy Easter! Iuka had a blast at their 2018 Easter Egg Hunt
Blind Date With A Book Happy Valentine’s Day! From the Corinth Public Library