In the Stacks: Wishtree
New York Times best-selling children’s book about kindness and hope. By the author of The One And Only Ivan.
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In the Stacks: Vacationland
Vactionland: True Stories From Painful Beaches
Suffer through painful beaches in a fun way! Ellen explains how.
In the Stacks: Four Perfect Pebbles
Heart-wrenching memoir by holocaust survivor Marion Blumenthal Lazan. Charlene sums it up.
In the Stacks: Beyond the Bright Sea
This award-winning mysterious tale of an orphan and her search for her origins is a great read for the tween in your life.
In the Stacks: All the Way to Havana
Warmly illustrated picture book about a family trip to Havana, Cuba in an old family car. Zoom, zoom, ZOOM!
In the Stacks: After the Fall
A modern existential twist on Humpty Dumpty, for kids. Our children’s librarian tells us how it works.
In the Stacks: Behold the Dreamers
You won’t be able to put this one down. Margie tells us about the unforgettable award-winning debut novel.
In the Stacks: Spaceman (Long Island Reads 2018)
Long Island Reads chairperson Janet Schneider joins us to talk about this year’s choice, the inspiring story of Long Island’s Michael Massimino and his unlikely career as an astronaut for NASA.
In the Stacks: The World Broke in Two
The World Broke in Two: Virginia Woolf, T. S. Eliot, D. H. Lawrence, E. M. Forster and the Year That Changed Literature
A book about books, and writing, famous authors, publishing, and all the angst set in a year that brought a change to the way the modern world thinks. Ellen explains why.
In the Stacks: The Rent Collector
A beautiful story of struggle and hope and redemption. Margie will fill you in.