Mrs. MacDuff's Blog

A Phở Love Story by Loan Le Bao and Linh’s parents have owned competing Phở restaurants across from each other as far back as either of them can remember. Both had been told to stay away from each other from… Continue Reading →

Escape from Camp 14 by Blaine Harden As a young boy, Shin grew up in a prison camp and knew nothing of the outside world. He shares a room with his mother where there are no beds, chairs or tables…. Continue Reading →

The library is featuring books that have been adapted into film. If you liked the movie, you’ll love the book!

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens After being abandoned by family in a swamp in Northern Carolina, Kya is left alone at a young age to carve out her own way in life. She ends up raising herself on… Continue Reading →

April was National Poetry Month! The library’s Poet-Tree was in full bloom by the end of April – filled with poems, lyrics, haikus, and much more.

The Light of Luna Park by Addison Armstrong The year is 1926 and Althea cannot bare to see another premature baby pass away at the Bellevue Hospital in New York. Especially since she has heard word of the high chances… Continue Reading →

From the Ashes by Jesse Thistle Jesse and his two brothers were abandoned by his parents at a young age. They end up in foster-care, and ultimately wind-up living at their grandparents. Their grandpa is a severe and unyielding man,… Continue Reading →

Hey Centaurs!, Sign-up in the Library for a Makerspace Workshop to make your own Festive Ornaments!Here are the options:

The Cat I Never Named by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess Amra is a brilliant student with lots of potential. She is tall, beautiful and has a handful of solid friends. Despite all this, some of her teachers despise her and her best… Continue Reading →

They Called Us Enemy by George Takei Four-year-old George awakes one morning to his Dad telling him to wake up quickly and get dressed. Soldiers soon arrive at the door, telling the family that under executive orders, they are to… Continue Reading →