The Hunger Games, written by Suzanne Collins, is a dystopian novel set in a future society where a powerful government controls the population through fear and strict rules. The story follows a teenage girl named Katniss Everdeen, who lives in a poor district with her mother and sister. When her younger sister is chosen for…
YOUth Review: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Amidst the conflict of World War II, the paths of two people who share the same heart, yet live on opposite sides of the war, will cross. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr follows the story of World War II through the perspectives of Marie-Laure, a blind French girl, and Werner, a…
Fur Trade Turmoil | TBPL Research Blog
The Canadian First Nations communities had traversed the Great Lakes shorelines for centuries before colonial settlers became an integral part of their lives.
YOUth Review: Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Life of Pi written by Yann Martel, is a unique and emotional novel about survival, faith, and human imagination. The story follows a teenage boy named Piscine Patel, also known as Pi, whose family owns a zoo and decides to move overseas. During the journey, a tragic event leaves Pi stranded in the Pacific Ocean…
YOUth Review: One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
An eerie grumble—a low, raspy voice echoes throughout the hollow darkness of the depths of Elspeth’s mind. But what is it? And what does it want from her? One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig is a dark, romantic fantasy novel that dives into the twisted truth of a curse that has bewitched the Kingdom of…
Port Arthur Public Library | TBPL Research Blog
To follow up with our February Blog about the Mechanics’ Institute in Port Arthur, we will turn our attention now to the development of the Port Arthur Public Library and the building of what is now called Waverley Resource Library. In 1900, after much deliberation, the town of Port Arthur took over the Mechanics' Institute…
YOUth Review: Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki
Rich Dad Poor Dad, written by Robert T. Kiyosaki, is a personal finance book that compares two very different ways of thinking about money and success. The author describes lessons he learned growing up from two father figures in his life: his biological father, who was highly educated but struggled financially, and his best friend’s…
YOUth Review: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green follows Hazel Grace Lancaster, a sixteen year old girl living with cancer who reluctantly attends a support group. There, she meets Augustus Waters, a confident and funny teenager who previously lost part of his leg to cancer. As the two grow closer, they bond over books, fears…
YOUth Review: Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow
In the novel Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow, Charlie is a teen who is struggling with abuse and self–harm. She finds herself in a mental hospital where she is working towards recovery. She eventually gets released from the hospital expecting to go home with her mother but instead her mothers gets her money and…
YOUth Review: Cleaning the Gold by Karin Slaughter and Lee Child
Cleaning the Gold, authored by thriller writers Karin Slaughter and Lee Child, is a novella that brings together a story and brings their most famous characters along for the ride. Will Trent, a special agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, goes undercover at Fort Knox to investigate a decades-old cold case murder — and…
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