The Wormhole…
A blog of selected books promoting nonfiction for readers of all ages
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A Good Place to Start
A Good Place to Start! Many librarians will tell you that kids stop reading nonfiction books sometime during the middle...
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Kids' Nonfiction Recommendations
Momentum – Survival Stories
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April 21, 2024
New to the market this year is a series from The Child’s World publishing – “Momentum – Survival Stories.” Librarians...
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The Little Regent – Yewande Daniel Ayowade & Ken Daley
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March 16, 2024
The Little Regent" is a wonderful new picture book with the flavors of both Aesop and Hans Christain Andersen. What...
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Missouri “Dogwood Award” Titles
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February 4, 2024
For the past several years the Missouri Association of School Librarians has sponsored an unusual new award – the “Dogwood...
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83 Days in Mariupol: A War Diary
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February 1, 2024
January 2024 - '83 Days in Mariupol: A War Diary' I think that we can discover a few valuable new...
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Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Stories (Capstone)
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January 7, 2024
January 2024 Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Stories (Capstone Press) Information becomes indelibly etched in the minds of readers when presented as...
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YA and Adult Nonfiction Recommendations
The Other Pandemic: An AIDS Memoir
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March 2, 2024
Told in a manner and from a perspective only possible by a gay man, this fascinating book manages to make...
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Our Ancient Faith: Lincoln, Democracy and the American Experiment
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March 2, 2024
Wow! This is on my "must read list!" I have long been a sucker for books about Lincoln and his...
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Harry Truman’s Excellent Adventure
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February 27, 2024
So... this book has been around for a long, long time. 15 years, to be exact. Why would I even...
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