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BY SUE LUCEY
hen Mother Nature prevents you and your family from being able to venture outside this winter, turn to an adventure of a different kind – a good book. Doesn’t grabbing your coziest blanket, pouring a cup of your favorite hot cocoa (or a glass of your favorite wine), and curling up with a good book sound pretty good right about now? But what should you, your littles, and your teens read this winter?
CHILDREN Ty’s Travels: Lab Magic by Kelly Starling Lyons (for early readers) Join Ty on his imaginative adventure in this My First I Can Read book that focuses on science exploration, imagination, and play, written by Raleigh’s own Kelly Starling Lyons. Ty and his friend Corey love to visit the museum and perform science experiments. But when he can’t participate in one because he’s too young, Ty uses his imagination to make his own experiment at home.
the story of a young person’s battle to stay alive against the odds, where the high seas meet a coastal wilderness.” They continue, this coming-of-age adventure, with “hints of Nordic mythology and an irresistible narrative pull … is Gary Paulsen at his captivating, adventuresome finest.”
YOUNG ADULT Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz Grave robbers, anatomists, and a heroine determined to become a surgeon make Anatomy: A Love Story my favorite winter read this year. Set in 19th century Edinburgh, this gothic tale follows Hazel’s quest to become a real physician in a world hellbent on crushing her dreams. Once she meets grave robber Jack, they help each other solve the mysteries of friends disappearing into thin air and
You Are Not Alone by Alphabet Rockers With a personal message of acceptance and encouragement to love ourselves, celebrate our identities, and use our voices against hate, You Are Not Alone is an empathetic and inclusive book that encourages us to have each other’s backs, no matter what. With incredibly written words by two-time Grammy nominees Alphabet Rockers and beautifully illustrated pictures by Ashley Evans, this is a musthave for young and old alike. The Library Fish by Alyssa Satin Capucilli (available March) This adorably sweet story features a fish who lives in a library … but one snowy day when no one comes by, Library Fish bravely ventures outside the safety of her bowl to search out the many library stories she hears. Northwind by Gary Paulsen (ages 8-12) A gripping tale by the author of Hatchet takes you on another exciting adventure – this time through Norway. As described by publisher Macmillan Publishers, “This stunning novel from the survival story master, set along a rugged coastline centuries ago, does for the ocean what Hatchet does for the woods, as it relates 46
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