Entries by Christina Matekel-Gibson

Watercress by Andrea Wang & Jason Chin

Happy book awards season! Every January, the American Library Association announces award winners and honorees in a whole host of categories. The most well-known awards include the Newbery Medal, the Caldecott Medal and the Coretta Scott King Award, though there are over 30 awards for young adult and children’s books. The Caldecott Medal is awarded […]

Summer Reading Program: Sign Up Now!

Joplin Public Library is excited to present our annual all-ages Summer Reading Program from June 1st  through July 25th, with the theme “Tails and Tales! www.joplinpubliclibrary.org/summer-reading-program/ No Library card is required to participate in the Summer Reading Program; however, this year, for the first time ever, the Joplin Public Library is extending this offer of […]

FRONT DESK by Kelly Yang

If you have seen the movie “Elf,” you are familiar with the scene where Will Ferrell’s character bursts into his father’s work meeting yelling, “I’m in love, I’m in love, and I don’t care who knows it!” That’s how I feel about KELLY YANG‘s award-winning 2018 novel, “FRONT DESK.” This middle grade chapter book tells the story of […]