Book Reviews

Houseplants for All: How to Fill Any Home with Happy Plants by Danae Horst
I cannot tell you how many times I’ve impulsively purchased…

Beginning Reader Titles in the Children’s Department.
Summer Reading 2021 has come to a close at the Joplin Public…

Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World by Andrea Pitzer
Tales of polar expeditions haunt because we know how they end.…

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
As the title implies, MEXICAN GOTHIC by SILVIA MORENO-GARCIA…

The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker
”THE ART OF GATHERING” is PRIYA PARKER‘s gift to those…

Shirley Chisholm Is a Verb! by Veronica Chambers, illustrated by Rachelle Baker
Shirley Chisholm Is a Verb!
written by Veronica Chambers,…

Good Mail Day: A Primer for Making Eye-Popping Postal Art by Jennie Hinchcliff and Carolee Gilligan Wheeler
In 2014 we, meaning Post Art Library (the privately funded not-for-profit…

“All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team” by Christina Soontornvat
The library is always a great place to be, but it has been especially…

Inside Story: A Novel by Martin Amis
A frequently asked question of authors in The New York Times…

We Came, We Saw, We Left: a Family Gap Year by Charles Wheelan
Charlie Wheelan is standing on a train platform in Medellin,…

We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry
With its brightly colored cover and its strange title, WE RIDE…

The Chicken Sisters by KJ Dell’Antonia
When I heard of this book — “THE CHICKEN SISTERS” by KJ…

Joplin High School Cartoonist Club titles
This was almost the shortest book review submitted here: “Read…

Historic Missouri Roadsides by Bill Hart
This book review is a celebration of sorts of both the Missouri…

FRONT DESK by Kelly Yang
If you have seen the movie “Elf,” you are familiar with the…