I was reading the I Love Libraries blog and came across this inspiring article about a girl who set a goal of reading all of the Newbery Medal winners before middle school and reached that goal.  Not only did she read all the books, but she created a blog where she reviews many of them. [...]

I just read a book that is both inspiring, disturbing and a challenge to my thinking.  The Glass Castle is Jeannette Walls memoir of being raised by two parents most of us would consider disfunctional.  The parents starved their kids while they spent money on chocolate and alcohol, they refused help from anyone, the family [...]