Wright takes a deep look at thirteen major diseases and pandemics throughout history with a look at how medical science and political leadership helped or exacerbated the crises. At turns laugh-out-loud funny and deeply disturbing, it’s utterly readable and page-turning.
Learning to Plan and Be Organized
You do not have to have a child with ADHD in order to use this book as a resource. It provides lists and steps to support executive functioning skills, which are immensely useful for growing children. It will help them succeed now and in the future!
4 Kids Walk Into A Bank
The visually inventive and surprisingly poignant tale of four kids who love Dungeons and Dragons and playing video games, but have to grow up fast when one of their fathers plans a bank robbery. The art style really shows off the things that only graphic novels can do.
Glacial Period
In this graphic novel set thousands of years in the future, ice covers the earth and human history has been forgotten. When archaeologists discover the Louvre buried beneath the ice, they make absurd assumptions about humanity’s past based on the art they find there.
Truevine
This true and tragic tale intertwines the personal story of two brothers kidnapped from their home with fascinating glimpses into Virginia history, and the history and world of circuses and sideshows.
Sisters First
This heartfelt and nostalgic memoir from two former first daughters offers decades of personal moments of their lives in the public eye and their bond as sisters. It is especially enjoyable on audio.
Packing for Mars
Maybe Matt Damon should have read this book before his ill-fated trip in the movie “The Martian.” A highly entertaining and educational look at life in space based on scientific space simulations.
Some Possible Solutions
What if you could know the date of your own death? What if you woke up one day with the ability to see through people’s skin? Helen Phillips explores possibilities like these in this bizarre and fascinating collection of literary and speculative short fiction.
Fairest: Wide Awake
Life can be hard when every girl on the block is the “Fairest in all the Land.” This spin-off from Fables features the back stories of Fabletown’s many princesses.
Death of a Dentist
A dentist with a bad reputation winds up dead, and the whole town has a motive for his murder. This Hamish Macbeth Mystery has plenty of plot twists and a cast of characters – from the dental assistant to a pair of local moonshiners – that will keep you guessing until the very last page.