‘The Stars Turned Inside Out’ by Nova Jacobs is much more than “just” a murder mystery

While there is a death at the very beginning of “The Stars Turned Inside Out,” author Nova Jacobs has much more in store for readers than a typical murder mystery. This very sophisticated story takes place in Switzerland, in the CERN facility, to be exact. And it’s in this place where physicists try to divide atoms into smaller and smaller pieces, and try to find dark matter, that mysterious concept most of us don’t fully understand, where the death takes place. And while the cause of death is clear, how it happened is not.

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‘The Groundworld Heroes’ by Adrian So: cover reveal and author interview

Adrian So is not your average fourteen year old. He wrote a middle grade novel, “The Groundworld Heroes,” and it’s being published by Monarch Educational Services this August. Adrian described how he started writing by explaining that during COVID, he was stuck at home and had nothing to do but read and write. He wrote nonstop and wrote short stories daily. He wasn’t ready to write a book, he thought.

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Children’s picture books about different bodies, different families, and belonging

Young children learn about the world around them from their parents and their friends, but also through the books that they read. Included here are books which explain that the world around us is filled with different people who might have different kinds of skin color, different body types, or different family structures. But at heart, we are all the same, and most of us want the same thing: to be loved for who we are. These books will reinforce those concepts, and each one has its own unique appeal.

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