Barnes & Noble’s Above & Beyond Award recognizes booksellers for excellence in delivering extraordinary customer service, showing team spirit, going the extra mile, increasing business knowledge, and exemplifying personal growth. This year Barnes & Noble is honoring a wonderful bookseller with the 2017 Above & Beyond Award. Let’s meet the winner! Anne Violette Store: Bolingbrook, IL Exemplifies: Delivering Extraordinary Customer Service The […]
The Burning Maze, the third book in The Trials of Apollo series by Rick Riordan, comes out Tuesday, May 1st! Yay! Here are five things I can’t wait to read about: The Labyrinth The Labyrinth, where much of this book is set, is one of the creepiest parts of the mythological world; it’s practically alive, and […]
It starts in standard Riordan style, with Apollo, Meg, and Grover lost in the Labyrinth, pursued by monsters, and fending them off with tomato plants (as one does). This is a rather lighthearted near-death experience compared to what comes next, and the trio emerge into a southern California ravaged not just by drought but by […]
School’s almost out for summer, so it’s time to start thinking about how to fill all those long, lazy days ahead. Make sure your kids’ beach bags and camp duffles are packed with some awesome, engaging books sure to keep them happily reading those warm-weather days away. This month, we’ve picked a couple of brand-new […]