by Elizabeth Wilcox | Apr 24, 2021 | Elizabeth's Blog
Georgeby Alex GinoGenre: Children’s Literature/Adolescent Literature, LGBTQIA+, FictionOriginally Published 2015 “My point is, it takes a special person to cry over a book. It shows compassion as well as imagination.” Ms. Udell patted George’s...
by Elizabeth Wilcox | Apr 23, 2021 | Elizabeth's Blog
Every year, the American Library Association releases a list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of the previous year. This year, I am setting a personal goal to read all 10 of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2020, and I’d like to invite you to join...
by Elizabeth Wilcox | Apr 21, 2021 | Enchanted Garden Blog
Our Fairy-Tale Book Club Pick for June 2021 is: ToweringbyAlex Flinn Join us in reading this fairy-tale retelling! In June, Mary and Elizabeth will each share a review of this novel. Then, they will discuss the book and share their discussion here. You can join...
by Elizabeth Wilcox | Apr 20, 2021 | Enchanted Garden Blog
When we first started Briarbook Lane, we knew we wanted to run an associated book club, so that at the very least the two of us could read, review, and discuss a book together every few months. We are both very much fans of fairy tales, and so it was easy for us to...
by Elizabeth Wilcox | Apr 16, 2021 | Elizabeth's Blog
A year ago, Mary and I began Briarbook Lane, and I began to post here on my little corner of the site. It’s been a real roller-coaster of a year; a lot happening in the world, and a lot happening with me, personally. What did this first year of blogging here...
