The Briarbook Lane Blog
Stories, book reviews, writing life, library adventures, and news from Briarbook Lane.Elizabeth Reviews: The Bone Spindle
The Bone Spindleby Leslie VedderGenre: YA Fantasy, Fairy-Tale AdaptationFirst published 2022 That night she dreamed of a white stone tower thronged in roses....The...
Mary Reviews: The Bone Spindle
Title: The Bone SpindleAuthor: Leslie VedderGenre: FantasySeries: Bone Spindle trilogyFairy-tale Inspiration:Sleeping BeautyAge group: Young AdultAuthor...
Towering: Book Review
Title: ToweringAuthor: Alex FlinnGenre: Contemporary FantasySeries: stand-aloneFairy-tale...
Elizabeth Reviews: Towering
Toweringby Alex FlinnGenre: Fantasy, Fairy Tale Adaptation, YA Fiction I had not been outside in years. I wasn’t...
Elizabeth Reviews: All American Boys
All American Boysby Jason Reynolds and Brendan KielyGenre: YA, fictionOriginally published 2015 I wasn't sure what I...
Elizabeth Reviews: Stamped
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and Youby Ibram X. Kendi and Jason ReynoldsGenre: Non-fictionOriginally Published...
Grenadine
Grenadine is a bar staple that makes its way into a lot of classic beverages, from the Shirley Temple mocktail to the...
Elizabeth Reviews: George
Georgeby Alex GinoGenre: Children's Literature/Adolescent Literature, LGBTQIA+, FictionOriginally Published 2015 "My...
