by admin | May 15, 2019 | Novels - Young Adult
The Rifle by Gary Paulsen In this young adult novel, an incredibly accurate Revolutionary War-era rifle is passed down and sold over the course of several generations, but no one ever checks to see if it’s still loaded. Tragedy... 
by admin | May 15, 2019 | Novels - Young Adult
Follow this link to 15 novel recommendations from the Chicago Public Library – YAY! for public libraries – to help teens process gun violence and terrorism. These books feature teen characters that teen readers can relate... by admin | May 15, 2019 | Personal Essays
“Half-Life,” by Lisa Ellison in Kenyon Review Online. A woman recalls her brother and the 20th anniversary of his suicide. 
by admin | Feb 3, 2019 | Novels - Adult
Before You Know Kindness by Chris Bohjalian In this fictional account of an unintentional shooting, a Vermont man, who has recently begun hunting, leaves a jammed rifle in the trunk of his car during a family vacation at his ancestral home in New Hampshire,...