MARVELous Invitational Week 5 – NoveList Plus

    This week, we discover NoveList Plus.  This is a database I use a few times a week, so I’m looking forward to learning more! The first part of the exercise is to search for a series I am interested in.  Since I just finished one of Jude Deveraux’s Edileannovels, I type Edilean in the search bar, click the Series radio button, and then Search.  This new page gives me a link to the author, a description of the series, and the genre among other things.  Scrolling down the page I have a list of titles in the series, …

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What are you reading right now?

Several years ago I watched an HBO movie on the life of Temple Grandin, a woman born with severe autism, who became a PhD professor at Colorado State University.  When I read a recent review for a new children’s book about this remarkable woman I knew it was one we should have in our collection. Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World, by Sy Montgomery is truly a memorable story for children as well as for adults.                                        Charlene Wagner, Children’s Librarian   The question was asked, “What are you reading right now?” …

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