The Butcher's Masquerade
By Matt Dinniman
I think this is the best and most consistent of the books so far. A couple of good twists, especially at the end. The titular Butcher's Masquerade...
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California Partners Project champions gender equity across the state and ensures California’s media and technology industries are a force for good in the lives of all children. These are the books that have shaped how the organization thinks about parenting in the age of smartphones, social media, and AI. The insights they provide inform their research, challenge assumptions, and help define what kids need to thrive in today's digital world.
For more on their work on children and the digital world, explore California Partners Project's resources here.
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Revisiting the Classics
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Recent Notes
How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder
By Nina McConigley
Couldn’t set this one down. Finished in a weekend. It's a unique writing style that weaves in child-like elements and feels choppy and a little...
Silent Earth
By Dave Goulson
Eye opening, especially regarding the enourmous application of pesticides and how limited environmental safety reviews are for these chemicals. I...
The Nickel Boys (Winner 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
By Colson Whitehead
A really good quick story, fantastic twist at the end too. A thinker with a lot of reflection after reading.
Served Him Right (Original)
By Lisa Unger
Take one part family dysfunction, one part murder, and lots of rumors of witchcraft–and you’ve got an intense thriller you won’t put down! I...
These Heathens
By Mia McKenzie
This is a coming of age story as Doris is exposed to new ideas and comes to a lot of important realizations over the course of a weekend alongside...