Short and Shivery Spooky Treats

In between all the “trick or treating”, don’t forget to make time for these treats!
Coraline (the graphic novel) adapted and illustrated by P. Craig Russell.
Looking for excitement, Coraline ventures through a mysterious door into a world that is similar, yet disturbingly different from her own, where she must challenge a gruesome entity in order to save herself, [...]

Finding Home

It’s hard to believe that any harm might come to those cute, cuddly creatures from the land of Down Under. For an exciting survival story, read Finding Home by Sandra Markle.
A koala mother faces two challenges: protecting herself and her joey from the raging bushfire, and finding food after their home range is
destroyed. Her journey brings her [...]

Lose Weight By Reading

Ever wish reading could make you thin? According to a new study released last week by researchers at Duke Children’s Hospital, that just might be the case, at least for teen girls.
In a pilot study of 81 girls between the ages of nine and 13, reading resulted in a lower Body Mass Index, which measures [...]

City of Ember Opens This Weekend

City of Ember
The City of Ember, based on the novel by Jeanne Duprau, opens October 10. In a city of perpetual darkness all light comes from a mysterious generator that shows signs of failing. Featuring Bill Murray, Tim Robbins and Martin Landau. The movie-tie in edition of City of Ember can be found in the Alameda County [...]