This past year has been rough in a lot of ways, but the book industry has been a light in the darkness. Books have continued to serve as entertainment and a way to escape reality for a little while. With…
2016 Midyear Review: Best in Books
We are now halfway through 2016, and there have been some incredible books released in the past six months. The Young Folks staff have put together our best books of 2016 (so far). Ranging from Ruta Sepetys’s Salt to the Sea…
Book Review: Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
If I get to say just one thing about Salt to the Sea, it’s this: Ruta Sepetys’ most recent novel is emotional, thought-provoking, and a must read for people of all ages. In 1945, World War II is drawing to…