Hatchet (Brian's Saga Series #1)

You can find plenty of staged and pseudo survival shows on television these days, but when your young reader needs to get off the couch and read about true human courage against all odds, we recommend one (or all) of these ten best wilderness survival books. Full of staggering and stirring adventures, each one takes place in the […]

There are a lot of things you shouldn’t do on a plane. You shouldn’t kick the seat in front of you. You shouldn’t be rude to the flight attendants. You shouldn’t load your oversized carry-on into the overhead storage compartment and take up all the space. But one thing you really shouldn’t do is start […]

In the dark days of yesteryear, we had to physically wander into bookstores and pick up books at random to find one that suited us, like animals. And we had to do it uphill, in the snow. Nowadays you can simply click your way over to a list that will recommend books perfectly suited to your taste. […]

Smartphones rule our lives. They’re these little digital leashes we willingly carry around and rely heavily upon for directions, restaurant recommendations, rides, entertainment, texts, photos, tweets, and, oh yeah, occasionally phone calls. But just because they’re ever-present IRL doesn’t mean we want that in our books. In fact, there are a whole host of books […]