Category: Young Adult

Give Your Children The Gift of Reading »

By David Stilwill on Dec 5, 2007 in Children's Books, Featured, Young Adult | 0 Comments

” I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves.”
Anna Quindlen
Technology everyday is becoming more pervasive in children’s lives. While this is not necessarily a bad thing - movies, television, video games & communication devices all compete for a [...]

The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster »

By David Stilwill on Nov 15, 2007 in Fiction, Young Adult | 1 Comment

“But it’s not just learning things that’s important. It’s learning what to do with what you learn and learning why you learn things at all that matters.”

Milo is a bored little boy with nothing much to do or reason to do it. Till one day arriving home from school he unexpectedly finds a miniature tollbooth [...]