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Books to Read
April 21, 2017 | Stephanie Mackin
Storybooks to Help Children Understand Autism and Sensory Processing Disorder

April is National Autism Awareness Month and what better way to gain awareness than by reading and teaching your child about autism and sensory processing disorder. Whether your child is on the... READ MORE

Book Buzz
April 19, 2017 | Luis Rivera

(Ages 1-3)

Blue Chameleon by Emily Gravett

Chameleon tries to fit in by changing colors and shapes.

(Pre-K –K)

Black Cat, White Cat by Silvia Borando

This cheerful story of juxtaposed personalities brings to light the... READ MORE

Books to Read
March 31, 2017 | Tracy Covey
43 Forever Fashionistas

Take a journey through time with the book, Bad Girls of Fashion: Style Rebels from Cleopatra to Lady Gaga by Jennifer Croll, to discover exactly what Cleopatra and Marie Antoinette were wearing and why. Admire the fashion sense of Coco Chanel, Frida... READ MORE

Jackson Pearce
March 27, 2017 | Stephanie Mackin

Sunshine State author Jackson Pearce entranced audiences at Alafaya Branch and the Orlando Public Library on March 8 and March 9 with the true story of a wounded rat that she saved from the jaws of a cat, put in her backpack and brought home at age 9. The rat, much to her... READ MORE

Books to Read
March 24, 2017 | Tracy Covey
As Beyonce sings, Run the World (Girls)

From Pocahontas to Misty Copeland, Laurie Calkhoven writes about 50 significant women throughout American history in the book, Women Who Changed the World: 50 Amazing Americans. Each two-page biographical overview is listed... READ MORE

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The Great American Read - Wuthering Heights
September 12, 2018 | Ricardo Williams

The Great American Read is a new eight-part series from PBS that explores and celebrates the power of reading, told through America’s 100 best-loved novels. Join the conversation with PBS and WUCF! 

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The Great American Read - Looking for Alaska
September 10, 2018 | David Matteson

The Great American Read is a new eight-part series from PBS that explores and celebrates the power of reading, told through America’s 100 best-loved novels. Join the conversation with PBS and WUCF! 

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The Great American Read: The Chronicles of Narnia
August 31, 2018 | Brendan O'Connor

The Great American Read is a new eight-part series from PBS that explores and celebrates the power of reading, told through America’s 100 best-loved novels. Join the conversation with PBS and WUCF! 

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