Category: Teens

The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali Request It! As part of my summer reading, I chose to read The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali, primarily because I found the cover and the title to be more striking than the other options. The...

Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI by Yuval Noah Harari Request It! The author of this book is Yuval Harari, an Israeli historian and professor at Hebrew University, famous for Sapiens, Homo Deus, and 21 Lessons for...

Brave New Word: How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That’s a Good Thing) by Salman Khan Request It! Salman Khan, the founder of Khan Academy and a dedicated advocate for global education, wrote this book to discuss the future of education in the...

Summer reading is here and boy, are we excited! This year, we’re celebrating all the ways that libraries grow imagination, curiosity, and knowledge. As a farm feeds a community, libraries nourish our minds. Check out how to participate here. Summer Reading at the Belmont...

Patria: Lost Countries of South America by Laurence Blair I personally am a history geek and love learning about the history and culture of other places. Unfortunately though, I haven’t had much exposure to Mesoamerican and South American history beyond a few lessons in...

Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari Request It! This book is by Yuval Harari, a historian and Hebrew University professor best known as the author of Sapiens. It can essentially be described as a new version focusing on the...

Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian, Vol. 5 by Sunsunsun Request It! This volume takes place after the events of Volume 4/4.5. It goes over the duo’s student council election campaign after the summer break. This review assumes you have knowledge of the...

Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian, Vol. 4.5 by Sunsunsun Request It! This volume is within the same time frame as volume 4, and covers short side stories from the summer break. It is not necessary for plot development but is recommended by...

Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian, Vol. 4 by Sunsunsun Request It! This book takes place after the events of the anime, Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian season 1 or volume 3 of Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian, which...

The Coming Wave by Mustafa Suleyman Request It! The cofounder of DeepMind, which drew worldwide attention after developing the artificial intelligence that defeated Lee Sedol 9 dan in Go, the founder of Inflection AI, and now a leading figure at Microsoft overseeing its artificial...