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Humble and Kind: The Legacy of Willie Theyon Adams [IN REMEMBRANCE]

Willie Theyon Adams

Today we attended the memorial service for an old friend, Willie Theyon Adams of Monroe, La. He wasn’t famous. He didn’t leave behind a vast estate or change the world with new inventions. No monuments will be erected in his honor. And yet, his legacy is one that will be remembered and carried in the hearts of his friends and family for many years to come.

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Second Chance Romance Gets a Little Help in Lizzie Shane’s ‘To All the Dogs I’ve Loved Before’ [REVIEW]

Australian Shepherd
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In a small town, it’s hard to avoid people. Especially when one of those folks dumped you. But when you have an adorable dog with a mischievous streak a mile wide, these encounters are going to happen more often. Will this couple be able to bury the hatchet and give love a second chance? Find out in Lizzie Shane’s latest Pine Hollow novel, To All the Dogs I’ve Loved Before.

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Pam Lecky Will Win Your Heart with ‘Her Secret War’ [DIAMOND REVIEW]

1940s era young woman
Does a young woman have what it takes to become a spy? (Photo courtesy Canva)
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She thought they were safe. But that was before she heard the drone of planes overhead. The following day’s events changes her life forever. Does she have what it takes to rise from the ashes and forge a new path as a spy? Find out in Pam Lecky’s Her Secret War.

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Brad Meltzer’s ‘I Am Oprah Winfrey’ Teaches Children to Love Themselves [REVIEW]

Oprah Winfrey as a cartoon
Oprah gets the cartoon treatment in Brad Meltzer’s book I Am Oprah Winfrey. (Illustration by Chris Eliopoulos)

While Oprah Winfrey may be a household name to those of us who grew up watching her talk show every afternoon, children may not identify her as readily. But all that is about to change, because now she is the 25th hero featured in bestselling author Brad Meltzer’s “Ordinary People Change the World” series of biographies for kids, illustrated by cartoonist Christopher Eliopoulos.

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National Geographic’s ‘Octopus, Seahorse, Jellyfish’ Invites Us to Marvel at These Deep-Water Dwellers [REVIEW]

Pale Octopus
Common Name: Pale Octopus, Scientific Name: Octopus pallidus, Size: mantle is 4.5 inches long, Notes:  near Sorrento, Victoria, Australia (Photo by David Liittschwager)

Maybe it is because they look like alien beings from another world, but I have always loved watching marine life like octopuses with their stretchy, squishy bodies; dainty seahorses covered with bony plates; and translucent jellyfish that propel themselves through the water by contracting their umbrella-shaped bells. In National Geographic’s forthcoming book, Octopus, Seahorse, Jellyfish, we get up close and personal with these amazing creatures.

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