by Christeen Gilman | Feb 7, 2022 | What's Mrs. Gilman reading?
A story about a boy on a quest to rescue his father, with only a ghost as his companion, and a mysterious pony as his guide. Twelve-year-old Silas is awoken in the dead of night by three menacing horsemen who take his father away. Silas is left shaken, scared, and...
by Christeen Gilman | Oct 2, 2020 | Library News, What's Mrs. Gilman reading?
This beautiful, illuminating tale of hope and courage is based on interviews that were conducted with Holocaust survivor and Auschwitz-Birkenau tattooist Ludwig (Lale) Sokolov—an unforgettable love story in the midst of atrocity. In April 1942, Lale Sokolov, a...
by Oxford Academy | Jan 1, 2020 | Library News, What's Mrs. Gilman reading?
This beautiful, illuminating tale of hope and courage is based on interviews that were conducted with Holocaust survivor and Auschwitz-Birkenau tattooist Ludwig (Lale) Sokolov—an unforgettable love story in the midst of atrocity. In April 1942, Lale Sokolov, a...
by Oxford Academy | Sep 1, 2019 | Library News, What's Mrs. Gilman reading?
This deliciously sharp novel captures the relentless ambitions and fears that animate parents and their children in modern America, exploring the conflicts between achievement and potential, talent and privilege. Set in the fictional town of Crystal, Colorado, The...
by Oxford Academy | Sep 1, 2018 | Library News, What's Mrs. Gilman reading?
From the bestselling author of Everything I Never Told You, a riveting novel that traces the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and the enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of...
by Oxford Academy | Mar 1, 2018 | Library News, What's Mrs. Gilman reading?
Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family’s Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge–until...
