Book review: The Rose and the Dagger

I like to read North Carolina authors, and I like to read multicultural authors, so this book is a “twofer” because author Renée Ahdieh is a woman of mixed race married to a Persian husband as well as an UNC-Chapel Hill graduate living in Charlotte.  The...

Book review:  Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda

Now that our 2015-16 Heroic U classes are officially over, I have some time to catch up on some other great YA reading that I missed when teaching.  So my first book of the summer was Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli.  And what a great book to...

Book Scavenger Hunt in Downtown Cary

In the beginning of October, there were books hiding in bushes, lying against walls in alleys, and other assorted cubbyholes in downtown Cary.  Maybe you found one?  If so, you can thank the students of Heroic University for supplying your hidden literary treasure.The...