Between pandemics, power failures, climate-change crises and insurrections, doomsday thinking can be pretty hard to avoid, and calculating how to make it through worst-case scenarios has become an all too common hobby. But Berthoud-based author Megan E. Freeman pulls it off in
Alone, her thrilling debut middle-grade novel.
The book tells the story of Maddie, a twelve-year-old girl forced to survive after her family has been evacuated from their small Colorado town. With nobody for company but her dog, George, Maddie must figure out how to feed, shelter and protect herself.
Since its 2020 release, the book has drawn a positive response from librarians, schoolteachers and kids alike, who are drawn to Freeman s snackable writing style. Most chapters are two- to three-page poems, each with concise, to-the-point writing. While a novel in verse might not sound like the most intuitive draw for growing readers, Freeman is hearing that young people are lured in not just by the plot, but
Genealogy buffs hold online class Tuesday
An Intermediate Genealogy Class, presented in a live online webinar by the North San Diego County Genealogical Society, will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. Jeanette Shiel will discuss “Researching New York State Records.”
The webinar is free; registration required at nsdcgs.org. For questions, call (949) 310-1778.
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GIA offers virtual activities for gem buffs
The Gemological Institute of America offers a number of free virtual activities and resources that are available to the community. For example, folks can learn about the latest gemological research and new discoveries in Gems & Gemology GIA’s quarterly journal including the most recent issue on colored stone origin and every issue, back to 1934 at gia.edu/gems-gemology. GIA also offers access to important books on gemology, mineralogy, gems and jewelry in the digital collection of rare and historical books from GIA’s Cartier Rare Book Repository and A
I ve never been able to find a good way to display Christmas cards; I am not a hang them around the door frame kind of person (it grates on my minimalist sensibility), so last year I put out a big bowl in our dining room and put them all in there (to be fair, I took the idea from a friend â I m not that quick). It keeps them neat and tidy, and my kids love going through them all year long. As we ve added to the bowl this year, I ve spent some time perusing last year s cards.
What a difference a year makes.
I ve never been able to find a good way to display Christmas cards; I am not a hang them around the door frame kind of person (it grates on my minimalist sensibility), so last year I put out a big bowl in our dining room and put them all in there (to be fair, I took the idea from a friend I m not that quick). It keeps them neat and tidy, and my kids love going through them all year long. As we ve added to the bowl this year, I ve spent some time perusing last year s cards.
What a difference a year makes.