Another book I looked at for my upcoming trip. It's a little hard to find stuff specifically on Hilton Head in my library system, but every little bit helps I guess!

This is an excellent review of TV and culture, but to me, the standout essay is "Confessions of a Human Shield," which examines how we approach the work of problematic people, particularly men. I know that I find it easy to not pay attention to the work of most problematic actors, but letting go of Michael Jackson and David Bowie? Much harder. Highly recommended.

You do not need to have watched the shows referenced for this to work for you.

I did enjoy this alternative origin story of Catwoman. It is fairly dark (domestic abuse, animal death, potential cults) but you also feel the strength of Selina Kyle. I probably would have given this a four or five but I didn't like the ending. I felt like she gave up on Rosie too suddenly. I thought she would have fought harder. Still better than Mera: Tidebreaker.

I enjoyed this one, which makes kids move (and trade their shoes and socks)

A fun read about huge numbers. Not good for your toddler/preschool crowd, but much better for preschool/elementary crowd.

Another fun dance party read, with fun moves and fun animals.

I've loved all of Arden's other books, so I thought I would give this one a whirl. It is deliciously creepy, and I definitely skimmed sections so I wouldn't be up all night scared out of my mind. I love the characters of Ollie, Brian, and Coco. As I get older I have discovered I am a fan of children's horror. That's my level of creepy factor. I'll never look at scarecrows the same way again.

The crafts in this book are good, the only reason I marked it so low is that many of these I have seen on Pinterest and I'm wondering if the ideas were stolen or not from there. Like, I literally have a lot of these crafts pinned.

2019 reread is the illustrated edition

I thought this book was pretty good, although a little clean. Everyone seems to look like a model. Interesting choice to tell it from a building's perspective, although I'm not entirely sure that works.

Important reviews to consider: https://booktoss.blog/2019/06/04/erasure-by-any-other-name/

http://www.theclassroombookshelf.com/2019/06/exploring-history-commemorating-pride-with-stonewall-a-building-an-uprising-a-revolution/