In Four Letter Word, teenage Izzy lives in a small Northern California fishing town. Life isn’t easy for Izzy, she finds herself feeling lost when her crush ghosts her and her mom sinks deeper into a debilitating depression. Things seem to perk up when her mother announces that an Italian exchange student will be moving…
Debuting in 1983, Fraggle Rock is a beloved television series that captured the hearts of audiences around the world. Set in a whimsical underground world inhabited by colorful puppet creatures known as Fraggles, the show was a delightful blend of humor, adventure, and music. Apple TV brought back the series in 2022 and I had…
Nineties kids know the lure of getting up on a weekend and bingeing Saturday morning cartoons. One of my favorite series was X-Men, Fox’s animated series that depicted Marvel “mutants” dealing with discrimination and fear in a world that refuses to understand their gifts. Disney Plus has released a sequel to the series which picks…
When I heard Disney+ was creating a new Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, I couldn’t wait to watch it. Like most fans, when I found out that the author of the book series, Rick Riordian, was involved I was curious to see what Disney would create and how it would be different from the…
This heartwarming and humorous middle-grade book, Walkin’ the Dog by Chris Lynch explores the transformative power of friendship, both human and canine. Louis, the self-proclaimed “inactivist” meaning he really would rather sit back and observe rather than take part sticks out in a family of strong personalities. Louis is gearing up for the scary transition…
Jump into the untold story of Never Land’s biggest villain in this enchanting novel, where Captain Hook was once just a lost soul seeking a home. The book The Lost Ones by Lauren DeStefano weaves an unsettling tale that takes readers back to the time before Captain Hook became the infamous villain, exploring the lives…
In the book “Hooray for She, He, Ze, and They!,” author Lindz Amer takes readers on a delightful and heartwarming journey into the colorful world of pronouns, exploring the vast spectrum of identities that language can embrace. In a world where everyone has a pronoun, from the familiar hes and shes to the more unique…
QUEENS is a National Geographic wildlife series that recently debuted on Disney+. Shot and edited by a women-led production team, QUEENS whisks viewers into the world of animal matriarchs showing the challenges and surprising victories of animals fighting to survive. The first episode ‘African Queens’ sets the tone of the series and follows a pack…
The picture book “Free to Learn” chronicles the life of Alfredo Lopez a little boy who journeys from Mexico to Texas with the desire to attend school. Alfredo often stays home and watches his friends and neighbors head to school but he asks his mother if he can go she avoids answering. Alfredo’s family are…
There’s a moment in the documentary The Program: Cons, Cults and Kidnapping where Director Katherine Kubler cheerfully drinks a Mike’s Hard Lemonade. She savors it and says “..this drink sent me to prison for 15 months.” As crazy as it may seem, she is absolutely serious as getting caught with a Mike’s Hard Lemonade prompted…
