Remembering Mrs. Rossi

Remembering Mrs. RossiBy: Amy Hest Illustrator: Heather Maione Mementos from her mother's students help a young girl to grieve in a middle grade novel by award winning author Amy Hest. Eight year old Annie lives in a sunny apartment in Manhattan with her father, Professor Rossi. Life would be pretty good if only Annie didn't so achingly miss her mother. When Mrs. Rossi died suddenly, she left not only Annie but also a classfull of students who pour out their hearts in a

Working late at her museum

By: Carl Dennis   | Series: Penguin Poets From the winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the Ruth Lilly Prize

George becomes curious about how chocolates are made

to his decaying Cornish manor house

• Techniques for canning

I added an extra helping of vervain to the censer

Hunting for answers

By:      As Stephen King will attest

and the serial killer known as Babysitter

—Sara Vilkomerson

" (Los Angeles Times)

and roll over with laughter