Just before the start of his high school senior year, Zach Sobiech was told he had only months to live. After battling bone cancer for four years, Zach lived out his final days with joy, writing and recording the hit song “Clouds.” His mom, Laura, wrote a book about their family’s journey so Zach could continue to touch millions of people around the world. […]
For two decades, Lois Lowry’s Newbery Award winning novel The Giver has profoundly impacted young readers into adulthood. Found on both assigned middle school reading lists and banned-book lists alike, the thought-provoking, introspective novel resonates especially with those who’ve faced hardship or injustice. Shortly after the book was published in 1993, Jeff Bridges began the quest to turn The Giver into a movie, now scheduled to release in August. […]
With more than 3 million copies of his books sold, Tim O’Brien, 67, is known for his thought-provoking stories that use the Vietnam War as a backdrop for exploring the bigger questions in life. Becoming a dad has changed Tim’s view of the world—and his writing. Although Vietnam still invades his stories, even those he tells his boys (Timmy, 10, and Tad, 8), Tim now sees life through soccer games, magic shows, and a tree house window. His current project is a book about being an older dad. […]
