Mr. Marineau, I Regret to Inform You That You Didn’t Ruin My Life, or: If I...
By Geo Ong I used to hate reading. In high school, I had a string of English teachers that did quite a job of having their students hate reading forever. My 10th grade Language Arts teacher Mr....
View ArticleNew Books for a New Season: What We’re Reading
An Urchin isn’t an Urchin without a haversack full of books. There may or may not be food and warm clothes, but in case of emergency, an Urchin will have plenty of books to keep him or her company....
View ArticleBook Covers That Make a Difference
By Geo Ong As a bookseller and a book lover, I’m around books all day. The old adage of never judging a book by its cover has never really applied to me, and I’m quite confident that I’m not alone in...
View ArticleThe Urchin Picture Show
We don’t know about you, but we Urchins have been long overdue for a trip to the movies. There are notable new releases on the forefront, and we thought we’d share with you what’s up on our horizon in...
View ArticleThat’s What He Said
Compared to the great distance that had separated him from Daisy it had seemed very near to her, almost touching her. It had seemed as close as a star to the moon. Now it was again a green light on a...
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