Women in Science by Rachel Ignotofsky

Women in Science by Rachel Ignotofsky is a beautifully illustrated work which presents the lives of 50 women in the science field who broke barriers and made significant contributions to the world.  Their stories of determination, perseverance, and courage are each told in a two-page spread with informative side graphics.  Katherine Johnson, a physicist and mathematician, whose work recently was celebrated in the film Hidden Figures, is featured among other brilliant women.  Some are well-known like Marie Curie and Jane Goodall but others not so much like Jane Cooke Wright and Sau Lan Wu.  All should be known and celebrated for their contributions to science.

The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater

Book 4 of The Raven Cycle

Piper has awakened something evil in Cabeswater, and Adam can feel that Cabeswater is dying. Gansey, along with his friends, Ronan, Adam, Noah, Henry, and Blue must find the lost king, Glendower’s tomb, and awaken him to be granted a request.  As Blue finds herself drawn to Gansey, she is acutely aware of the prophecy that her kiss will cause his death.  Suspense builds as the Raven boys and the Henrietta psychics try to stop the evil unleashed by Piper and Laumonier.