The Nerd Cantina

The Half-Life of Ruby Fielding by Lydia Kang: Book Review

24 Apr, 2022 Megan McCarthy-Biank Reviews, Book Reviews 0

Will Scripps is in his mid-20s and working covertly on the Manhattan Project during World War II. His younger sister Maggie finds her own way of contributing to the war effort by training as a welder at the Navy Yard. The siblings have been able to make their own way …

Hilde on the Record: Memoir of a Kid Crime Reporter by Hilde Kate Lysiak: Book Review

14 Apr, 2022 Megan McCarthy-Biank Reviews, Book Reviews 0

Hilde Kate Lysiak has a collection of impressive accomplishments in her life thus far: American Journalist. Founder of Orange Street News. She’s been profiled by the New York Times, NBC Today, and The Washington Post. She’s also the inspiration of the AppleTV+ series Home After Dark. Yet the person I’m …