This book, "Dragon Pearl" by Yoon Ha Lee, is highly recommended by Rick Riordan, and that's really all a young reader of fantasy needs to know! This is the first of a series of books about Thousand Worlds, where a young girl named Min dreams of going.

Keynote Speaker will be Waterloo Mayor Quentin HartThe Hawkeye Community College commencement ceremony is set for Friday, May 3, at 7:00 p.m. The ceremony will be held at the McLeod Center on the University of Northern Iowa campus, located at 2501 Hudson Road, Cedar Falls.

Last night I started reading "The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson" by Ellen Baker. It tells the story of young Cecily, taken to an orphanage by her mother where she is sold to a mysterious man who owns a traveling circus.

 If a student in your household applied for college financial aid for the 2024-2025 year, financial aid offers should arrive in the next few weeks. With the delayed release of the 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and the resulting delay in the FAFSA results being processed and sent to the schools to calculate an individual student's financial aid offer, you may feel pressure to compare offers and make decisions quickly.

I loved this book! It's definitely one of my favorites so far. Signa has the ability to see spirits and use belladonna berries to travel the world between life and death.

IHCA Foundation Offers Health Care Scholarships for Long-Term Care Employees, High School Students, Veterans and Rural Iowa Residents88 scholarships now available; applications due May 31The Iowa Health Care Association (IHCA) Foundation announced today the opening of its application cycle, which in 2024 will make more than $200,000 available to individuals interested in pursuing or advancing their career in long-term care.

Eek! If you're a fan of horror, Riley Sager's "Final Girls" is perfect for you! I couldn't put it down until I found out who the true villain was at the very end.

Ten Parents to Win $1,000 Each in College Savings Deposits in Special DrawingRegistration is open for a special drawing of a $1,000 college savings deposit that 10 Iowa parents and guardians of students in eighth through 12th grades will be randomly selected to receive after April 30, 2024.

After reading this book, I felt as though I had travelled back in time, to an America that I didn't live through, but which now I understand in a new way.

Congratulations to the Lake Land College Agriculture Students on a successful 2024 National Professional Agriculture Student Conference. Results are a