Wherefore Art Thou Gnomeo?

Carly M.'s cute Create a Caption post with David the Gnome mentioned the new movie Gnomeo and Juliet. Well today, we've got a more complete story.

"O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?" You guys may have heard of this line. It's a line from the famous William Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet, and maybe even one of the most famous lines in literature! I think I was in 10th grade when I first read Romeo and Juliet. Once I got past the old English style of writing (lots of thou, thy, and doth), I was convinced it was one of the saddest love stories of all time.

Book Club: New BONE Book, Quest for the Spark

Hi! Welcome to THE STACKS Book Club where every month we all read the same book together. Here's how it works. I'll write the blog post here announcing this month's book, why I chose it, and a question that I am interested in. You participate by writing what you think in the Comments below. Anyone can join!

This month's book is: BONE: Quest for the Spark, Book 1 by Jeff Smith and Tom Sniegoski.

Trivia: Incredible Inventions by African Americans

As you know, February is the month when we celebrate the contributions of African Americans. There is no doubt that African American inventors have made incredible contributions to the world. For example, check out the list below. 8 of the 12 things in this list were invented by African Americans.

So your Trivia Quiz for today is in honor of Black History Month. . . Can you guess which of these incredible inventions were created by African Americans? Leave your answers in the Comments.

Harry Potter Trivia Answers

Last week's Trivia Quiz came from Ravenclaw10 on the Harry Potter Message Board. Lots of you knew the correct answers, but GryffindorWolf was the first get all 10 correct. Congrats! The answers are below, but first, we have some more questions from those of you who submitted your own! Thank you, amazing people! Some of these are pretty tricky. See how many you can answer.

Writing Prompt: A Doorway Leading to. . .

Recently, a couple of my friends went on vacation, and you would not believe it! They totally neglected to take me with them! The nerve!

And not only did they head out of town while I was stuck at home, they apparently encountered a magical portal to another world during their trip! At least, that's what it looked like to me when they showed me this photo after their return:

As soon as I saw this pic, I envisioned a character pulling the door open to discover a whole new realm beyond. This road looks like it could be next to a castle, a row of country homes, farms, a deserted town, crazy upside-down houses, anything!

What do you think? What's at the end of that road? What's behind the hedge? Where do you imagine the doorway leads? Write your ideas in the Comments below!

— Karen, STACKS Staffer