Gingerbread Cookies

By: Kody Hanor Ingredients: ·       3½ cups all-purpose flour ·       1 tsp baking soda ·       ½ tsp salt ·       1 Tbsp ground ginger ·       1 Tbsp ground cinnamon ·       ½ tsp ground allspice ·       ½ tsp ground cloves ·       10 Tbsp (about 142 g) unsalted butter, softened ·       ¾ cup packed brown sugar ·       ⅔…

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Santa’s Workshop

Photo Shown (Left to Right)- Nathan Palenick, Ryan Kapschull, Owen Leming, Robert Kratzer, Ayden Blaut By: Bethany Day             Santa’s Workshop just finished its’ 20th anniversary. On Friday, December 12, the Volunteers in Paupack set up its yearly Santa’s Workshop in the library, an event where students can come in and grab gifts for their…

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The Book Thief

Book by: Markus Zusak By: Reilly Buselli In The Book Thief, Markus Zusak uses his riveting writing style and unusual point of view to tell the story of a girl who endured the worst parts of World War Two. Zusak writes from the point of view of death itself, narrating the life of Liesel Meminger….

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