Beth Ferry

Aug 8, 2024 | publishersweekly.com | Lily Anderson |Beth Ferry |Tom Lichtenheld |Irene Latham

Lily Anderson. Holt, $19.99 (304p) ISBN 978-1-2509-0947-3It’s all fun and games until doors start bleeding, carpets devour stabbing victims, and exits lock down during a haunted house party fundraiser in this scary-snarky thriller by Anderson (Scout’s Honor). Afro-Latina Arden Lazano Flack would skip graduation and jump directly to college if her divorced real estate agent parents didn’t blow her tuition savings to buy the long-abandoned, likely haunted Deinhart Manor.

Apr 11, 2024 | canr.msu.edu | Ana Heck |Beth Ferry |Jerad Jaborek

Michigan State University Extension (MSU Extension)’s Emergency Response to Accidents Involving Livestock (ERAIL) program trains first responders, law enforcement officials and animal agriculture industry workers to respond to accidents involving livestock. MSU Extension will host an in-person, hands-on ERAIL training on Saturday, May 18 at the Eastern Michigan Fairgrounds in Imlay City, Michigan, for professionals who may be called on to respond to an accident involving animals.

Mar 19, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Beth Ferry |Brendan Wenzel |John Segal |Silvia Álvarez

The shelf on environmental activism is crowded; this one doesn’t stand out. A polar bear, infused with sunlight, describes its plight to young listeners. How exactly the “solar” bear came to shine is never explained, but Wenzel’s luminescent beast does indeed glow against midnight blue backgrounds.

Mar 8, 2024 | canr.msu.edu | Beth Ferry |Jerad Jaborek

The animal agriculture industry is robust in the United States where millions of animals are transported weekly for various reasons. Transportation of animals occurs as part of the food system, for exhibition and for recreation; it is rare to find a day or highway where trucks and trailers hauling single, multiple or groups of animals does not occur. The transportation process comes with several risks that are associated with it, as unexpected accidents involving livestock can occur.

Jul 31, 2023 | psychologytoday.com | Trudy Ludwig |Beth Ferry

Sam’s family was spending a week of their summer vacation with cousins at their lake house. This was the first time they had returned to this beloved retreat since pandemic-related restrictions were eased. Sam was too young to remember previous encounters with his (fraternal) twin cousins, Eli and Ellen, but he was so excited on arrival that he exploded out of the car to join them on the beach.