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Adult Books 4 Teens Angela Carstensen Feb 10, 2012 Panther BabyIn this rather extraordinary memoir, Jamal Joseph recounts his journey from Black Panther to prison to professor at Columbia University. Joseph gave the Arthur Curley Memorial Lecture at ALA Midwi... More... |
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A Fuse #8 Production Elizabeth Bird Feb 10, 2012 Fusenews: In which I cram in a whole mess of resources just for the heck of itTwo authors of children's books passed away recently, one on the American side of the equation and one acr... More... |
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Bowllan's Blog Amy Bowllan Feb 10, 2012 Writers Against Racism: Black History Month: Honoring the Storytelling Tradition Today is my mom's 70th birthday! Go, Mom! And she is certainly from the 'storytelling' generation, so I will be interviewing her a little later to see how times have changed. In the meantime, my than... More... |
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Good Comics for Kids Lori Henderson Feb 10, 2012 All ages comics and manga for 2/8/12There's a good variety of comics and manga on the list this week. With Valentine's Day next week, Ape Entertainment is ready with a new one shot for Richie Rich classic comics, the Valentine'... More... |
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Heavy Medal: A Mock Newbery Blog Jonathan Hunt Jan 31, 2012 2013 Newbery Reading ListHere are some of the more promising candidates for the 2013 Newbery Medal. Some of the starred review information may quickly become outdated--if it isn't already. THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN by Kathe... More... |
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NeverEndingSearch Joyce Valenza Feb 8, 2012 EUscreen debutsYour history and language teachers will be very interested in the recently launched EUscreen. The new multimedi... More... |
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Nonfiction Matters Marc Aronson Feb 10, 2012 Read This Article -- And Think About What It MeansThis headline article in today's Times is a must read: http://tinyurl.com/7jhsxbq The very short precis is the headline -- the education gap today is more one of class than of race. As one Stanford pr... More... |
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Someday My Printz Will Come Karyn Silverman Jan 24, 2012 Did someone say something about egg on faces?[caption id="attachment_869" align="alignleft" width="242" caption="CC-licensed image by Wilheln"][/caption] This morning we ... More... |
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A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy Elizabeth Burns Feb 10, 2012 FrankensteinFrankenstein chapter by chapter reading, continued. Confused? Read my introduction post; ... More... |
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Touch and Go Daryl Grabarek Feb 6, 2012 Review: "Chopsticks' by Jessica Anthony and Rodrigo Corral There's been a lot of buzz about Jessica Anthony and Rodrigo Corral's format-bending young adult novel, Chopsticks, released last week in print and as an app. School Library Journal'... More... |
