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Comment on Science Fiction loses author John Christopher by Fusenews: In which I cram in a whole mess of resources just for the heck of it « A Fuse #8 Production

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:02:07 +0000

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Comment on Review: How They Croaked for NONFICTION MONDAY by New and Featured Books for Young Adults for 02/09/2012: « Robins AFB Library Blog

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:26:16 +0000

[...] have the guts for gore, do not read this book.” But if you’re interested in trivia and interesting stories about the deaths of the historically famous then I think you’ll be quite entertained by this book. It’s a lite, fun [...]

Comment on Sleeping Bear Press’ Tales of Young Americans Series by Story Time, Childrens Storys, Kids Storys

Story Time, Childrens Storys, Kids Storys — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:58:29 +0000

Story Time, Childrens Storys, Kids Storys…

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Comment on Science Fiction loses author John Christopher by Sheila Ruth

Sheila Ruth — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:57:16 +0000

Thanks for linking to my review. I’m happy to hear that your students enjoyed the Tripods books!

Comment on Top Teen Titles #3 by Denise Dorn

Denise Dorn — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:41:17 +0000

I am sorry to ask, but did I miss #1 & 2? I’ve been checking every week, but haven’t seen them. 3 & 4 were in October, so I think I must have missed them.

Comment on Would you be the 25,000th signature on the petition? by Rick Puhala

Rick Puhala — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:52:21 +0000

For what it’s worth,
1) the http://wh.gov/Wgd site states that it must be accessed using IE or Firefox browsers, NOT Chrome, to allow petition activities.
2) you need to validate your membership request via a link sent to your submitted email before it will activate to allow signing the petition. Once you go back through the email link, it activates the link to sign the petition.
3) fill out the profile info before signing the petition, otherwise it just lists your name without a location.

Comment on Nonfiction Monday – We’ve Got a Job by EMU’s Debuts proudly presents WE’VE GOT A JOB by Cynthia Levinson | EMU's Debuts

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:01:38 +0000

[...] Prominent book distributor Baker and Taylor called it “the cat’s meow,” and School Library Journal’s Practically Paradise blog believes it may be the most important historical account of the Civil Rights Movement that students [...]

Comment on China Olympics & Forbidden City book by Elli Whetham

Elli Whetham — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:52:44 +0000

The London 2012 Olympics

Comment on How do you change your name? by Collette Adams

Collette Adams — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:52:11 +0000

I, too, and struggling with changing my name (or not). I’m getting married this summer, so before next school year I have to make a decision. Our district requires that “officially” I use my legal name, so I’m not really given a choice there.
Still, I understand what you’re saying about your professional life being tied to your maiden name. I’ve given thought to changing my legal name to include my maiden name as my middle name, and dropping my current middle name. It’s not perfect, nor the solution I like best. I considered hyphenating, but my name would be insanely long, and I don’t want to spend that much time signing my name the rest of my life. I also considered NOT changing it at all. So I still haven’t completely decided yet.
In general, I think the decision can depend a lot on your feelings, your sense of identity (and how closely it’s tied to your name), and your relationship with your spouse. Our culture may expect you to change your name, but in my opinion, it’s really a very personal decision that only you can make. I’m very interested to see what others say to this post.

Comment on Blood Wounds by Susan Beth Pfeffer by Practically Paradise

Practically Paradise — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:16:27 +0000

Mike, you are correct. I read the Wikipedia article and then went to the source – well the author anyway. susanbethpfeffer.blogspot.com/2011/12/three-it-turns-out-is-best-number-for.html Susan Beth Pfeffer talks about sending back her unsigned contract for book #4 The Shade of the Moon. I am sad because I wanted her to do all the hard work and make the relationship of Miranda and Alex work out better. So far their problems seem unsolvable and I want a happy ending. I can sympathize with the author’s not wanting to write to please her publisher, but I’d love to hear “the rest of the story.”