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By: Maryann Yin,
on 8/3/2015
Blog: Galley Cat (Mediabistro) (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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By: Beth Kephart ,
on 3/6/2012
Blog: Beth Kephart Books (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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This week my Penn students are off for spring break, but I'll be back in (another) classroom tomorrow—this time among the eighth graders of Villa Maria Academy, where I've been asked to share some thoughts and favorite books for World Read Aloud Day.
In preparation I've been sitting on the floor surrounded by books (isn't that where everything begins?). I've been making decisions about what to carry forward.
My choices are these:
Owls and Other Fantasies: Mary Oliver
Carver: Marilyn Nelson
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn: Betty Smith
A River of Words: Jen Bryant/Melissa Sweet
The Marvelous Journey Through the Night: Helme Heine
The Book Thief: Markus Zusak
One Crazy Summer: Rita Williams-Garcia
Mockingbird: Kathryn Erskine
Between Shades of Gray: Ruta Sepetys
Goodbye, Mr. Chips: James Hilton
What will you read, for World Read Aloud Day?
By: Catherine Nichols,
on 12/10/2010
Blog: The Cath in the Hat (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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By: Pamela Ross,
on 3/4/2008
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By: Rebecca,
on 4/16/2007
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By: Maryann Yin,
on 8/3/2015
Blog: Galley Cat (Mediabistro) (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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By: Beth Kephart ,
on 3/6/2012
Blog: Beth Kephart Books (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
JacketFlap tags: Markus Zusak, Mary Oliver, Rita Williams-Garcia, marilyn nelson, Ruta Sepetys, World Read Aloud Day, Villa Maria Academy, Helme Heine, Betty Smith, Kathryn Erskine, Jen Bryant, James Hilton, Add a tag
In preparation I've been sitting on the floor surrounded by books (isn't that where everything begins?). I've been making decisions about what to carry forward.
My choices are these:
Owls and Other Fantasies: Mary Oliver
Carver: Marilyn Nelson
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn: Betty Smith
A River of Words: Jen Bryant/Melissa Sweet
The Marvelous Journey Through the Night: Helme Heine
The Book Thief: Markus Zusak
One Crazy Summer: Rita Williams-Garcia
Mockingbird: Kathryn Erskine
Between Shades of Gray: Ruta Sepetys
Goodbye, Mr. Chips: James Hilton
What will you read, for World Read Aloud Day?
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By: Catherine Nichols,
on 12/10/2010
Blog: The Cath in the Hat (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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"Oh, magic hour, when a child first knows she can read printed words."
--Betty Smith ( A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, 1943)
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By: Pamela Ross,
on 3/4/2008
Blog: Born to Write (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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In my ever-obsessive need to stake my claim as a Native Daughter of the lovely borough other writers now think they discovered circa 1985, I post this hip, hot essay from author Colson Whitehead as originally read in this Sunday's New York Times Book Review section:
I WRITE IN BROOKLYN. GET OVER IT. (his title, not mine)
I started reading Colson's novel JOHN HENRY DAYS and I can't remember why I put it down. It was during Springsteen's Seeger Sessions tour and I was big on learning more about the iconic John Henry, the Steel Driving legendary hero.
(I think I stopped reading more due to my Springsteen show schedule and less because of the quality of the writing. I remember the reviews. They liked it.)
In case the memo has not reached your desk yet: Brooklyn has always been cool and kind to writers. I should know. Stamping foot, pouting lips. I was there before you. So get over it. ;>
My cordless mouse is dying so I am about to melt into the ether, like the Wicked Witch of the West. Foiled by technology. And I have no idea where the replacement batteries are. What kind of modern convenience is this?
I so wanted to write about the biography I just bought from Amazon. I could not find it in the stores. I can't wait to crack it open and fall in: it's the biography of Betty Smith, author of one of my favorite books... wait for it... A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN. (Click link to browse its glorious, Brooklyn-authentic pages.) Better yet, because I don't want you to leave here without a gift, Browse Inside here (and don't say another disparaging word about Brookly bum-types again): ;}
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By: Rebecca,
on 4/16/2007
Blog: OUPblog (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Happy Monday to everyone. I have some exciting news to share. Rachel Deahl wrote about yours truly in Publishers Weekly last week, check it out here. In other news, we are runners-up in the “Best of the Blogs” contest. Thanks to everyone who voted!
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Not sure what it is about A Tree Grows in Brooklyn: Betty Smith, but I've never liked it. I loved The Book Thief.