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D's Reading & Writing, but NOT Sleeping: August 2008
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Friday, August 1, 2008. The House on Mango Street. Cisneros, S. (1984). The House on Mango Street. New York: Vintage Books, 110 pp. Esperanza, a 12-year-old, Mexican-American girl, moves with her family into a house on Mango Street in mid-twentieth century Chicago. She shares charming and often sad insights for a year of her life through this collection of 44 vignettes. In Esperanza’s last vignette “Mango Says Goodbye Sometimes,” she seems to find peace with Mango Street by accepting th...The introspecti...
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Minor Matters: July 2008
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Thursday, July 31, 2008. Hiaasen, Carl. (2002). Hoot. New York: Alfred A. Knoph. 292 pps. Fiction, environmental protection, humor. A Newbery Honor Book. The SEBA Book Award for Best Children's Book. A YALSA Best Book for Young Adults. A Book Sense Book of the Year Finalist. A New York Times Bestseller. Wednesday, July 30, 2008. Hautman, Pete. (2004). Godless. New York: Simon and Schuster. 198 pps. Adolescent literature, fiction, religion, coming-of-age, friendship. Or maybe you've had it up to here.
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Minor Matters: Hoot
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Thursday, July 31, 2008. Hiaasen, Carl. (2002). Hoot. New York: Alfred A. Knoph. 292 pps. Fiction, environmental protection, humor. A Newbery Honor Book. The SEBA Book Award for Best Children's Book. A YALSA Best Book for Young Adults. A Book Sense Book of the Year Finalist. A New York Times Bestseller. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Song of the Trees by Mildred D. Taylor. Adolescent Literature - Saint Joseph College - Fall 2007. When Katy Moore hands you a book, how do you say no?
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Minor Matters: Poetry for Young People
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Sunday, July 27, 2008. Poetry for Young People. 2006) Poetry for Young People. Avid Roessel and Arnold Rampersad. New York: Sterling Publishing. 48 pps. Coretta Scott King Award. A School Library Journal. Best Book of the Year, 2006. Washington Post Book World. Top 10 for Children, 2006. Poetry for Young People. Editors David Roessel and Arnold Rampersad include several great Langston Hughes poems in Poetry for Young People. For readers age 12 . So, were you looking for the shortest books possible? Kiddi...
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ADVENTURES IN READING: August 2008
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Welcome to the Adventures in Reading blog- a place to kick back and share reading experiences and information. Wednesday, August 6, 2008. I have listed below a link to a web page that gives a short biography on Sonya Hartnett and lists her published novels and award information. I have read the. Which is wonderful but is geared more for middle-school readers. I just started reading. So far, I love it too. Http:/ www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/? Posted by Kelly Riley. WHAT THE BIRDS SEE. I would most...
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Katy M's Books: Harlem Stomp!
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Sunday, July 20, 2008. Bibliography: Hill, Laban Carrick (2003). Stomp: a cultural history of the harlem renaissance. National Book Award Finalist. This is a volume studying the events of the Harlem Renaissance. Laban Carrick Hill’s carefully researched book offers pictures, excerpts from music and poetry, timelines, letters and many other multi-media examples of one of the most important events in American history. As this book is non-fiction, there are really no characters. 6 Needs of adolescents:.
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ADVENTURES IN READING: A Northern Light
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Welcome to the Adventures in Reading blog- a place to kick back and share reading experiences and information. Tuesday, August 5, 2008. Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book. ALA Best Book for Young Adults. School Library Journal Best Book of the Year. I would most likely use this book within small-group discussions or as an individual choice book. I think it might be a good book to use as a bridge to some of Kate Chopin's work or with Emily Dickenson's poetry. The book is also connected to Dreiser's.
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ADVENTURES IN READING: What the Birds See by Sonya Hartnett
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Welcome to the Adventures in Reading blog- a place to kick back and share reading experiences and information. Wednesday, August 6, 2008. What the Birds See by Sonya Hartnett. WHAT THE BIRDS SEE. Hartnet, S. (2003). What the birds see. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press. While this particular novel has not been honored with awards, Hartnett has received many awards in both Australia and the U.S. for several of her other novels. Most notably. Which I just started and will read over the weekend.
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Katy M's Books: It's been a long time
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Saturday, May 16, 2009. It's been a long time. Okay, so I survived my MAT year, and I now have a Masters Degree and a teaching position. It is my goal to update this blog with some of the best books I have read this year. Although I have been to busy to update, I am hoping to at least get some posts up soon. Have a great summer everyone! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Its been a long time. I am starting the MAT program at the University of Arkansas. I am a mom, wife and friend! Where Things Come Back.
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Katy M's Books: The Underneath
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Saturday, May 16, 2009. Bibliography: Appelt, Kathi. The Underneath. New York: Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing, 2008. Genre: Fantasy/ Young Adult Fiction. National Book Award Finalist. ALA Newbery Honor Book. ALA Notable Children's Books. CCBC Choices (Cooperative Children's Book Council). NYPL 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing. In this beautifully written book, a story is interwoven between a cat, a hound dog, a horrible man, and mythical creatures. This book will allow young people to enjoy a...