Spies of Mississippi: The True Story of the Spy Network that Tried to Destroy the Civil Rights Movement by Rick Bowers. National Geographic Society (2010). Copy provided by friend. It’s About: In 1956, the Governor of Mississippi, J.P. Coleman, signed the executive order to create the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission. The Commission was “a special [...]
Liz B at YA Librarian Tales
January 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I had the privilege of being interviewed by Sarah at YA Librarian Tales for her “Life Behind the Reference Desk” series. If you want to learn more about my day job — being a children’s / teen services librarian at a regional library for the blind and physically handicapped — go over to YA Librarian Tales [...]
Cybils
January 3, 2011 By 9 Comments
The Cybils have announced the shortlists! As a quick recap, Cybils is the Children’s and Young Adult Book Bloggers’ Literary Awards. Books are nominated in the fall in different categories; a panel of bloggers reads those books and creates a shortlist, announced on January 1; a second panel reads those shortlists and picks a winner. [...]
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