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Review: Janis Joplin: Rise Up Singing
Janis Joplin: Rise Up Singing by Ann Angel. Amulet Books, 2010. Copy borrowed from a friend. About: Janis Joplin, rock ‘n’ roll singer, perhaps best known for Me and Bobby McGee. This details Joplin’s life, from her teen years in Port Arthur, Texas up to her 1970 death at age 27 from a heroin overdose. […]
Bill Morris Luncheon: Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
The Bill Morris Author Luncheon, YALSA YA Lit Symposium, November 6. The Bill Morris Author Luncheon is named for William C. Morris, yes, the same Morris of the Book Award for a YA Debut Award. It’s all part of the Morris Endowment. The featured speaker was Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, author of Bad News for Outlaws: […]
Retro Review: Ishmael
Here is my holiday gift to you — or, at least those of you who like books that are a bit different. I give you Ishmael (Star Trek N0. 23) by Barbara Hambly (Pocket Books 1985). Available as an ebook from the publisher. I originally reviewed this book in December 2006. The description from the […]
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Review: Every Bone Tells a Story
Every Bone Tells a Story: Hominin Discoveries, Deductions, and Debates by Jill Rubalcaba and Peter Robertshaw, published by Charlesbridge (2010). Review copy from publishers. About: The discoveries of Turkana Boy (Kenya, 1984), Lapedo Child (Portugal, 1998), Kennewick Man (Washington State, 1996) and the Iceman (Italy, 1991) are examined, from discovery to scientific analysis and debate. […]
Connecting Religious Teens With Literature
Connecting Religious Teens with Literature, YALSA YA Lit Symposium, November 6 Presenters: Sarah Holtkamp, Jennifer Lowe Holtkamp and Lowe, librarians from Tinley Park Public Library, Illinois, explained their library, and their community, and how that led them to this topic. The books that were discussed were varied. In the links below is Holtkamp’s and Lowe’s […]
Review: The Freak Observer
The Freak Observer by Blythe Woolston. Carolrhoda Lab. 2010. Reviewed from uncorrected proof from publisher. The Plot: Loa Lindgren has had a year of heartbreak and loss. Her younger sister died; one friend left town, another was killed in an accident. Her family is shattered first by the loss of a beloved child and next […]
Celebramos Libros
And another report from the YA Lit Symposium! Celebramos Libros: Celebrating Latino Literature, YALSA YA Lit Symposium, November 6 Presenters: Janie Flores, Rosemary Chance, Margarita Engle, Benjamin Alire Saenz, Teri Lesesne Janie Flores, a librarian from the Rio Grande Valley, began by speaking about how, growing up, she didn’t have books to read that featured […]
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