I had fun chatting about books a the NYSRA Assembly of Delegates last weekend. I had the pleasure of talking with members of the Greater Thousand Island Literacy Council and they have a book club blog (http://gtilc.blogspot.com/ ) which I have added to the links on this page. They are gearing up for a discussion [...]
Entries from September 2008
September 25, 2008
Science/Literature Books
It seems that in the past couple of years we have seen a huge boom in what I consider a new genre called nonfiction literature. Since science/literature books are an upcoming topic among NYSRA readers I thought I would introduce a few that we have received as Charlotte nominees. Many of us met Buck Wilder [...]
September 24, 2008
A crooked kind of top 10 list
I just finished reading ‘A Crooked Kind of Perfect’ last night and I liked it very much. The characters and message were spot on. I also finished reading pretty like us which had more in common about acceptance than it seems at first. My question about both books remains: Are they truly Young Adult or [...]
September 22, 2008
Interview with Deborah Hopkinson
http://www.amazon.com/Abe-Lincoln-Crosses-Creek-Introducing/dp/037583768X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1218480010&sr=8-1.
Introductions by Liz Yanoff: Ms. Hopkinson, thank you for offering to visit our blog to answer questions about your new book Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek and your previous writing for our students. Since the primary purpose of the Charlotte Award is to encourage reading by children, we asked some of your [...]
September 21, 2008
Dramatic Characters
Mary Beth and I will be spreading the word about the Charlotte Award by presenting “Charlotte Picks” at every Albany City Area Reading Council meeting (See http://www.albany.edu/reading/acarc/acarc.html for details.) On Tuesday, October 14 we’ll have a display of books with “dramatic characters” to complement the presentation of the evening, “Making Stories Come Alive”, presented by [...]
