book review: Boys without names author: Kashmira Sheth date: Feb, 2010 Balzer+Bray (HarperCollins imprint) main character: Gopal Gopal’s family lives in rural India where they are tied to the land. One bad crop, one illness, just one accident will secure those ties and deepen their debt. The ties are so tight, that Gopal’s father decides… Read More book review: Boys Without Names
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SUSAN!!
I’m working on an interactive learning area for the media center and decided to discuss plans with my colleague, Jackie. Isn’t it amazing what happens when colleagues talk? One thing leads to another, to another and to another! Of course we discussed what’s popular in our media centers and from there it went to keeping… Read More
title: Chenxi and the foreigner author: Sally Rippin date: 2009, Annick Press main character: Anna White Given the title, you would think Chenxi would be the main character of this book. And given that the first chapter is his, you would expect to get to know him in this story and watch him develop. Throughout… Read More review: Chenxi and the foreigner
What a beautiful blue Sunday! Colts blue, that is! If you need another reason to cheer the Colts on this evening, check out their commitment to literacy. Always committed to literacy is PaperTigers. They’re all about multicultural books for young people with a focus on voices in the Pacific Rim. This past week, PaperTigers kicked off… Read More SundayMorningReads
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