Title: Out of My Mind author: Sharon Draper date: Atheneum; March 2010 main character: Melody Brooks Melody is an 11 year old 5th grader who spends much of her day in a pink wheelchair but, as Melody says, the pink doesn’t make it cute, it’s still a wheelchair. Melody’s got a mom and a dad,… Read More review: Out of My Mind
Congratulations on winning copies of Saving Maddie: Zetta and Tracy I’ll be emailing you for your addresses. Enjoy!
Good morning! I started my day with the intention to read email and go fix breakfast but that plan worked as well as it never does. I’ve begun digging into the blog feeds, checking Facebook and Twitter and on and on! So, what have I been finding? [note: it’s now 2 hrs. later!] First, I… Read More Sunday Morning Reads!
The National Association to Promote Library & Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking is launching Noche de Cuentos 2010, a family literacy focus program generously supported by the American Library Association as part of ALA President Camila Alire’s Family Literacy Focus Initiative. Noche de Cuentos will be celebrated March 20-27, 2010 in conjunction… Read More 20-27 March: Noche De Cuentos
TGIF!!! After a week of standardized testing, I’m ready for the weekend! A chance to step away from the workplace and chillax. I’ve got quite a pile of books to get to that I just can’t find the stamina to read during the work week. It looks like we might have a few storms going… Read More Author Interview: Varian Johnson
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