Allan Got a New Hoodie!!
Allan is one of my students. He came into my media center after school the other day in this hoodie. 1898?? I didn’t know. Do you? And the K with the skull and cross bones?? 1898 is when the Filipinos defeated the Spanish.
Category: culture
Visually Uplifting
Endgame Endgame is not only about a remarkable moment in history ? the end of apartheid in South Africa ? it carries an important message for young people today: “peace is possible.” Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 9pm on PBS pbs.org/masterpiece/endgame The youngest headmaster in the world Put up with the commercial, then watch for… Read More Visually Uplifting
SundayMorningReads
I actually missed LatinoFest yesterday. I started going years ago with my children and had so many good memories that I kept going on my own after they grew away. I knew the date was coming, but daggone if I didn’t miss it yesterday. Now, I have to wait an entire year for it to… Read More SundayMorningReads
Favorite Friday
I announced a contest yesterday! It’s pretty simple: List books from or about Latin American countries that could appeal to teens. Give the country, book, author and brief synopsis of the plot. Details: the deadline is 14 October each posting gets you one ticket in the drawing no more that two books on each posting… Read More Favorite Friday
Posting Latino/a
The other day I was using Excel to create a poster using Latin American flags for my media center. As I found flags for Dominican Republic, Argentina, Honduras… I began to wonder about what books come from these countries that would appeal to young adults. Any ideas? Maybe some picture books or poetry that would… Read More Posting Latino/a
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