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Book Recommendation: The Three Little Tamales by Eric Kimmel
With Cinco de Mayo just passed, here’s a read that’s sure to please! From a taqueria in Texas, three little tamales make their escape. The first builds her home in the prairie out of sagebrush. The second builds with … Continue reading
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Tagged book recommendations, cinco de mayo
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Book Review: Central Heating: poems about fire and warmth by Marilyn Singer
April is here at last, and so is National Poetry Month! Marilyn Singer, acclaimed poet an author of Mirror Mirror: a book of reversible verse, has many other creative titles to enchant readers of many ages. Pleasantly warming, like April, is Central … Continue reading
Book Review: A Wreath For Emmett Till by Marilyn Nelson
As February draws to a close, I thought it fitting to review a beautiful book that deals with Civil Rights and America’s History. This heroic crown of sonnets is incredibly deep in its exploration of the murder of Emmett Till. … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American History, black history month, crown of sonnets, Emmett Till, Marilyn Nelson, poetry
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Book Review: The Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins
If you’re one of the millions who has fallen head-over-heels with Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games, check out her earlier series: The Underland Chronicles. This is one of my favorite picks for kids ages 10 through, wait, do I count … Continue reading
Book Review: Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Don’t be seen. Don’t be heard. You don’t exist. Imagine a world in which these are your commands. For Luke, this is reality. The population is being controlled, limiting the number of children allowed in one family, by the government in … Continue reading
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Tagged book recommendations, distopia, fiction, government interference, Margaret Peterson Haddix, Shadow Children
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