![]() ![]() The book doesn’t even need to be read in its entirety. No consultation of professional reviews is required. No consultation with the librarian is required. The school district was contacted when we couldn’t find any policies online, the superintendent said that there is no policy but there is a procedure in place where a parent can complain to the principal and the principal will decide what to do. ![]() ![]() Henning School District has no policy addressing selection or reconsideration of library materials. There are several issues that make this a unique and teachable situation. In this situation, the parent’s opinion was shared by the school administration and decision makers. We received a report that a parent complained about the book and wanted it removed from the school. Henning is a small, rural town in Minnesota where the one school houses all the grades from preschool through twelfth grade. Last week, This One Summer, a graphic novel by cousins Mariko and Jillian Tamaki was banned from the library shelves of the Henning School District. ![]()
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![]() Prompted by the circuit-riding preacher, Emma agrees to a quickie wedding to this stranger. They’re rescued by Patrick Garraty, lighthouse keeper, who has just lost his wife and is struggling to care for his two-year-old son while maintaining the lighthouse. She uses characters from history and fictionalizes their stories while keeping many of the facts of their life intact.) Even if this wasn’t based on Michigan history, though, it would be a good story.Įmma Chambers and her brother, Ryan, are searching for a new life when their boat is attacked by pirates and they find themselves shipwrecked in the lake. (This is one of my favorite things about Jody’s books. This book is set at the Presque Isle lighthouse on Lake Huron and is based on a real lighthouse keeper from the 1800s. Michigan is a treasure trove for lighthouse lovers, it would seem. Being from the Midwest, I have a soft spot for the Great Lakes but have almost no knowledge about the area’s lighthouses. ![]() Love Unexpected kicks off a new series centered on Michigan’s lighthouses. (Disclaimer: I received a free copy of the book from the author in exchange for my review.) (Possible, but it hasn’t happened yet!)įortunately, Jody Hedlund’s new release, Love Unexpected, is another gem of a story, and the only “unexpected” part is how the story will unfold. ![]() Yet, a part of me wonders, will this be the book I don’t like? Because, over time, it’s possible that I’ll not like a book by one of favorite authors. ![]() ![]() Any time I read a book by one of my favorite authors, I’m expecting a good story. ![]() ![]() ![]() On a hot day in August, Debora travelled to the town of Eastham, to experience the surroundings that prompted Beston to write his book. The story created a strong desire for her to be a part of Beston's world, by visiting the Outermost House, which she did immediately. She read Henry Beston's "The Outermost House, A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod". It was during the summer in Provincetown that a book cover captured her attention, and as it was only $1.45,(LOL) she bought it. Leaving the city in July 1965, Debora traveled for a vacation to Cape Cod. Photographing and developing the slide film in the hospital darkroom. ![]() Her career began with a job in advertising and as darkroom technician for a commercial photography group in Manhattan. Her freelance work during this time consisted of rock & roll groups on tour, model and actor portfolios, and lastly in New York-Hospital for Special Surgery documenting surgical patients before and after procedures. Photographs by Debora Rosen 1965 Cape Cod, MAĭebora Rosen has been a professional photographer since her graduation from the New York Institute of Photography in the 1960's, with a commercial and portrait degree. ![]() ![]() ![]() When these beliefs involve the sleep of reason, critical awakening is the antidote. It is because of ideas about what the others are like, or who we are, or what our interests or rights require, that we go to war, or oppress others with a good conscience, or even sometimes acquiesce in our own oppression by others. In the end, it is ideas for which people kill each other. We are typically ready to believe that our ways, our beliefs, our religion, our politics are better than theirs, or that our God-given rights trump theirs or that our interests require defensive or pre-emptive strikes against them. Convictions are infectious, and people can make others convinced of almost anything. There are always people telling us what we want, how they will provide it, and what we should believe. “Goya believed that many of the follies of mankind resulted from the ‘sleep of reason’. ![]() ![]() Eventually Sarat is befriended by a mysterious functionary, under whose influence she is turned into a deadly instrument of war. But not everyone at Camp Patience is who they claim to be. When her father is killed and her family is forced into Camp Patience for displaced persons, she begins to grow up shaped by her particular time and place. But even she knows that oil is outlawed, that Louisiana is half underwater, and that unmanned drones fill the sky. Sarat Chestnut, born in Louisiana, is only six when the Second American Civil War breaks out in 2074. ![]() ![]() ![]() Omar El Akkad's debut novel, American War, is an unlikely mash-up of unsparing war reporting and plot elements familiar to readers of the recent young-adult dystopian series The Hunger Games and Divergent." -Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times An audacious and powerful debut novel: a second American Civil War, a devastating plague, and one family caught deep in the middle-a story that asks what might happen if America were to turn its most devastating policies and deadly weapons upon itself. As haunting a postapocalyptic universe as Cormac McCarthy created] in The Road, and as devastating a look as the fallout that national events have on an American family as Philip Roth did in The Plot Against America. ![]() ![]() ![]() What Nina doesn't realize, is that Jake is hiding a massive secret. Once he drops a bombshell, will their love survive it? They just weren't expecting to fall hard for each other in the process. When he agrees to tutor her, they forge a bet and the stakes are high as Jake forces Nina to face her demons. Jake Undone AN AMAZON 1 BESTSELLER IN ROMANCE: Nina Kennedy was alivebut not livinguntil she met him.Planes, trains, heightsyou name it, Nina was afraid of it and led a sheltered life ruled by irrational fears and phobias. ![]() He makes it his mission to change Nina's outlook on life. When she moves to Brooklyn for nursing school, that life is turned upside down as she develops an intense but unwanted attraction to her gorgeous roommate, who's pierced, tattooed and just happens to be the smartest person she's ever met.īehind Jake Green's rough exterior and devilish smile, lies a heart of gold. Planes, trains, heights.you name it, Nina was afraid of it and led a sheltered life ruled by irrational fears and phobias. ![]() Nina Kennedy was alive.but not living.until she met him. From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward comes an emotional, romantic journey and the start of an epic series of standalones. ![]() ![]() ![]() With more than fourteen million copies sold and each new title hitting the New York Times bestseller list, the Warriors series has been flying off the shelves for ten years and counting. Featuring a new cast of characters and a never-before-seen look at the history of the warrior cats, the Dawn of the Clans arc is perfect for existing fans and for those new to the Warriors world. ![]() You can use the Control Pad to walk around. It is developed by Erin Hunter Games and Alphadream and published by Nintendo. It features action, adventure Rpg like gaming. It is based on the cat book series by Erin Hunter. Only one thing can save them: they must seek the Blazing Star.ĭiscover the origins of the warrior Clans in this thrilling and richly developed prequel arc. Fire and Ice was originally released on Nintendo DS in 2005. A mysterious, deadly disease threatens to strike deep into the heart of both camps. Each group has sworn to a truce, but simply keeping the peace may not guarantee the cats' survival. In the aftermath of the first great battle, the grounds of the four trees have been stained with blood and every cat has lost denmates and kin. A deadly disease threatens every cat in the forest in this fourth book in the Dawn of the Clans prequel arc from mega-bestselling author Erin Hunter. ![]() ![]() Vale and his brother Edwin were raised by an Urisk nursemaid named Annel'lin who was a refugee fleeing north. Much of his cold appearance is a result of others always wanting something from his because of his family's social standing, power, and money. ![]() He is also incredibly prejudiced against poor Gardnerians and believes his family's status makes him superior. He originally has no desire to wandfast, despite all Gardnerians doing so. He does not agree with his mother's xenophobia, but is unable to fight against her about it. ![]() He only shows his sweeter side to people he likes, everyone else gets his cold side. His black cloak is edged with five silver lines. It's black silk with silver emroidery and is marked with a single silver sphere. Vale wears the uniform of a Gardnerian soldier. ![]() Vale is striking, with aristocratic cheekbones, and a natural grace and elegance. His presence can be overwhelming, a simmering, almost vibrating tension seems to emanate from him. Vale has severely angular features and a fierce expression. Like all Gardnerians, Vale has shimmering emerald skin, black hair, and fierce, dark green eyes. ![]() ![]() ![]() Think about how to set the scene, as there are many shows that can be set on a farm. Then tell them that they’re going to role-play the story (maybe not all on the same day!). Keep their interest in the story by asking them to predict what’s going to happen next. ![]() In addition to animal vocab, this story introduces prepositions of movement: across the yard, around the pond, over the haystack, past the mill, through the fence and under the beehives, all of which can be mimed as the story is told (no need to teach them).įirst read and/or watch Rosie’s Walk, so that the children understand the story. This is based on the book Rosie’s Walk by Pat Hutchins. Ideas on using Rosie’s Walk with young learners Rosie the hen goes for a walk around the farm and is totally oblivious to the danger (a fox) as she goes, and also to the chaos she leaves behind her. (In case you don’t know the story, there’s a link to an animated version of the book below.)Īt first glance, it seems quite a simple tale, but the more you read it, the more ways you’ll find to exploit it in an EFL class for young learners. It works really well if you’re preparing students for Trinity Starsor any end-of-course show. ![]() I really like using Rosie’s Walk with young learners (see link below). ![]() But it really helps to have a story everyone knows as the backbone for staging a show. Teachers who’ve been to my workshops know how much I like improvisation and student-devised stories. ![]() ![]() ![]() The literary archetype is easy to identify here. Snipers led by Zaitsev begin to take a demoralizing toll of German troops, picking them off like hunters shooting bears, the high command in Berlin dispatches Thorvald to the battlefield with orders to accomplish a singleĪ deadly contest ensues, with Robbins skillfully building up each of his protagonists as so deadly in their murderous crafts as to acquire the dreadfulness of indomitability. Vasily Zaitsev, sniper extraordinaire of the Russian army, and a German SS colonel named Heinz Thorvald, the Nazis' greatest marksman. His story centers on a duel to the death between two men: Chief Master Sgt. ![]() Robbins has made good use of its potential. ![]() Thriller, and in "War of the Rats" David L. He Battle of Stalingrad, perhaps the single most critical and certainly one of the bloodiest battles of World War II, is a great setting for a historical 'War of the Rats': Hunting the Hunter at StalingradīOOKS OF THE TIMES 'War of the Rats': Hunting the Hunter at Stalingrad By RICHARD BERNSTEIN ![]() |