I am thrilled over the ever-growing shelves of exceptional books shining a light on issues of racial justice. Today I’ve got five, all new in 2015, and I hope you read every one! You would be amazed how much depth of …
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voracious young readers…this novel’s for you!
When I was a child, my Swede-Finn grandfather carved an exasperatingly difficult wooden puzzle. When it is all put together, it looks like this: Separately, the pieces look somewhat like this: I could never put it together, but my older …
two thought-provoking, middle-grade novels
I am having a deal of trouble this year reading the many enticing novels on my ever-growing To-Be-Read list. I’m teaching several history, literature, and writing classes to highschool-age homeschoolers, and schloooop! there goes my time. But here are a …
fiction favorites…The Lions of Little Rock
The Lions of Little Rock, by Kristin Levine There had been a colored girl in one of Judy’s classes last year at Central High School, the best high school in all of Arkansas. For the first time, nine Negroes had …
orange marmalade 