Congratulations to Sheri Levy who won Dorothy Price's picture book, "Nana's Favorite Things." In November I reviewed Mississippi Trial, 1955 and analyzed a scene using questions that Rebecca Petruck posed to me. In this post I'm sharing an excerpt from another award winning book about the Jim Crow period, Guardian by Julius Lester. This time I'm analyzing… Continue reading Guardian: A Book Review and a Writing Exercise
I wish this book didn't exist. What I mean is that I wish Rose Under Fire, a brutally honest book about a young American pilot imprisoned in the Ravensbrück concentration camp, didn't demand to be written. But unfortunately, it did. Rose Moyer Justice is an 18-year-old American Air Transport Auxiliary pilot ferrying planes for the British government. Although World War II… Continue reading Rose Under Fire: A Review and a Giveaway!
Congratulations to Connie Saunders who won Liesl's Ocean Rescue in last week's giveaway. For those who didn't win, you have three more chances to win books this year, for yourself or as a holiday gift for a special young reader in your life. I'm happy to share these books with my fellow bibliophiles! ********* Aptly titled River… Continue reading River Music: A Review, An Interview, And a Giveaway!