tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40084292897876368562024-03-05T20:11:54.482-08:00My View From the Stacks"To resist the influence of others knowledge of one's self is most important"LeighAnnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805280939217542757noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008429289787636856.post-91055667229491798632017-04-24T13:20:00.002-07:002017-04-24T13:20:58.661-07:00Week 16 Prompt<div class="MsoNormal">
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our readings this week talk about the culture of reading and the future of the
book. So I have two questions for you as readers, pulling on your own
experiences and all of the readings we have done over the semester: First, how
have reading and books changed since you were a child, for you specifically?
Second, talk a little about what you see in the future for reading, books, or
publishing - say 20 years from now. Will we read more or less, will our reading
become more interactive? What will happen to traditional publishing? This is a
very free-form question, feel free to wildly extrapolate or calmly state facts,
as suits your mood!</span></i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: white;">Books have changed
dramatically since my early twenties—as a child there wasn’t much of a change
in the format of books. Since my early twenties, the medium of everything has
changed, bye-bye CD’s, Hello MP3’s and iPods. Everything has gone digital, I
don’t even have cable or satellite, I stream everything over the internet.
Ebooks are super popular, the ease of usage means that they are just going to
become more popular. Ebooks are already becoming more interactive, especially
for children—my niece loved showing me her interactive ebooks. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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just get more interactive, but I don’t know exactly how. My dream, however, is
for holonovels—like Star Trek style. I would love to be my favorite character
in my favorite book, who wouldn’t want to defeat Voldemort?</span></span><span style="background-color: #eefff9; color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
LeighAnnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805280939217542757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008429289787636856.post-22635423165285239152017-04-24T13:09:00.002-07:002017-04-24T13:09:34.772-07:00Week 15 Prompt<div class="MsoNormal">
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you think are the best ways to market your library's fiction collection? Name
and describe three ways you do or would like to market your library or your
future library's fiction. These can be tools, programs, services, displays -
anything that you see as getting the word out.</span></i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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library’s fiction collection there are three methods I would use:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: white;">First, I would use
word-of-mouth, because nothing beats word of mouth. If someone told you that a restaurant
had horrible food and abysmal service, would you eat there? No. If someone said
that Joe Schmo was the best lawn guy they ever had, you’d be likely to call up
Joe instead of Bob who you saw on TV. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: white;">Second, I would use
book displays. Book displays are like direct product advertising. I’d also put
these displays lining the way to check out, because marketing research shows
that this sort of product placement boosts sales.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Third, I would
utilize Twitter or Instagram, both are excellent and free ways to get a message
out. Hashtags create an easily searchable format, and are short and sweet. I
wouldn’t use blogs are becoming things of the past, and I wouldn’t use
Facebook, because I hate it. </span><span style="background-color: #eefff9; color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
LeighAnnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805280939217542757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008429289787636856.post-72100922891447678802017-04-24T12:53:00.002-07:002017-04-24T12:53:20.439-07:00Week 14 Prompt<div class="MsoNormal">
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<i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="color: white;">Consider
yourself part of the collection management committee of your local library, or
a library at which you would like to work. You must decide whether or not to
separate GBLTQ fiction and African American Fiction from the general collection
to its own special place. Some patrons have requested this, yet many staff are
uncomfortable with the idea - saying it promotes segregation and disrupts
serendipitous discovery of an author who might be different from the reader. Do
you separate them? Do you separate one and not the other? Why or why not? You
must provide at least 3 reasons for or against your decision. Feel free to use
outside sources - this is a weighty question that is answered differently in a
lot of different libraries.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></div>
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either the GBLTQ or African American Fiction from the general collection.
Distinguishing them with a special sticker is okay, but housing them separately
isn’t a good idea in my opinion. First, housing them separately creates boundaries—whether
real or imagined. People who browse for books might not venture into those
areas because they aren’t type of book they normally go for, so you miss a real
opportunity for bridging divides and opening minds. My second reason is that
creating a separate section can have negative consequences, no one wants to
turn on the TV and see that One Million Moms is protesting outside their
library because they don’t like the new section. My third reason is that
special sections are a pain in the --- for library pages and those shelving,
having one more section to sort and shelve is annoying and tedious. Also, once
the sticker indicating the section has come off or obscured, that book will
never be shelved correctly.</span><span style="background-color: #eefff9; color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
LeighAnnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805280939217542757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008429289787636856.post-43849222857542057172017-04-24T12:43:00.002-07:002017-04-24T12:43:23.181-07:00Week 13 Prompt <div class="MsoNormal">
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this week's group of "genres" (Young Adult, New Adults and Graphic
Novels) all seem very different, they all have in common the fact that many
people don't feel that they are legitimate literary choices and libraries
shouldn't be spending money on them or promoting them to adults. The common
belief is that adults still don't or shouldn't read that stuff. How can we as
librarians, work to ensure that we are able to serve adults who enjoy YA literature
or graphic novels? Or should we? I can't wait to read your thoughts on this.
Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></span></div>
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or shouldn't read that stuff,”</i> that’s not the policy at our library system.
Spending money on buying books hasn’t been an issue, and no one department does
the ordering, genres are split among different departments and branches. Now “New
Adult” and “Young Adult” and graphic novels might be shelved in Young Adult
sections but that doesn’t mean they aren’t for everyone. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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advertising, I’ve never seen a reason to advertise books. We have book
displays, and new book sections, but I don’t believe advertising is really
something libraries should focus on, advocating reading banned books is
different than advertising a particular book. Advertising a book and then not
having it in stock is super frustrating for staff and patrons. If we want to
further serve those who might be offended by having to find the latest trending
book in the “teen” or “young adult” sections then finding a new name for the
section could solve your problems. </span><span style="background-color: #eefff9; color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
LeighAnnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805280939217542757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008429289787636856.post-50390094561916837052017-04-24T10:55:00.002-07:002017-04-24T10:56:12.167-07:00Week 11 Prompt <div class="MsoNormal">
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<b><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Ebooks and audiobooks are a part of our landscape. What does
the change in medium mean for appeal factors? If you can't hold a book and feel
the physical weight of it in your hands, how does that affect your knowledge of
the genre? How about readers being able to change the font, line spacing, and
color of text - how does that affect pacing and tone? How about audiobooks?
Track length, narrator choice, is there music? For this week, I want you
to think about how ebooks and audiobooks affect appeal factors - also think
about appeals that are unique to both mediums. Please feel free to use your own
experience and that of your (anonymous of course) patrons. I look forward to
reading these!</span></i></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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like the smell, the weight, the easy referencing of real books. I like the fact
that when I’m reading a book, you can tell that I’m reading a book, not just
playing on my phone.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: white;">Because I have an auditory processing disorder, audiobooks require more
attention than I can normally give. My mother, however, loves audiobooks—she’s
dyslexic, but loves listening to stories. My father also now loves audiobooks,
he’s an over-the-road trucker and listens to about 3 books a week. For both of
them, audiobooks have a greater appeal than regular books because it’s the
format they can both utilize easily, but because audiobooks are so expensive,
it’s hard keeping them “in books.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Ebooks are all the rage, and I’ve mostly succumbed to them. 99% of all
the books I buy now are ebooks. For me, it’s the instant gratification and the
ease of ebooks—I can buy the newest Rick Riordan book the moment it comes out,
I don’t have to drive to the bookstore or library. With ebooks, I can carry
dozens of books around at once and I don’t have to worry about running out of
something to read. To me, reading an ebook seems to go much faster, but that
might be just because with the books on my phone there are more opportunities
to read. For those who are older, or struggle with their sight, the ability to
make fonts different and larger makes ebooks more appealing than regular books.</span><b style="background-color: #eefff9; color: #222222;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
LeighAnnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805280939217542757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008429289787636856.post-34023543635309713042017-04-03T07:39:00.000-07:002017-04-03T07:39:09.020-07:00Week 12 Prompt<div style="text-align: center;">
Hiroshima by John Hersey</div>
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LeighAnnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805280939217542757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008429289787636856.post-53435468282159659772017-03-15T12:59:00.000-07:002017-03-15T12:59:06.908-07:00Book Club Observation<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 9pt 0in;">
<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I observed
the monthly book club at my local library, this month they read <i>The Orphan Train,</i> by Christina Baker
Kline. I did not participate; group discussion really isn’t my thing. The group
was made up of mostly older people (think 60’s plus).The leader, a librarian,
started the meeting and gave a brief summary about the book. There weren’t any
provided snacks or beverages, but several people brought their own beverages. When
the meeting started, the leader was the one asking the questions. The questions
were all discussion questions to facilitate group discussion. Eventually the discussion
took hold, and the group began to lead the discussion themselves. There were
one or two who tended to monopolize the conversation, but that’s not unusual
for older people who live alone. All of the attendees participated, and it was
a friendly and open atmosphere. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The
library system has a whole collection of book club kits: 10 copies of the book,
and a list of discussion questions—the Central group doesn’t use the book club
kits. The group typically reads narrative non-fiction, 90% history based, and
all are Americana. The librarian creates a list of questions to begin the
discussion, and incase conversation lags. The librarian also typically chooses
the book, but he brings several selections for the group to decide on—he always
makes sure that the book chosen has numerous copies throughout the system so
that members have no problem accessing the book. The selection for next month
is American Childhood by Annie Dillard.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Summary of
<i>The Orphan Train:</i></span></div>
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cities of the East Coast to the farmlands of the Midwest, carrying thousands of
abandoned children whose fates would be determined by pure luck. Would they be
adopted by a kind and loving family, or would they face a childhood and
adolescence of hard labor and servitude? As a young Irish immigrant, Vivian
Daly was one such child, sent by rail from New York City to an uncertain future
a world away. Returning east later in life, Vivian leads a quiet, peaceful
existence on the coast of Maine, the memories of her upbringing rendered a hazy
blur. But in her attic, hidden in trunks, are vestiges of a turbulent past.
Seventeen-year-old Molly Ayer knows that a community-service position helping an
elderly widow clean out her attic is the only thing keeping her out of juvenile
hall. But as Molly helps Vivian sort through her keepsakes and possessions, she
discovers that she and Vivian aren’t as different as they appear. A Penobscot
Indian who has spent her youth in and out of foster homes, Molly is also an
outsider being raised by strangers, and she, too, has unanswered questions
about the past. Moving between contemporary Maine and Depression-era Minnesota,
Orphan Train is a powerful tale of upheaval and resilience, second chances, and
unexpected friendship.</span></span><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (Amazon).</span></div>
LeighAnnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805280939217542757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008429289787636856.post-47184804902485703262017-03-10T10:16:00.001-08:002017-03-10T10:16:30.727-08:00Mystery Annotation<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
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R. (2013).</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"> </span></b></span><b><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Deadly heat</span></i></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">. </span></b><b>New York, New
York : Hyperion Press.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> T<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">op NYPD Homicide Detective Nikki Heat
pursues the elusive former CIA station chief who ordered the execution of her
mother over a decade ago.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span>For
the hunt, Nikki teams once again with her romantic partner, Pulitzer Prize
winning investigative journalist Jameson Rook, and their quest for the old spy
and the motive behind the past murder unearths an alarming terror plot-which is
anything but ancient history. It is lethal. It is now. And it has already
entered its countdown phase.</span> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Complicating Heat's mission to bring the rogue spy to
justice and thwart the looming terror event, a serial killer begins menacing
the Twentieth Precinct and her homicide squad is under pressure to stop him,
and soon. The frightening murderer, known for his chilling stealth, not only
has singled out Nikki as the exclusive recipient of his taunting messages, he
then boldly names his next victim: Detective Heat (Amazon).<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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of Mysteries:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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</span><!--[endif]--><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">The solving of a crime, usually a murder, drives the plot.
The detective and the audience sort through the available clues to discover the
truth.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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</span><!--[endif]--><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">The story focuses on the investigation and investigatory
team. Mysteries are often written in a series, following the investigator
through several cases.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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</span><!--[endif]--><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">The frame in which the mystery is set plays a big role in its
appeal.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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</span><!--[endif]--><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Mysteries range from dark and gritty to lighthearted and
witty.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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</span><!--[endif]--><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Since mysteries are about the solving of a puzzle, pacing is
relentless and compelling.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Read-a-likes:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Patterson, J. (2002).<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><i>1st to die</i>. New York: Warner Books.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Imagine a killer who thinks, "What is the worst thing
anyone has ever done?"--and then goes far beyond it. Now imagine four
women --a police detective, an assistant DA, a reporter, and a medical examiner
--who join forces as they sidestep their bosses to track down criminals. Known
as the Women's Murder Club, they are pursuing a murderer whose twisted
imagination has stunned an entire city. Their chief suspect is a socially
prominent writer, but the men in charge won't touch him. On the trail of the
most terrifying and unexpected killer ever, they discover a shocking surprise
that turns everything about the case upside down.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Gerritsen, T. (2012).<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><i>The surgeon</i>. New York: Ballantine Books.</b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">In her
most masterful novel of medical suspense, New York Times bestselling author
Tess Gerritsen creates a villain of unforgettable evil--and the one woman who
can catch him before he kills again. He slips into their homes at night and
walks silently into bedrooms where women lie sleeping, unaware of the horrors
they soon will endure. The precision of the killer's methods suggests he is a
deranged man of medicine, propelling the Boston newspapers and the frightened
public to name him "The Surgeon." Filled with the authentic detail
that is the trademark of this doctor turned author . . . and peopled with rich
and complex characters--from the ER to the squad room to the city morgue--here
is a thriller of unprecedented depth and suspense. Exposing the shocking link
between those who kill and cure, punish and protect, The Surgeon is Tess
Gerritsen's most exciting accomplishment yet.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Barr, N. (2006).<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><i>Hard truth</i>. New York: The Berkley Publishing Group.</b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Just days after marrying Sheriff Paul Davidson,
Anna Pigeon moves to Colorado to assume her new post as district ranger at
Rocky Mountain National Park. When two of three children who'd gone missing
from a religious retreat reappear, Anna's investigation brings her face-to-face
with a paranoid sect--and with a villain so evil, he'll make the hairs on the
back of your neck stand on end</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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(n.d.). Retrieved March 4, 2017, from http://www.amazon.com<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Saricks,
J. G. (2009). <i>The readers' advisory guide
to genre fiction.</i> Chicago: American Library Association.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><o:p><span style="color: white;"> </span></o:p></span><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">WorldCat.
(n.d.). Retrieved March 4, 2017, from http://www.worldcat.org</span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">Asimov, I. (1990). <i>The gods themselves.</i> New York: Bantam.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Summary:</b> Only a few know the terrifying truth--an outcast Earth
scientist, a rebellious alien inhabitant of a dying planet, a lunar-born human
intuitionist who senses the imminent annihilation of the Sun. They
know the truth--but who will listen? They have foreseen the cost of
abundant energy--but who will believe? These few beings, human and
alien, hold the key to the Earth's survival (Amazon).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Speculative fiction, typically set in the future. Explores moral, ethical, or
social ideas in a non-reality setting.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Setting is crucial to the genre: conjures a different time, place, and/or
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Offers a range of styles and language crafted to suit the storyline, and add to
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focus of the story determines the pacing of it: More adventurous, the faster
the storyline moves, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Science fiction has a wide range of tone, from dark to comic; Tone is often
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">Clarke, A. C. (2000). <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Hammer of God</i>. Bantam Books.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">In the
year 2110 technology has cured most of our worries. But even as humankind enters a
new golden age, an amateur astronomer points his telescope at just the right
corner of the night sky and sees disaster hurtling toward Earth: a chunk
of rock that could annihilate civilization. While a few fanatics
welcome the apocalyptic destruction as a sign from God, the greatest scientific
minds of Earth desperately search for a way to avoid the inevitable. On
board the starship Goliath Captain Robert Singh and his crew must race against
time to redirect the meteor form its deadly collision course. Suddenly
they find themselves on the most important mission in human history--a mission
whose success may require the ultimate sacrifice. (Amazon).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">Benford, G. (2006). <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Timescape</i>. New York: Bantam Books.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">The author of <i>Tides of Light</i> offers
his Nebula Award-winning SF classic--a combination of hard science, bold
speculation, and human drama. In the year 1998, a group of scientists works desperately
to communicate with the scientists of 1962, warning of an ecological disaster
that will destroy the oceans in the future--if it is not averted in the past. (Amazon).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">Amazon. (n.d.). Retrieved February 28, 2017,
from http://www.amazon.com<span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">Saricks, J. G. (2009). <i>The readers'
advisory guide to genre fiction.</i> Chicago: American Library Association.<span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">WorldCat. (n.d.). Retrieved February 28,
2017, from http://www.worldcat.org</span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Lewis,
B. (2004).</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></b></span><b><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Covenant</span></i></b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">. Bethany House.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Abram's
Daughters is the powerful saga of four sisters, their family and community,
whose way of life and faith in God are as enduring as their signature horse and
buggy. Or so it seems...Book One,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><i style="box-sizing: border-box;">The Covenant</i>, unveils the layers of deeply rooted Amish tradition as seen
through the eyes of Leah and Sadie Ebersol, the two oldest, courting-age
sisters. The Amish community of Gobbler's Knob holds everything Leah Ebersol
has ever desired until a pact with her sister Sadie, lured by the outside
world, leaves Leah clinging to God's promises.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: white;">Characteristics
of Gentle Reads:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: white;">1)
Gentle reads are heart touching stories that reflect traditional values.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: white;">2)
Language is generally not complex, and typically doesn’t contain any profanity.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: white;">3)
Gentle Reads don’t contain any explicit sex or violence, stories focus on the
relationships between characters.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: white;">4)
Whether set in contemporary or historical times, stories are generally set in
small towns, enclosed communities or rural areas.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: white;">5)
Stories are generally easy-paced with relatable characters and no upsetting
suprises.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: white;">Read-a-likes:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Oke, J. (2008).<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><i>The tender years</i>. U.S: Bethany House.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">[<i>The Tender Years…</i>] </span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">continues the story of Marty and Clark from her "Love
Comes Softly" series with this book focusing on their granddaughter
Virginia. Just entering her teen years, Virginia is finding life in her
household a bit stifling. Although she dearly loves her family, she is anxious
to grow up and often finds the family rules and religious beliefs are getting
in the way of her fun. When Virginia becomes friends with a lively, outgoing
girl named Jenny, she suddenly finds herself questioning her need to obey her
parents when she could be enjoying herself with her friends. Unfortunately,
Jenny's headstrong behavior soon has tragic consequences. As always with Oke's
books, the characters are charming and engaging. Fans of the "Love Comes
Softly" series will certainly demand this compelling and well-written
follow-up.</span> (Library Journal)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Wick, L. (2005).<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><i>A place called home</i>. Eugene, Or: Harvest House Publishers.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: white;">As
the dim lights of the train station faded, Christine Bennett wondered if she
would ever see home again. With the death of her grandfather, Christine
experienced a deep loneliness she'd never felt before. The words of his will
rang in her ears: <i>"In the event of
my granddaughter's death, everything will go to Vince Jeffers."</i>
Jeffers watched her with an evil look that made her shiver. Now, afraid of what
might<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="showmorelesscontentelement">happen, she was obeying a note she had
received saying she was in danger and must leave town immediately. After
escaping to the community of Baxter, Christine begins to piece together a new
life. The love she finds there, along with newfound faith, sustains her as she
faces the threat of danger. (WorldCat)</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Higgs, L. C. (2005).<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><i>Thorn in my heart</i>. Colorado Springs, Colo: Waterbrook Press.</b><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: white;">Two
brothers fight to claim one father’s blessing.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
Two sisters long to claim one man’s heart.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
In the autumn of 1788, amid the moors and glens of the Scottish Lowlands, two
brothers and two sisters each embark on a painful journey of discovery. Jamie
and Evan McKie both want their father Alec’s flocks and lands, yet only one
brother will inherit Glentrool. Leana and Rose McBride both yearn to catch the
eye of the same handsome lad, yet only one sister will be his bride.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> A thorny love triangle emerges,
plagued by lies and deception, jealousy and desire, hidden secrets and broken
promises. Brimming with passion and drama,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Thorn in My Heart</i><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>brings the past to vibrant life,
revealing spiritual truths that transcend time and penetrate the deepest places
of the heart. (Amazon)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: white;">References:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: white;">Amazon.
(n.d.). Retrieved February 19, 2017, from http://www.amazon.com</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: white;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: white;">Saricks,
J. G. (2009). <i>The readers' advisory guide
to genre fiction.</i> Chicago: American Library Association.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">WorldCat.
(n.d.). Retrieved February 19, 2017, from http://www.worldcat.org</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
LeighAnnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805280939217542757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008429289787636856.post-27611536734790346882017-02-21T08:49:00.002-08:002017-02-21T08:49:54.889-08:00Passive Programming for promoting Romance books<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: white;">It's
February, so it's time to promote the Romance books! Displays are one way to
promote books, but for Romance books I would suggest a passive program such as
a book tasting. </span></span><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">For
this book tasting I would suggest using a table and setting up like a romantic
dinner: table cloth, place-settings, candles, and flowers. At each setting
place a romance book, and next to table place a cart of romance books and label
it “</span><span style="background: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">à la carte</span><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">” with
subcategories, like Romance-Suspense, or Romance-Gentle Reads. </span><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">This display would attract attention to the
Romance books, and allow browsing of many Romance novels at one sitting.</span></div>
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LeighAnnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805280939217542757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008429289787636856.post-12238659579358638942017-02-13T13:40:00.000-08:002017-02-13T13:40:11.765-08:00Review of the Unwilling Bride by Candy-Ann Little<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">The Unwilling Bride</span></b><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">by Candy-Ann Little</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Irish Caitlin Gallagher never wanted to be married, least of all to an Englishman such as Dillion Cade. Forced into this arranged marriage, Caitlin vows to hate him, and Dillion must put up with his ill-tempered bride.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">In order to avoid deportation back to Ireland, under the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798, Caitlin Gallagher must marry a citizen of the United States. Her parents hastily arrange her marriage to Dillion Cade, a newspaper owner who is vocal against the Alien and Sedition Acts. Caitlin despises the match and her husband--because she wants her freedom, and he is English. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">While the subject could make an interesting story, the author's simplistic writing style makes it difficult to read. The publisher and editor, each did horrible jobs. From grammar, incorrect historical facts, to phrasing that doesn't match the time period this book is ill written; For example:<i>"That was one heck of a kiss!"</i>, the word "heck" use and origination dates to the late 19th century, almost a century after the setting of this novel. Other examples include <i>"She was so board..." </i>and the use of the word ridicule instead of reticule. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Lacklusterly written, and poorly researched, <i>The Unwilling Bride </i>is hard to get through despite it's short length. </span><br />
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<br />LeighAnnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805280939217542757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008429289787636856.post-31252530932931937752017-02-11T10:23:00.000-08:002017-02-11T10:23:48.980-08:00On book Reviews...<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="background-color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: white;"> I’m kind of at a loss here…I don’t read book reviews—ever.
I do not order for my department, and I simply do not trust the opinions of others,
especially when it comes to books. I’m the type of person who almost never
believes what she’s told—I do my own research. I read book summaries, if it seems interesting
I will give it a try. I read reviews on electronics—and that’s about it. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Now
objectively, it’s not fair when one type of book is heavily reviewed but others
aren’t, and if the person who orders books for libraries relies heavily on
reviews to make their decision—then this can negatively affect a library’s collection.
Sources that do not allow negative content represent everything that is wrong
with society today. Sometimes things suck; you should be allowed to comment on
how much they sucked. By not allowing dissenting or negative content, you limit
honest discussion.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
LeighAnnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805280939217542757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008429289787636856.post-50643905132254463392017-02-07T10:55:00.000-08:002017-02-07T10:55:12.239-08:00Secret Shopper Assignment<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">I "secret shopped" at the Humanities department of my branch. It was frustrating--for both me and the librarian. It ended up being long and complicated because I had read everything he was suggesting. His attitude, not great when I first approached him, deteriorated towards the end. He used the library's website and eventually Goodreads. I ended up with <i>The Bone Collector</i> by Jeffery Deaver. To my surprise he didn't recommend J.D. Roth or James Patterson, which is what I would have started off with recommending.</span><br />
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<b><span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><i>The Bone Collector</i> by Jeffery Deaver</span></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Lincoln Rhyme was once a brilliant criminologist, a genius
in the field of forensics—until an accident left him physically and emotionally
shattered. But now a diabolical killer is challenging Rhyme to a terrifying and
ingenious duel of wits. With police detective Amelia Sachs by his side, Rhyme
must follow a labyrinth of clues that reaches back to a dark chapter in New
York City’s past—and reach further into the darkness of the mind of a madman
who won’t stop until he has stripped life down to the bone. (Amazon).</span><o:p></o:p></div>
LeighAnnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805280939217542757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008429289787636856.post-81205568099924773542017-01-24T12:32:00.000-08:002017-01-24T12:32:54.780-08:00Thriller Annotation<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Bass,
J. (2012).</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></b></span><b><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Inquisitor's Key</span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">. New York: William Morrow.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: white;">Miranda Lovelady, Dr. Bill Brockton's protégé, is spending
the summer helping excavate a newly discovered chamber beneath the spectacular
Palace of the Popes in Avignon, France. There she discovers a stone chest
inscribed with a stunning claim: inside lie the bones of none other than Jesus
of Nazareth. Faced with a case of unimaginable proportions, Miranda summons
Brockton for help proving or refuting the claim. Both scientists are
skeptical—after all, fake relics abounded during the Middle Ages—but evidence
for authenticity looks strong initially, and soon grows stronger. Brockton and
Miranda link the bones to the haunting image on the Shroud of Turin, revered by
millions as the burial cloth of Christ, and then a laboratory test finds the
bones to be two thousand years old. The finding triggers a deadly tug-of-war
between the anthropologists, the Vatican, and a deadly zealot who hopes to use
the bones to bring about the Second Coming—and trigger the end of time. Set
against an international landscape, and weaving a rich tapestry of religion,
history, art, and science,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em>The
Inquisitor's Key</em><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>takes
Jefferson Bass to an exciting new level of suspense.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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occupations are vital.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Gerritsen, T. (2006).<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><i>The Mephisto Club: A novel</i>. New York: Ballantine Books.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: white;">Evil exists. Evil walks the streets. And evil has spawned a
diabolical new disciple in this white-knuckle thriller from New York Times bestselling
author Tess Gerritsen.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">PECCAVI…</span></i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">The
Latin word is scrawled in blood at the scene of a young woman’s brutal murder: <i>I HAVE SINNED</i>. It’s a chilling Christmas
greeting for Boston medical examiner Maura Isles and Detective Jane Rizzoli,
who swiftly link the victim to controversial celebrity psychiatrist Joyce
O’Donnell–Jane’s professional nemesis and member of a sinister cabal called the
Mephisto Club….Delving deep into the most baffling and unusual case of their
careers, Maura and Jane embark on a terrifying journey to the very heart of
evil, where they encounter a malevolent foe more dangerous than any they have
ever faced . . . one whose work is only just beginning. (Amazon)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: white;">Reichs,
K. (2005). <i>Cross bones</i>. N.Y:
Scribner.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: white;">When an Orthodox Jewish man is found shot to death in Montreal,
Temperance Brennan is called in to examine the body and to figure out the
puzzling damage to the corpse. Unexpectedly, a stranger slips her a photograph
of a skeleton and assures her it is the key to the victim's death. Before she
knows it, Tempe is involved in an international mystery as old as Jesus, and
one that could lead to the rewriting of two thousand years of religious history….Using
her skills as a forensic scientist, Tempe plunges into the most controversial
case of her career. The stakes have never been higher -- the more she learns,
the greater the danger….Cross Bones, with its lightning pace, intricately
plotted story, riveting and state-of-the-art forensic detail, is Kathy Reichs's
most compelling and dramatic novel yet. (Amazon)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Castle,
R. (2012). <i>Frozen heat</i>.</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">New York, New York: Hyperion.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: white;">NYPD Homicide Detective Nikki Heat gets more mystery than she
imagined when she arrives at her latest crime scene. The body of an
unidentified woman has been found stabbed to death and stuffed inside a
suitcase left sitting on a Manhattan street. A startling enough death, but an
even bigger shock comes when this new homicide surprisingly connects to the
unsolved murder of Detective Heat's own mother. The gruesome killing of this
Jane Doe launches Heat on a dangerous and emotional investigation, rekindling
the cold case that has haunted her since she was nineteen. Paired once again
with her romantic and investigative partner, top journalist Jameson Rook, Heat works
to solve the mystery of the body in the suitcase while she also digs into
unexplored areas of her mother's background-areas Nikki has been afraid to confront
before, but now must. Facing relentless danger as someone targets her for the
next kill, Heat's search will unearth painful family truths, expose a startling
hidden life, and cause Nikki to reexamine her own past. Heat's passionate quest
takes her and Rook from the back alleys of Manhattan to the avenues of Paris,
trying to catch a ruthless killer. The question is, now that her mother's cold
case has unexpectedly thawed, will Nikki Heat finally be able to solve the dark
mystery that has been her demon for ten years? (Amazon)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: white;">Amazon. (n.d.). Retrieved January 24, 2017, from http://www.amazon.com<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: white;">Saricks, J. G. (2009). <i>The
readers' advisory guide to genre fiction</i>. Chicago: American Library
Association.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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LeighAnnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805280939217542757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008429289787636856.post-29912687716114255792017-01-24T10:44:00.000-08:002017-01-24T10:44:02.725-08:00Suspense Annotation: Danger in the Shadows by Dee Henderson<div class="MsoNormal">
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She's falling in love with a famous man. In the witness protection program, her
safety depends on staying invisible -- and loving Adam could get her killed.
Hidden away in the witness protection program, she's falling in love with former
pro football player Adam Black. FBI agent Dave Richman has his hands full
keeping her safe from her sister's killer. When events bring Sara face-to-face
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share of kooks during his fifteen years with the Bureau. But Rachel Sutton is
an enigma. She seems normal when she shows up at his office--until she produces
a tattered Raggedy Ann doll and tells him about a strangefeeling of terror it
goves her when she touches it. Nick dismisses her, only to stumble across a
link between the doll and an abducted child, setting in motion a chain of
events that uncovers startling connections--and puts Rachel's life on the line
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no-nonsense hosts of a Christian halfway home for ex-convicts and derelicts,
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felt before. The words of his will rang in her ears: "In the event of my
granddaughter's death, everything will go to Vince Jeffers." Jeffers
watched her with an evil look that made her shiver. Now, afraid of what
might happen, she was obeying a note she had received saying she was in
danger and must leave town immediately. After escaping to the community of
Baxter, Christine begins to piece together a new life. The love she finds
there, along with newfound faith, sustains her as she faces the threat of
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LeighAnnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805280939217542757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008429289787636856.post-15191758835319103902017-01-19T10:33:00.000-08:002017-01-19T10:33:15.829-08:00<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Reading Profile</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: 15.4px;">I am a serious reader, mostly I read mysteries, inspirational fiction, and young adult books--I like fantasy and dystopian novels. I started reading the Maze Runner and stopped halfway through the Scorch Trials, it's not exactly my cup of tea (and I'm not going to even start on the Divergent series!) I usually decide on a book because it was free (BookBub and Kindle), I've read the author before, or I want to see what all the hype is about. Including books I re-read last year, I read over 200, I don't have a goal for this year.</span>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> Top 5 books I read (for the 1st time) in 2016 were:</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: 15.4px;">1.Trials of Apollo by Rick Riordan</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: 15.4px;">2. Doctor Who: Legends of River Song by Jenny T. Colgan</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: 15.4px;">3. Driving Heat by Richard Castle</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: 15.4px;">4. Cold Springs by Rick Riordan</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: 15.4px;">5. Abducted by T.R.Ragan</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: 15.4px;">* My Top 5 ALL TIME FAVORITE Books/Series:</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: 15.4px;">1. Everything Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: 15.4px;">2. Anne of Green Gables series by L.M. Montgomery</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: 15.4px;">3 .</span><span style="font-family: georgia, utopia, "palatino linotype", palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: 15.4px;">4. Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "utopia" , "palatino linotype" , "palatino" , serif; font-size: 15.4px;">5. Abram's Daughters series by Beverly Lewis</span>LeighAnnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805280939217542757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008429289787636856.post-17234322906177231092016-12-08T12:56:00.002-08:002016-12-08T12:56:43.356-08:00The Holocaust by Bullets: A Priest's Journey to Uncover the Truth Behind the Murder of 1.5 Million Jews / Father Patrick Desbois<ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Hardcover:</span> 272 pages</span></span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Publisher:</span> Palgrave Macmillan; First Edition edition (August 19, 2008)</span></span></li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Language:</span> English</span></span></li>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In this heart-wrenching book, Father Patrick Desbois documents the daunting task of identifying and examining all the sites where Jews were exterminated by Nazi mobile units in the Ukraine in WWII. Using innovative methodology, interviews, and ballistic evidence, he has determined the location of many mass gravesites with the goal of providing proper burials for the victims of the forgotten Ukrainian Holocaust. Compiling new archival material and many eye-witness accounts, Desbois has put together the first definitive account of one of history's bloodiest chapters.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>My Review:</b> This book isn't your typical non-fiction book for youth, <i>The Holocaust by Bullets, </i>part memoir and part chronicle, this book is meant for older youth. While not as disturbing as other works on the holocaust, Desbois chronicles his journey to document the Holocaust of Ukrainian Jews.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Father
Patrick Desbois grew up in Saint-Laurent, France. Born ten years after World
War II, Desbois’s childhood, and really the course of his whole life were
influenced by the events of the war. As a child Desbois heard stories of the
French resistance fighters, the <i>Maquis</i>,
that his maternal grandparents’ farm supplied fresh supplies to the resistance,
he knew where the demarcation line was, and heard of foreign places “synonymous
with misfortune and suffering...” Mauthausen—a cousin died there, Dachau<i>—</i>another cousin was deported to and
returned from there, and Rawa-Ruska, (Desbois, 6). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[T]here
was one name, a name unlike all the others: <i>Rawa-Ruska.
</i>I was told that my grandfather Claudius had been taken there during the
war. As usual, I tried to understand... Just once, he [Claudius] uttered these
words: “For us, the camp was difficult...But it was worse for the others!” That
sentence was engraved in my consciousness as a child for all time... I was 12
years old when I saw images of the Holocaust...for the first time...I saw
photographs of the concentration camps for Jews at Bergen-Belsen...Shocked by
my discovery, I didn’t tell anyone about it but since that day, I have always
sought to understand what happened, what the tragedy was that my grandfather
had been forced to witness, (Desbois, 6-10).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In
Desbois’s search for the truth, the understanding of what his grandfather
endured he was led on a quest that would eventually become a great part of his
life. In 1990, not long after the fall of the Soviet Union, while visiting
Poland, near the border of Ukraine where Rawa-Ruska was located, the
understanding for Desbois came quickly:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I
was so close to where my grandfather had been...The ground slipped from under
my feet and I said to myself “You’ve been looking for this for 50 years. You’ve
finally found it.” How could I say that when I was only 35 years old? Then I
understood in a flash that I had completed a circle. That night I was as cold
as my grandfather had been 30 years before me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I
was suddenly and brutally conscious of the unfathomable nature of what it was
my grandfather had tried to make me grasp: his deportation, and the Holocaust...
I saw the Holocaust as a responsibility: That day I understood how much the
Holocaust was part of my life. The unspeakable crime to which my grandfather had
been a helpless witness—the murder of men, women, and children simply because
they were Jews...[T]hat night the irrevocable decision to search took root in
me. I had to understand, (Desbois, 15).</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Eventually,
a soviet transcript was translated and given to Desbois, containing the
testimony of a forest guard, it stated what the guard, Stephan Pelip,
witnessed—the execution of 10,000 Jews, and Desbois wondered if this was what
his grandfather saw.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The first step in his quest was to
learn Hebrew, learn the history of anti-Semitism, and for two years he was
trained by Charles Favre, and became a leading mediator of the Cardinal’s
relations with Jewish leaders, later Desbois began to visit the sites of the
Shoah. Eventually Desbois began to travel in the Ukraine to villages to
document what had occurred in the villages and towns to communities’ Jewish
population. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Desbois’s ultimate goal seems to
be—and should be documenting what happened to the Jews of the Ukraine.
Desbois’s role as a Priest, I believe, made it easier (though still difficult),
for people to tell them what they witnessed when the Jews were killed. The
testimony of the Ukrainian witnesses indicates to me that they were not
complicit in the murder of the Jews—they were forced to trample bodies, pull
teeth, sort garments, and witness the horror that took place—events that still
traumatized the witnesses over 50 years later. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">This book should be required reading in any high school study of the Holocaust. This book documents the plight of those who were considered less than sub-human, the Ukrainian victims never made it out of their villages, there are few ways to account for how many were murdered...but counting the bullets in the mass graves. </span></span></div>
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a teenager when he and his family were taken from their home in 1944 to the
Auschwitz concentration camp, and then to Buchenwald. [This book] is the
terrifying record of Elie Wiesel's memories of the death of his family, the
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Other Resources: </span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.ushmm.org/" style="background-color: black;">United States Holocaust Museum</a></span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://researchguide-holocaust.weebly.com/internet-resources.html" style="background-color: black;">The Shoah</a></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://libraryschool.libguidescms.com/content.php?pid=688972&sid=5714399">The Holocaust</a></span></div>
LeighAnnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805280939217542757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008429289787636856.post-18147996055166857482016-12-08T12:22:00.002-08:002016-12-08T12:22:30.723-08:00The Raven's Gift: a true story from Greenland, by Kelly Dupre<ul style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
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bear, and raven, Greenland—the earth’s largest island—seems to hold the magic
and mystery of the far north. What would it be like to visit there? To kayak
along its remote shores, dogsled through its tundra, visit its tiny villages?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With charming linoleum block prints, Kelly Dupre follows the
long, difficult journey of two men. In simple words, she captures the tenacity
and vitality of all that they see—and subtly reveals to children what can be
learned from a place like Greenland.</span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>My Review:</b> In <i>The Raven's Gift: a true story from Greenland</i>, Kelly Dupre tells the story of her husband's, (Lonnie Dupre) and his friend's (John Hoelscher) kayaking and dogsledding exploration of Greenland. her Inuit peoples, and the native animals there. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> My review:</b> <i>The Life Cycle of a Penguin </i>is a Blastoff! leveled reader from Scholastic. It's a level 3 book which means "<i>it advances early-fluent readers toward fluency through increased text and concept load, less reliance on visuals, longer sentences, and more literary languages,"</i> (Scholastic). The book has four chapters, a glossary, a "to learn more" section and an index. The book makes words that can be found in the glossary <b>bold</b> print. I learned, from this book, that penguins are only native to the southern hemisphere of the world, which is something I did not know. </span><br />
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LeighAnnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805280939217542757noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008429289787636856.post-39065181251072592922016-12-07T13:39:00.000-08:002016-12-07T14:03:51.065-08:00Paul Revere's Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, illustrated by Ted Rand<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Listen, my children and you shall hear</span></i><br />
<i><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere...</span></i><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So begins one of the most stirring poems in American literature, brought vividly to life in this breathtaking new edition by a master of picture book illustration.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ted Rand's moonlit vision captures the swift, rhythmic gait of Longfellow's words and the drama of Revere's brave ride as he gallops from town to farm, sounding the call to rise and arm against the British. The story unfolds in memorable pictorial images: Revere's anxious wait on shore, the two lights in the belfry of the Old North Church, Concord Bridge in the early morning hours. The mixture of history, art, and poetry results in a book as gorgeous to behold as its message is inspiring to all who love freedom.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just about everyone's
studied Longfellow's poem Paul Revere's Ride in school--it was required
memorization for me. Rand's illustrations help flesh out Longfellow's words,
and make this an entertaining book for kids. A very patriotic poem, despite
being written almost a century after the Revolutionary War, Longfellow's poem
describes Revere's ride, invoking emotions in a way that prose cannot. Ted
Rand's illustrations help to summon the feel of the night, the secrecy, worry,
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Poetry and rhyming is
a common writing style for read-a-loud books, Dr. Suess rhymes and so does the
very popular Pete the Cat. Kids like rhymes, and Longfellow's Paul Revere's
Ride is classic American literature. It never hurts to start kids early with the
classics. Even though it is an older book, I still advocate for it's inclusion
in the collection. We have several different versions of this in easy
non-fiction, but this version is my favorite, due to Ted Rand's excellent
illustrations.</span><b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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through the eyes of a teacher and her class when they go on field trips to
historic sites from the Revolutionary War era. (Amazon).</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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spreads word of rebellion. It's December 16, 1773, and Boston is about to
explode! King George has decided to tax the colonists’ tea. The Patriots have
had enough. Ethan, the printer’s errand boy, is running through town to deliver
a message about an important meeting. As he stops along his route at the
bakery, the schoolhouse, the tavern, and more readers learn about the
occupations of colonial workers and their differing opinions about living under
Britain’s rule. This fascinating book is like a field trip to a living history
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Florence Nightingale revolutionized the world of medicine by emphasizing cleanliness, food that was hot and nutritious, and organization in hospitals. What began as an attempt to make army hospitals safer and more effective became a lifelong mission, and remains relevant today. </span></span><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This new picture book biography of Florence Nightingale, from celebrated author and artist Demi, beautifully portrays the story of Florence's life and explores the long-lasting effects of her career.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0V0XdvQO65ZTNoWbHidDQcdeP6uG_hfNDMkx1KmgeGGzUltZ36BArNJtl0sjMO3kRgKokS9NB2Tr2U75JbbCgpbOSc_jAiBtgiXVdNSI_NfRHoyIE3z410fqusj6Juo-yLaMIwt6MJMaO/s1600/night6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0V0XdvQO65ZTNoWbHidDQcdeP6uG_hfNDMkx1KmgeGGzUltZ36BArNJtl0sjMO3kRgKokS9NB2Tr2U75JbbCgpbOSc_jAiBtgiXVdNSI_NfRHoyIE3z410fqusj6Juo-yLaMIwt6MJMaO/s200/night6.jpg" width="200" /></span></span></a><span style="background-color: black; text-align: center;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Florence Nightingale was born in 1820 to a wealthy family. Against the wishes of her parents, Florence soon realized her dream to nurse and became superintendent at a hospital in Harley Street, London. However, it was for her work during the Crimean War that Florence is most remembered. Upon arrival at the British army hospital in Scutari, Turkey, Florence and her nurses set about bringing order to the filthy, diseased chaos that greeted them. Sickened by what she had witnessed at Scutari, at the end of the war Florence returned to London where she dedicated the remainder of her life campaigning for better nursing facilities both in the army and civilian life. (Amazon).</span></span></div>
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text all come together to form this imaginative story about Queen Elizabeth and
her progresses, or journeys, through England's countryside. Ibatoulline's
illustrations are not only beautiful colorful works of art, they also tell a
story within a story-one about the attempted murder of the queen and about her
loyal servants who seek revenge. The main text follows Elizabeth's travels and
is filled with anecdotes and historical details. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Perfect for history-lovers, alert readers, and
suspense-seekers, this multi-layered picture book reveals something new with
each reading. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">With Elizabeth I being my favorite English queen, it's not
much of a surprise that I liked this book. The Alphabet part of the story is
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very Tudoresque. Ibatoulline inlcudes subtle details about the story, like the
many attempts on Elizabeth's life: pictured below Elizabeth's page stops an
arrow from hitting the Queen.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Published:</span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> September 3,
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Honors:</span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> Caldecott
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<b><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Book summary from Amazon:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">It is
the summer of 1869, and trains, crews, and family are traveling together,
riding America’s brand-new transcontinental railroad. These pages come alive
with the details of the trip and the sounds, speed, and strength of the mighty
locomotives; the work that keeps them moving; and the thrill of travel from
plains to mountain to ocean.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: black;"><b>My Review:</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Brian Floca’s Locomotive is an excellent nonfiction choice
for kids. There are a lot of illustrations in this book, and the detail is
amazing. This book is written in narrative- verse form. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">The details about locomotives are fun, and informative—without
being too overwhelming. The amount of illustrations and the detail of them
makes this book an excellent nonfiction book for kids, it doesn’t feel like a
“traditional” non-fiction book. The image below is an example of how detailed with the little
thing Floca is:</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">There are a ton of words in this this book which does kind
of make it a chore to read aloud, but because of the illustrations and the fun
verse format the kids love to hear it, and like to just look through it on their
own at times. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;"> My older readers like the history and map in the front of the book, and the detailed illustration and information on the steam engine on the inside of the back cover.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">In several places Floca uses cursive writing in several
illustrations, this is potentially problematic for future children because
cursive isn’t really taught in schools these days, and cursive is really
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Overall my youngest nephew and I really enjoyed this book—so
much that he got it for his birthday.</span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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What were the writers on? Seriously. This is the stupidest movie I have seen in a long time. I want that hour and forty minutes of my life back. Bad dialog, a mash up of other better movies, and very little plot. Seriously the thing that made Emmet special was that his mind was so incredibly blank, and lets face it--he was a complete moron. This movie an hour and forty minutes of stupidity and innuendos. The fact that some of the people in my family love this movie makes me wonder about them. If you have to mention that "everything is awesome" it most certainly is not!LeighAnnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04805280939217542757noreply@blogger.com0