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Each year a committee of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) identifies the best of the best in children s books. According to the Notables Criteria, notable is defined as: Worthy of note or notice, important, distinguished, outstanding. As applied to children s books, notable should be thought to include…
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+ Click on image to enlarge. Eliza s escape across the Ohio River, which is filled with great cakes of floating ice,is among the most dramatic moments in Uncle Tom s Cabin. + Click on image to enlarge. Knowing that her little boy is about to be sold, Eliza escapes with Harry. Kharbine-Tapabor / The Art Archive at Art Resource…
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The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran (1923) Pocket-sized set of aphorisms that sound like they were written by a medieval monk but were actually the product of a Lebanese-American alcoholic who died of cirrhosis of the liver in 1931. The Prophet is a beautifully phrased exercise in pointing out the obvious but Sixties hippy kids loved…
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Jane Kurtz, a Lawrence resident for three years, has written 30 children’s books, but they don’t compare in popularity with “Lanie” and “Lanie’s Real Adventures, ” two books she released this year as part of the “American Girl” series. American Girl/Special to the Journal-World Lanie, the character Jane Kurtz penned for the…
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I have been in and around the publishing business my entire professional life. So I understand the potential impact of a great book. Courtesy of IStockPhoto/Connel_Design In business, the right book at the right moment can tilt the playing field and give you a crucial advantage. These thirty-seven business books have personally…
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The Great Gatsby is a tale of luxury, lust, deceit, and murder. In Long Island, NY, Nick Carraway lives next door to the mysterious Jay Gatsby—owner of a huge mansion and host of frequent and lavish parties. Although prohibition has made alcohol illegal, Gatsby always has a surplus available at his wild social gatherings. As…
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Arthur & George , Julian Barnes This novel, which was shortlisted for the Booker in 2005, is a delightful retelling of a real-life mystery (the “Great Wyrley Outrages”) that Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle actually solved at the turn of the 20th century! And a luminous book (what else would you expect from…
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Nathaniel Hawthorne, born on July 4, 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts was an American short story writer and romance novelist. He is best known for his short stories and two widely read novels; (1851). Along with Herman Melville and Edgar Allan Poe much of Hawthorne s work belongs to the sub-genre of Dark Romanticism; which is distinguished…
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The graphic novel, which Stanford students researched, wrote and illustrated, focuses on the life and times of a Chinese American man who dedicated much of his life to improving the lives of Chinese immigrants in 19th-century America. By Kathleen J. Sullivan Video by Kurt Hickman American Heathen focuses on the life and times…
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