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Confused about which new games to buy for your collection? This month's The Gaming Life reviews six games well worth your consideration.
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| Interview |
| SLJ Talks to Actress Julianne Moore about Her New Picture Book |
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Photo credit:
Peter Lindbergh |
Most would agree that Julianne Moore is beautiful. But this Oscar-nominated actress—who has starred in Children of Men, Far from Heaven, Boogie Nights, and The Hours—didn't grow up feeling that way. Those memories helped fuel Moore's first children's book, the well-received Freckleface Strawberry (Bloomsbury, 2007), which came out last fall. SLJ spoke with the New York City-based actress about celebrities turning into authors—and how she came to grips with those unmentionable freckles.
You've been nominated for four Academy Awards and four Golden Globes—and you've won an Emmy. But Freckleface is your first children's book. Have you had cynics question your credentials?
[Yes] because there's been this fad of celebrities writing children's books. I've even had a couple of people say, "Oh, who wrote it for you?" which is terrible and embarrassing! But I really came to it more from the perspective of a reader than anything else.
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| News and Views |
| The Desk Set Donates Books to Needy New Orleans School |
The gift-giving season isn’t over for the kids at A. P. Tureaud Elementary in New Orleans. The school, damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, received more than 450 books today, thanks to Maria Falgoust, co-founder of the Desk Set, a New York-based social group for librarians and library students.
"The kids were very grateful, and when they saw the books their eyes lit up and they started browing through them immediately," says Bill Falgoust, Maria's father. read more... |
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| AASL Study to Examine Role of Web 2.0 in Teaching |
What roles do social networking, blogs, wikis, and other Web 2.0 practices have in the daily lives of school librarians? That question will be examined for the first time in the American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) longitudinal study for 2008.
The survey will gather information about librarians' use of electronic tools ranging from online chats to instant messaging and sites like MySpace and Facebook. "This kind of data will give us the background to say 'are we cutting-edge yet?'" says Sara Kelly Johns, AASL president. read more... |
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| Remarkable Reads |
| From an Asian Perspective |
Gene Chang's graphic novel American Born Chinese (Roaring Brook/First Second, 2006) swept up a host of honors in 2006 and 2007, including YALSA's prestigious Michael L. Printz Award. The experience of assimilating (or not) into a different culture can be exciting and scary at the same time. The teens in the following titles come from a variety of Asian backgrounds, demonstrating resiliency as they adapt to their new surroundings and changing self-perceptions.
COMPESTINE, Ying Chang. Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party. Holt. 2007. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-0-8050-8207-4.
Gr 6-10–It is 1972, and Ling's middle-upper-class life in Wuhan starts to fall apart as China's Cultural Revolution goes into full swing. Though Ling is relocated to a farming region for safety, her bourgeois attitude leads to a beating and loss of her hair. Known primarily for her picture books and cookbooks, this is Compestine's first novel for young adults, an excellent addition to historical fiction about this period in China's history.
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| Librarian's Internet |
| Inauguration Day |
| www.factmonster.com/spot/inaug1.html |
| The campaign debates and presidential primaries are well underway, and in November we'll elect our new president. On January 20, 2009 (only one year from now) our next president will be sworn in. Help kids learn about the history and traditions of Inauguration Day by having them visit Factmonster's "Inaugural Factfile." Here, kids can find out why January 20 was selected (rather than a date closer to the November election), and they can read the oath that the president takes as well as the inauguration speeches of every president. For fun, kids can find out who gave the longest/shortest speech, which president's inauguration was the first to be photographed/posted on the Internet, as well as find about the long tradition of lavish inaugural parties. Finally, scroll down to
the "Fun Stuff" section for a Java-based inaugural crossword puzzle appropriate for high school kids and curious adults.—Gail Junion-Metz |
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