Mon, October 12th, 2009
The Black Book of Colors by Menena Cottin
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
Cindy: The Black Book of Colors (Groundwood, 2008) is a gem of a book that flew under the radar last year even though it garnered four starred reviews and a prize at the 2007 Bologna Children’s Book Fair. How does someone who can’t see comprehend colors? Through his other senses of touch, smell, sound, and [...]
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Thu, June 11th, 2009
Mermaid Queen: The Spectacular True Story of Annette Kellerman, Who Swam Her Way to Fame, Fortune & Swimsuit History by Shana Corey
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
Lynn: We live on the Lake Michigan shore where winter starts in October, hangs on through April and where feet and feet of snow pile up. Our summers may be short but they are glorious! So I often find myself shopping for a new bathing suit, staring horrified at pale wobbly parts of my anatomy [...]
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Wed, March 25th, 2009
Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
Lynn: In recent years we have seen several books centering on a narrator with a condition in the Asperger’s syndrome spectrum. The device allows commentary from a detached perspective on social interaction, language and the customs we take for granted. The risk is in creating a voice that does not sound authentic, [...]
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