Wed, September 23rd, 2009
Escape Under the Forever Sky by Eve Yohalem
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
Lynn: You could not ask for a better book to booktalk than Escape Under the Forever Sky (Chronicle, 2009)! Sit back and picture this: the Ethiopian wilderness, a thirteen-year-old American girl who has been kidnapped, escapes and with her captors right behind her, runs barefooted straight into a hidden pride of lions. After a heart-stopping [...]
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Sat, May 30th, 2009
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins: Worth the Wait
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
Cindy: It’s very exciting to have had an early peek at Catching Fire (Scholastic, Sept. 1, 2009) but that just means the wait for book three will seem even longer! One thing I know for sure, it will be worth the wait, whether you are a lucky soul in the same boat, or if you [...]
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