Mon, February 28th, 2011
Wheels of Change by Sue Macy
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
Cindy: The full subtitle of Wheels of Change (National Geographic 2011) describes the book perfectly: “How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom (With a Few Flat Tires Along the Way).” There are no “flat tires” in the research, writing, and design of this thorough presentation of the bicycle’s importance to women in the late 1800s. [...]
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Mon, September 13th, 2010
The Firefly Letters by Margarita Engle
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
Cindy: I am so grateful for Margarita Engle’s recent books that shed light on Cuba’s history. The Poet Slave of Cuba (2006) and 2009′s Newbery Honor book The Surrender Tree were both excellent, but The Firefly Letters: A Suffragette’s Journey to Cuba ( Henry Holt, 2010) is my favorite to date due to its themes. [...]
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Thu, December 24th, 2009
Crossing Stones by Helen Frost
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
Lynn: I have confessed here before about the flaw in my character – I am not a huge fan of poetry and I mostly dislike verse novels. Therefore I hope, gentle readers, that you will pay special attention to a verse novel that I love. Crossing Stones (Farrar/Frances Foster 2009) is extraordinary. First of all [...]
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