![]() ![]() Readers looking for a bold and gripping addition to their bookshelf will not be disappointed-and will not be able to put this book down." - Jennifer Brown, author of Hate List and Bitter End "Deftly captures the emotional complexities of teenage pregnancy. " - Patricia McCormick, National Book Award finalist and bestselling author "Caela Carter paints a raw and unflinching picture of the truth about teen pregnancy-a truth every teen should know. Me, Him, Them, and It ought to be assigned alongside The Scarlet Letter. ![]() is the wisest, funniest, most conflicted narrator since Juno. ![]() ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Zelinsky is the illustrator of Anne Isaac's Dust Devil and creator of the now-classic interactive book called The Wheels on the Bus. Her characters, including Beezus and Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ralph, the motorcycle-riding mouse, have delighted children for generations. Henshaw won the Newbery Medal, and Ramona Quimby, Age 8 and Ramona and Her Father have been named Newbery Honor Books. Cleary's books have earned her many prestigious awards, including the American Library Association's Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, presented to her in recognition of her lasting contribution to children's literature. And so, the Klickitat Street gang was born! ![]() She based her funny stories on her own neighborhood experiences and the sort of children she knew. When a young boy asked her, "Where are the books about kids like us?" she remembered her teacher's encouragement and was inspired to write the books she'd longed to read but couldn't find when she was younger. Before long, her school librarian was saying that she should write children's books when she grew up. But by third grade, after spending much time in her public library in Portland, Oregon, she found her skills had greatly improved. ![]() As a child, she struggled with reading and writing. Beverly Cleary is one of America's most beloved authors. ![]() ![]() ![]() Her new cozy mystery series, Vintage Sweets, came out from Lyrical in March 2020. ![]() Other short stories appears in various magazines and anthologies. ![]() She reviews for "Suspense Magazine", and Kaye George, an Agatha nominated short story and novel writer, is the author of the Imogene Duckworthy Mystery series (Agatha nomination for best first novel), EINE KLEINE MURDER by Barking Rain Press (Silver Falchion Award finalist), DEATH IN THE TIME OF ICE (A Neanderthal Mystery) (Agatha nominee and Silver Falchion finalist) and the Fat Cat Mystery series by Berkley Prime Crime (as Janet Cantrell), as well as A PATCHWORK OF STORIES, a collection of her previously published stories, and several stories available at Untreed Reads. ![]() Kaye George, an Agatha nominated short story and novel writer, is the author of the Imogene Duckworthy Mystery series (Agatha nomination for best first novel), EINE KLEINE MURDER by Barking Rain Press (Silver Falchion Award finalist), DEATH IN THE TIME OF ICE (A Neanderthal Mystery) (Agatha nominee and Silver Falchion finalist) and the Fat Cat Mystery series by Berkley Prime Crime (as Janet Cantrell), as well as A PATCHWORK OF STORIES, a collection of her previously published stories, and several stories available at Untreed Reads. ![]() ![]() ![]() Challenged by students' questions, he dug deeper into the era in which he had found himself struggling to stay alive during the height of the fighting in Vietnam. This is a long-considered sequel to Ketwig's mind-blowing war memoir, …and a hard rain fell, published in 1985. To address such deeply emotional inquiries more fully, Ketwig wrote Vietnam Reconsidered: The War, the Times, and Why They Matter. ![]() ![]() I know my father blames his service in Vietnam and something called Agent Orange, but when anyone mentions Vietnam he goes into his room and closes the door, and sometimes he won't come out for days. Consider this hesitant query from a nervous young woman: "I have two sisters," she said softly, "and both have serious birth defects. Responding in a rush before the bell rang to students' questions and concerns was often the hardest part. Like many Vietnam vets, John Ketwig has made a public service campaign of speaking forthrightly to high school and college students. Vietnam Reconsidered: The War, the Times, and Why They Matter Download PDF of this full issue: v49n2.pdf (31.8 MB) ![]() |