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Raina Telgemeier Accepts DCF Award
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Lauren
Watch Raina Telgemeir accept the 2012 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award for her
graphic memoir, "Smile," and listen to her talk about about creating cartoons
and graphic novels.
For all of those wimpy kid fans waiting for the next installment (releasing on November 5th), you might try one of these books in the meantime: The Strange Case of Origami Yoda Sixth-grader Tommy and his friends describe their interactions with a paper finger puppet of Yoda , worn by their weird classmate Dwight, as they try to figure out whether or not the puppet can really predict the future. Agnes Parker - Girl in Progress As she starts in the sixth grade, Agnes faces challenges with her old best friend, a longtime bully, a wonderful new classmate and neighbor, and herself. Joey Pigza Series To the constant disappointment of his mother and his teachers, Joey has trouble paying attention or controlling his mood swings when his prescription meds wear off and he starts getting worked up and acting wired. Dork Diaries Fourteen-year-old Nikki Maxwell writes and sketches in her diary about her struggle to be popular at her exclusive new private school, an...
Einstein For Beginners is a well illustrated nonfiction book about the childhood and inventions of Albert Einstein. It has a combination of light-hearted cartoons and more difficult reading on the theorems and equations created by Einstein. This causes the book to fluctuate between light and heavy reading, allowing a person searching for either type of text to enjoy it. A good half of the book is devoted to covering the struggles of Einstein’s family during his early life in Germany. The remaining portion discusses Albert’s quest for knowledge and portions of his career as a scientist before digressing to explain Einstein’s theory of relativity in detail. I had always wanted some background information about Einstein’s e=mc 2 equation and this book gave me some of that knowledge. I did not understand most of the advanced mathematical material, but I caught the general gist of the explanation. Despite being a biographical novel, this book contained a central conflict because Einst...
Bear Pond Books is hosting a series of events geared towards educators. The events feature wonderful authors, great discussions and coffee and snacks. Consider attending one of these upcoming events. Ask me (Lauren) for more information. I went to a fabulous event in the fall featuring the amazing local authors Kate Messner and Jo Knowles.
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