The January edition of Book Links includes an interview I did with Carolyn Marsden. It was great fun to read all Carolyn’s lovely middle grade novels and to find out how her multicultural stories grew. Check it out! Carolyn Marsden’s Books The Gold-Threaded Dress (Candlewick 2002) Mama Had to Work on Christmas (Viking 2003) Silk Umbrellas (Candlewick [...]
I just found out from Scholastic and Booklinks that my Booklinks interview with Cynthia Lord is going to be included in a new paperback teachers’ edition of Cynthia Lord’s Newbery Honor-winning novel, RULES. The entire article will appear in the back of the book–including the sidebar on the literature circle blogging unit I did at my school with the book! [...]
My November Book Links articles are here! Inside are an interview with the Newbery Honor-winning author of RULES, Cynthia Lord. She talks about the book, writing, raising a family with a son who has autism, and the awards. I also wrote a second article on the emerging Schneider Family Book Award. This award is just a [...]
My latest article in Library Sparks is out in the November 2007 issue. If you know Linda Sue Park‘s books at all, you know I had lots to dig into when considering classroom extensions. I finally decided to take a global perspective on her work. Even though she’s published in just about every genre–historical, fantasy, contemporary, not [...]