This is my book blog. To access my blog about reading and books and issues (CCSS, censorship, and the like), visit: http://professornana.livejournal.com I am a professor in the Department of Library Science at Sam Houston State University in Texas where I teach classes in literature for children, tweens, and teens. I have written three professional books and co-authored several as well. I bring more than 30 years of teaching experience to the blog.
Saturday, September 6, 2014
Andre the Giant: Life and Legend
ANDRE THE GIANT: LIFE AND LEGEND by Box Brown. :01, 2014.
Andre the Giant
Achieved fame. Happiness was
Another matter.
Friday, September 5, 2014
Kate the Great (except when she's not)
KATE THE GREAT (EXCEPT WHEN SHE'S NOT) by Suzy Becker. Crown, 2014.
Be kind to Nora
Kate's Mom asks. But Nora is
Hard to be kind to.
Thursday, September 4, 2014
Little Green Men at the Mercury Inn
LITTLE GREEN MEN AT THE MERCUY INN by Greg Leitich Smith. Roaring Brook, 2014.
Aliens? Aidan
Encounters them and helps them
Return to their home.
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
The Only Thing to Fear
THE ONLY THING TO FEAR by Caroline Tung Richmond. Scholastic, September 2014.
Hotler won the war.
Now America, enslaved,
Tries to find freedom.
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
The Shadow Hero
THE SHADOW HERO by Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Lieu. First Second, 2014.
Reluctant hero
Must fight for his family's
Honor and his life.
Monday, September 1, 2014
Death Coming up the Hill
DEATH COMING UP THE HILL by Chris Crowe. HMH, October 2014.
Novel in haiku
About Vietnam, love
And family, too.
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