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.
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Vivian Apple at the End of the World
VIVAN APPLE AT THE END OF THE WORLD by Katie Coyle. HMH, January 2015
Rapture takes parents?
Vivian does not believe
And seeks an answer.
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Seven Stories Up
SEVEN STORIES UP by Laurel Snyder. Random House, 2014.
Time traveling Annie
Meets her own grandmother and
Becomes her close friend.
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy
OPHELIA AND THE MARVELOUS BOY by Karen Foxlee. Knopf, 2014.
The Marvelous Boy
Needs Ophelia's help to save
The entire world.
Monday, July 28, 2014
Ollie and the Science of Treasure Hunting
OLLIE AND THE SCIENCE OF TREASURE HUNTING by Erin Dionne. Dial, July 2014.
Buried treasure here?
At camp? Ollie needs to see
If rumors are true.
Saturday, July 26, 2014
Five, Six, Seven, Nate
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, NATE! by Tim Federle. Simon and Schuster, 2014.
E. T, The Musical
Should be Nate's big break on stage
And maybe romance?
Friday, July 25, 2014
Zombie Baseball Beatdown
ZOMBIE BASEBALL BEATDOWN by Paola Bacigalupi. Read by Sunil Malhotra. Listening Library, 2014.
Espionage, cows,
Immigration, zombies, and
Mysteries to solve.
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Rhyme Schemer
RHYME SCHEMER by K.A. Holt. Chronicle, October 2014.
It's not poetry
Or is it? Kevin wonders
And weaves words to see.
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