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Twilight, Part Deux

Posted in Family Studies, Library, Philosophy 101, tagged , , , , , , on April 6, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Now that I’ve read New Moon and Eclipse, I am certain that the Twilight series is not for kids. New Moon was not so bad (aside from the depression, which some kids told me they didn’t get; they didn’t understand the blank pages titled by the month), so I thought maybe I was wrong. But [...]

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Twilight

Posted in Family Studies, Library, tagged , , , , on February 24, 2009 | 7 Comments »

When I first heard all the hoopla about Twilight, I thought, “Big whoop, it can’t possibly be as good as Interview with the Vampire.” And it’s not, but it’s different, and I guess thankfully not as provocative or gory. However, it is definitely not a book for kids. (Though on the penpal list [...]

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Pictures of Hollis Woods

Posted in Library, tagged , , , , on December 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Don’t you think this book would make a great movie?  Especially with all of the flashbacks?  I love the way the story unfolds, and all of the foreshadowing.  (I still remember learning about that in the fifth grade; I’ve tried showing it to my fifth graders and they don’t get it.  Hmmm.) 
I don’t know why the [...]

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“The Giver” as Teacher

Posted in Library, Reflective Teaching, tagged , , , , , , on December 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I’m reading The Giver, and through the development of Jonas’ gift, I realized how sad it was the the others have no feelings or memories.  Actually, at first, I was incredulous that they couldn’t see in color, which is when I stopped thinking of it as Brave New World and more like Pleasantville.  After Jonas [...]

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