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Miami Book Fair pictures and words
Paper fans decorated with dead poets.Human swarm around the Crayola-colored tents. A diamond-bright day, the air smelling of hot dogs and spray paint.
Teen Read Week
At Books&Books in Coral Gables, the teens wore top hats and waistcoats. They carried pocket watches and dog-eared copies of Scott Westerfield's paperbacks. The members of YAthenaeum, a "community of readers and writers of all things Young Adult," met at Miami's coolest indie bookstore for the Teen Reads Forum. When asked, "Why do you like to read?" the number one response = to escape from reality, experience another person's life, and learn t
Virginia Is For Readers
The bell rings like a war siren. A hundred sleep-deprived kids shuffle into the library. They slump in their plastic chairs, just as a police officer marches through the door. Everybody snaps awake. They can't stop staring---not at the man with the badge, but at Leda, his K-9.The German Shepherd curls up on the carpet. Every so often, she lifts her head and blinks, as if listening to a secret. Alan Krugel, her handler at the LAPD, talks about the "awful, frightening, hollow feeling--that terrible, dreaded feeling of being alone."When Alan lost his family, he also lost his hope. The
Annual Book 'Em literacy event planned for Oct. 17 | newsleader.com | The News Leader
Annual Book 'Em literacy event planned for Oct. 17 | newsleader.com | The News LeaderHey people in Virginia. Please come out and support Book Em--an event that connects literacy with lower crime rates. More than 50 authors will sign books on Saturday (including me!) Book Em9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 17 at Kate Collins Middle School1625 Ivy St. MoreWaynesboro, VA
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Santa Ana, CA1992Dear Crissa:Thanks, belatedly for the wonderful letter. Sorry I took so long to respond. My only advice about writing is that it generally takes years of failed attempts and rejection before there’s even a small success. So don’t give up! And keep reading my books. Somebody has to. Thank your mom for me.Cheers,Jim BlaylockMiami, FL2009Dear Jim,Thanks f
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