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Bibliography: Ain, Beth Levine.  2008. The Revolution of Sabine. Cambridge, Mass.:  Candlewick Press.  ISBN: 978-0763633967 Plot Summary: Sixteen year old Sabine, daughter of a 18th century French aristocrat, thinks of nothing more than the next ball, getting fitted for her next dress.  But when her mother tries to arrange her marriage to a vulgar young [...]

This is a booktalk I did for a library school class assignment. I’ve included the transcript: “Who are we? Where do we live? What can we do? What makes us human?” These questions, and more, are raised in the book Greetings from Planet Earth by award winning author, Barbara Kerley. In 1977, the Voyager 2 [...]

Bibliography: Connor, Leslie. 2008. Waiting for Normal. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN: 9780060890889 Plot Summary: Addie and her mommers are moving into a tiny trailer in the middle of Schnectady, New York. It isn’t much to look at and it isn’t home.  Home is where Addie’s half sisters live with her ex-stepfather Dwight.  Home isn’t where [...]

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