Glory Be

Gloriana June Hemphill lived in a time when segregation between whites and blacks was coming to an end.  It is the summer of 1964, the year she is turning 12.  She dreamed of going to the pool all summer and having her 12th birthday party at the pool.  However, the summer turned out different than she imagined.  That summer, the town council closed the pool claiming that the cracks needed to be fixed.  However, Glory soon learns that the pool was closed to keep out Negroes.  Glory is very upset about this, so she decides to write a letter to the newspaper.  Will her article be published or will it be hidden in a drawer?

Little Women and Me

I just read a fun book called "Little Women and Me" by Lauren Baratz-Logsted.  We just got this book in our library and I am excited to share it with all of you.  A girl by the name of Emily March  gets an assignment to describe one thing that she would change about a classic novel.  She chooses "Little Women" as her book.  Once she starts on the assignment she discovers that she is now living in the 1860's as one of the March sisters! Can she save Beth from dying?  Can she prevent the boy next door from winding up with Amy instead of Jo?  My suggestion would be to read "Little Women" first as you will understand what is going on more, but if you don't have time you will still enjoy "Little Women and Me".

Caldecott and Newbery Award

The 2012 Caldecott and Newbery Award winners have been announced.  The Caldecott medal was award to Chris Raschka's book "A Ball for Daisy".  The Newbery winner was "A Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos.  Reviews on these books will be posted soon!