Grandparenting
The Judge, the Girl Sleuth and Scorned Literature
‘Perhaps I’ve stumbled upon a clue!’ Nancy thought excitedly. (The Clue in the Diary, p. 15). Explored in a Girls' Series Books Rediscovered online exhibit: The appeal of once-scorned literature included the Nancy Drew, Dana Girls and Kay Tracey mysteries more »
Current Reading, Cum Laude in Evading Bandits
15 Tips from well-traveled New York Times columnist, Nicholas Kristof, for students abroad pursuing a degree but also for the novice and experienced traveler: Buy a secondhand local cell phone for $20, outfit it with a local SIM card and keep it in your pocket. more »
Book Reviews: Mother Warriors and Cancer; 50 Essential Things to Do
Mother Warriors
by Jenny McCarthy, © 2008
Plume Books/Penguin Group
Paperback: 217 pp plus 27 pp of resources
If you know anyone with a child who has received a diagnosis of autism, information about this little book, along with the author’s earli… more »
San Francisco Center for the Book Exhibits
Exhibits at the SFCB — Once Upon A Book: Author/illustrators reveal their creative processes; Show Me a Story includes an essay excerpt from Maribeth Back's essay, Encoding Enchantment: Engineering the Materials of Story more »
