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Finding Winnie: The True Story Of The World's Most Famous Bear, Abigail Packard

Children's Book and Media Review

Finding Winnie is the true story of Harry Colebourn, a veterinarian from Canada, and his bear Winnipeg (or Winnie for short). Harry bought Winnie from a trapper while on his way to work at as a vet during WWI. He brought Winnie along with him across the Atlantic Ocean to remind him and the other Canadian soldiers of their home. Once he was called upon to join the fighting in France, he left Winnie at the London Zoo to keep her safe. There, a little boy named Christopher Robin Milne visited and befriended her and even named his own stuffed …

Fairytale Retellings #4: Cold Spell, Aylea Stephens

Children's Book and Media Review

Kai and Ginny were best friends for most of their lives, but now they are more than friends, in love, and have every intention of running away together. One night, however, Kai goes off with a stranger named Mora. Ginny discovers that Mora is the Snow Queen through the help of Kai’s grandmother who had an encounter with her when she was a teenager. Ginny decides to do whatever it takes to go after Kai and get him back, but she soon realizes that even in the United States there is a world of monsters and villains that she never …

Earmuffs For Everyone! How Chester Greenwood Became Known A The Inventor Of Earmuffs, Abigail Packard

Children's Book and Media Review

Earmuffs for Everyone! is the fun story of how Chester Greenwood “invented” earmuffs. You see, he technically wasn’t the first person to invent covers for people’s ears. But he was the one to improve earmuffs so that they stayed snugly on people’s heads. McCarthy has filtered through the folklore surrounding Greenwood to bring us the chronology of the invention of the earmuff, Greenwood’s eventual patent of the earmuff we know now, and Greenwood’s journey into Maine folklore and even into Maine’s holiday calendar.

Chicka Chicka 1 2 3, Sydnee Burr

Children's Book and Media Review

In a lap-sized board book, the Chicka Chicka classic strikes again. Chicka Chicka 1 2 3 acts as a counting companion to the classic children's Chicka Chicka Boom Boom book. Parents and teachers can utilize this vibrant and catchy tool to teach their preschoolers and toddlers how to count and to help them discover the entertainment found in learning new things and revisiting old ones.

Cat & Bunny, Sydnee Burr

Children's Book and Media Review

Cat and Bunny are heartwarming best friends. They have always done everything together and it has been just the two of them. They always have each other whether they are playing, imagining, running, skipping, or having adventures. There is plenty of fun to go around with just the two of them. So what happens when someone else asks if they can play? Bunny responds well, and Cat learns to respond well and also learns that with more friends more fun is possible.

Bunnies!!!, Amanda Judd

Children's Book and Media Review

Bunnies!!! is the story of an adorable little monster who just wants to play. This friendly little monster is just going for a stroll saying hello to everything he sees: trees, clouds, rocks, a stump, and BUNNIES! Because he is a monster, the bunnies might be scared of him. But all monster wants to do is make friends and play too.

The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen And The Churchill Club, Carlie Smith

Children's Book and Media Review

Knud Pedersen and the nine other schoolboys of the Churchill Club are Danish national heroes. Initially frustrated by their countrymen’s acceptance of the Nazi occupation, they secretly sabotage German war efforts. Winston Churchill and the Royal Air Force are their inspiration. For more than a year they destroy property and steal weapons. The Club is eventually discovered and imprisoned for more than two years. They face this challenge just as bravely and even orchestrate several escape attempts. When they are released, they find that their sacrifices have inspired nationwide resistance that severely hampers the German occupation. The war concludes with …

Bone Gap, Cynthia Frazier

Children's Book and Media Review

Finn and Sean live in Bone Gap, a small town where everyone knows everything about everyone else. Of course the town knows that their mother left them after their father died and ran away with an orthodontist, and that Sean put aside his dream of becoming a doctor to take care of Finn until he graduated from High School. The town knows all about Priscilla (Petey) the beekeeper’s daughter, but they don’t really know who she is inside. The town thinks they know about Roza, a beautiful woman who mysteriously appeared, became beloved by all who met her, and then …

Because Of Winn-Dixie, Sydnee Burr

Children's Book and Media Review

10-year-old Opal is lonely. She doesn't have a mom, and her busy, preacher father just moved her from home to a new plot of trailer park in Florida. However, everything changes for Opal when she spontaneously adopts a big, ugly, dirty dog. This messy dog was making a ruckus in the local grocery store, Winn-Dixie. The furious manager was looking for an owner to blame, when Opal claimed the dog was hers, and named it on the spot Winn-Dixie. Because of Winn-Dixie, Opal stumbles into new friends and begins a journey of self-discovery, finally allowing herself to let go of …

Beautiful Idols #1: Unrivaled, Kati Penovich

Children's Book and Media Review

The bright spotlight of fame and flashing cameras sometimes hide the darkest secrets. Unrivaled introduces four teenagers whose fates seem to be mysteriously intertwined. All four have high ambitions: Layla wants to be a journalist, Aster wants to be an actress, Tommy wants to be a rock star, and while Madison Brooks may already be at the top of the Hollywood food chain, she wants to keep her fame while somehow hiding the skeletons of her past. These determined teenagers are sucked into the glamorous Hollywood nightclub scene and pulled together by a cutthroat competition with the promise of riches …

Based On A True Story: John Lincoln Clem, Civil War Drummer Boy, Leah Christopher

Children's Book and Media Review

Drummer boys in the Civil War are typically ages 14 and up—but the patriotic nine-year-old John Clem secretly jumps on a train to join the Union army. Marching endlessly through the heat of the South, John directs troops with his drum and makes friends with unlikely folks—even a runaway slave. Based on a real account, the book follows John’s three-year stint in the military, including his run-in with General Ulysses S. Grant, who asks him to drum at the Battle of Shiloh, and his success in playing dead at the Battle of Chickamauga. After being captured and later shot in …

Backlash, Aylea Stephens

Children's Book and Media Review

Lara thought that Christian liked her, but then one day he publically posts on her Facebook wall that the world would be better off without her. Lara tries to commit suicide, leaving her and the people around her to deal with the backlash. Bree, Lara’s former best friend, is partly responsible for what happened on Facebook, but in some ways she feels that Lara deserves it for being depressed and self-absorbed for so long. Sydney, Lara’s sister, is dealing with feeling constantly overshadowed by her sister and feels like her life is constantly ruined by what is happening with Lara. …

Assassin's Heart, Rachel Wadham

Children's Book and Media Review

Lea is a clipper, one of nine families who are sanctioned by the city to murder for hire. Dating the son of the Da Vias, a rival family, is just a fun game until her family is brutally murdered. Enacting her revenge on the Da Vias is the only way Lea knows to find peace but she can’t do it alone. Seeking out a lost Uncle, Lea finds it's his untrained apprentice who is the most likely to serve her needs. But training him while escaping those hunting her is much more difficult than Lea anticipates making it necessary to …

Amelia Bedelia's First Library Card, Cynthia Phillips

Children's Book and Media Review

Amelia Bedelia’s literal humor returns in this book about her childhood. Amelia Bedelia’s class goes on a field trip to the library. What fun! The librarian Mrs. Reilly gives the children a tour and tells them the library rules. The children’s section is a great place for them to find books that they can check out. They all receive their first library cards and check out books. Amelia Bedelia takes her book home but forgets it outside, then it starts to rain. Amelia Bedelia learns how to be a responsible library patron and how to make everything right in the …

A Thousand Nights, Abigail Packard

Children's Book and Media Review

Lo-Melkhiin has married and killed over three hundred girls since emerging from the desert a changed man. The laws stipulate he can only take one girl from each village once. Our unnamed heroine just wants to save her beloved and beautiful sister from being taken and destroyed. So she takes her place and goes with the king to his qasr to become his wife. While in the qasr she discovers the “copper fire,” magic that emanates from her because of the prayers her family say to her as their new smallgod. As she weaves and lives within the walls of …

A Futile Endeavor: Defining "Scandalous" In The Bankruptcy Code, Bradley Simon

St. John's Law Review

(Excerpt)

This Note addresses the various, sometimes contradictory, approaches courts have taken in interpreting what constitutes scandalous material under § 107(b)(2) of the Code. Part I traces the right of public access to documents and records in bankruptcy courts to its common-law and First Amendment origins and discusses why transparency is particularly important in the bankruptcy context. Part II addresses the split of authority among the circuit courts regarding the appropriate way to define scandalous, focusing on the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit’s “truthfulness and relevance” approach, the Eighth Circuit’s “context-sensitive” approach, and the Ninth Circuit’s …

The Copyright Protectability Of Architectural Works: The Eleventh Circuit Walks A Thin Line, Thomas Commons

St. John's Law Review

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Part I of this Note discusses the history of copyright legislation in the United States regarding architectural works, as well the applicability of copyright law generally. Part II discusses the circuit split between the Eleventh and Second Circuits with regard to how much protection architectural works should be afforded. Part III analyzes the benefits and shortcomings of both approaches and how other courts should ultimately adopt the Second Circuit’s approach. This Note argues that the Second Circuit’s approach is supported not only by statutory language and legislative history, but also by public policy and constitutional considerations, as well.

Community Rights To Public Art, Cathay Y. N. Smith

St. John's Law Review

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Property owners generally have the right to destroy their own property. This Article argues, however, that certain property is so connected to a community’s identity that the community’s right to preserve its heritage may trump a property owner’s right to destroy. This Article explores existing, yet underutilized, legal solutions a community may use or adapt to preserve public art when that art has become a part of its cultural heritage. Finally, recognizing that preservation has its limits, and that without destruction there will be no space for creation, this Article ultimately sets forth some questions that present challenges to …

National Youth-At-Risk Conference, West Program [2016], National Youth-At-Risk Conference, West

National Youth-At-Risk Conference, West (Archived)

Not available.

The Ticker, November 7, 2016

The Ticker

The Ticker is the student newspaper of Baruch College. It has been published continuously since 1932, when the Baruch College campus was the School of Business and Civic Administration of the City College of New York.

Gsu View, 2016-11-07, Office Of Marketing And Communications

GSU View

Newsletter published by Governors State University 2007-current.

Phoenix, 2016-11-07, Student Life

Phoenix

The Phoenix is a student newspaper published at Governors State University since August 2002. The newspaper features student reporting, opinions, news, and photos.

11.07.16., John Parviainen

ASWC Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

Commonwealth Times 2016-11-07

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

Taylor Serving As Satellite Campus For America's Best Hope Business Conference, Taylor University

2016 Website News Stories

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Monthly Packet November 2016, Portland State University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Monthly Packets

The November 7, 2016 Monthly packet includes the November agenda and appendices and the Faculty Senate minutes and attachments from the meeting held October 3, 2016.

The Statesman, V. 60, I. 10, Stony Brook University

Stony Brook Statesman-Sucolian

v. 60;i. 10

Current, November 07, 2016, University Of Missouri-St. Louis

Current (2010s)

No abstract provided.

Ada News - 11/07/2016, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.

Columbia Chronicle (11/07/2016), Columbia College Chicago

Columbia Chronicle

Student newspaper from November 7, 2016 entitled The Columbia Chronicle. This issue is 40 pages and is listed as Volume 52, Issue 10 Cover story: "'Hey Chicago, what do you say?''" Editor-in-Chief: Megan Bennett