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Fig, Emma Patton Dec 2018

Fig, Emma Patton

Children's Book and Media Review

Bad things happen at age nineteen. That’s when Fig’s mom got schizophrenia, and it might happen to Fig too. So, no matter how old she is, Fig finds herself constantly counting down to that eventual age and wonders how things are going to be different then. As her mother’s mental illness worsens, Fig’s father becomes more and more frustrated with his own inability to save her. But Fig only feels responsibility and a sense of purpose at the thought that, if she does everything right, she might be able to set right whatever is wrong with her mother. Fig develops …

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Essential Library Of World War Ii: The Battle Of Britain, Bailey Ondricek Dec 2018

Essential Library Of World War Ii: The Battle Of Britain, Bailey Ondricek

Children's Book and Media Review

The khaki brown and red accents surrounding black and white war photographs on the cover of this book make it easily identifiable as a World War II text. This narration jumps right in to the Battle of Britain itself, later providing some brief contextualization to the war itself. Each glossy page features a full page photo depicting some aspect of the war accompanied by a sensitive narration of events occurring at the time. A bit lengthy for a traditional picture book, this text has some appeal for both primary and intermediate age children. Young children will be comfortable with the …

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Engineering Super Structures: Dams, Ariel Woodbury Dec 2018

Engineering Super Structures: Dams, Ariel Woodbury

Children's Book and Media Review

Learn all about dams (manmade and otherwise) in Engineering Super Structures: Dams. Dams hold back water, which creates lakes. People have been making dams for a long time. Beavers also build dams to make ponds. This water held back by dams is used to water crops and create electricity.

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Earth Verse: Haiku From The Ground Up, Hannah Webb Dec 2018

Earth Verse: Haiku From The Ground Up, Hannah Webb

Children's Book and Media Review

Earth Verse: Haiku from the Ground Up is a unique book of poetry that brings together both the left and right brain by marrying earth science with art. The book is filled with thoughtful haikus that cleverly describe phenomena like earthquake, fossils, and the water cycle. Each haiku is coupled with an impressionistic illustration by William Grill that, in many cases, further explains the science being described. The book ends with detailed descriptions of the earth sciences found in the poetry.

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Drama Projects For The Middle School Classroom, Sam Whitaker Dec 2018

Drama Projects For The Middle School Classroom, Sam Whitaker

Children's Book and Media Review

This guide for teachers is a remarkable way to teach students certain points of acting, allowing the student to do an activity while learning things at the same time. The activities range from "The Infamous Actor X Takes the Stage" to fun trivial games that will get students thinking. Plus, as an added bonus, this book can be used by students to learn by themselves just what an actor ought to know while performing. By the end of the book, actors should be able to take the stage and perform small skits and plays (not included) in front of small …

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Double Vision #2: Code Name 711, Taylor Harris Dec 2018

Double Vision #2: Code Name 711, Taylor Harris

Children's Book and Media Review

Linc Baker is just an ordinary kid—except when a secret agency called Pandora finds him useful doubling for a junior secret agent who looks just like him. After Pandora intercepts a threat on the president’s life, Linc is brought to DC to help protect the presidential family and find a magical version of George Washington’s coat before the killer does. After the bad guy gets away with the coat, Pandora declares the mission a failure. But Linc isn’t ready to give up and devises a plan to get the perpetrator and save the president's family.

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Don't Tell!, Maryn Wheeler Dec 2018

Don't Tell!, Maryn Wheeler

Children's Book and Media Review

How did you find out about this book? A girl and her animal friends try to find out who told the reader about this super-secret book. Harvey, the elephant, admits to telling the secret. He likes to share secrets rather than keep them. The girl and animals comfort Harvey and admit that they tell their family and friends secrets too. In the end, the girl decides they should tell everyone about the secret book.

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Do You Believe In Unicorns?, Karen Abbott Dec 2018

Do You Believe In Unicorns?, Karen Abbott

Children's Book and Media Review

Unicorns are creatures of magic and this is a magical little picture book about them. The book starts out a little slowly by asking the reader if they believe in unicorns. Is the lovely white pony wearing a tall red hat to conceal his horn, or does he have a more logical reason? How about the painted pony in the witches pointy hat? Possibilities exist on every turn of the page until the author reveals the truth—people see what they want to, and magic exists if you believe.

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Do Not Lick This Book, Haley Singleton Dec 2018

Do Not Lick This Book, Haley Singleton

Children's Book and Media Review

From the pages of a book to the teeth in your mouth, readers follow Min as she meets microbes in different places. The reader helps move Min along in her journey by following the prompts given by the story. Touching your shirt transfers Min to a world full of cotton, while touching the page allows her to explore the print of your finger. Min picks up a few friends along the way, like the dirt spreading t-shirt microbes and the soap fearing skin microbes to help her see new places.

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Dead Is #8: Dead Is Just A Dream, Becca Wilhite Dec 2018

Dead Is #8: Dead Is Just A Dream, Becca Wilhite

Children's Book and Media Review

Jessica Walsh and her friends, a team of teenage girls fighting off the near-constant stream of paranormal villains in their California town, come up against a demonic horse on the beach. When the residents of the town start experiencing night terrors, Jessica connects the bad dreams to the “night mare,” but that’s only the beginning of the supernatural mayhem. Haunted marionettes, a creepy clown, and landscape paintings showing people’s worst fears combine to unveil a threat around every corner. Several unexplainable murders fill the town with dread. At the city’s huge Day of the Dead party, the girls hunt down …

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Dancing Home, Rachel Iba Dec 2018

Dancing Home, Rachel Iba

Children's Book and Media Review

Margarita (Margie) is proud of her American birth and is embarrassed by the Mexican culture of her parents. However, when her cousin Lupe comes straight from Mexico to live with them, Margie finds it impossible to ignore her Mexican heritage. Having Lupe in class is embarrassing. Margie is expected to help Lupe by translating for her, but she can't speak Spanish very well and just ends up more frustrated. Even at home, Margie's parents speak entirely in Spanish for Lupe, and Margie has a hard time understanding anything at home. Eventually, Margie recognizes Lupe's kindness and courage and is more …

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Crack Yourself Up Jokes For Kids, Beverly Jones Dec 2018

Crack Yourself Up Jokes For Kids, Beverly Jones

Children's Book and Media Review

Laughter awaits in this super silly book for young jokesters. This humorous collection of jokes is recommended for ages six to twelve. There are a wide variety of jokes and funny stories included. Knock knock jokes and backward jokes are some of the highlights, as well as the classic "chicken crossing the road" joke. Some of these jokes have been heard before and some of them are fresh and laugh-out-loud worthy. There are also a few illustrations to add a little something extra.

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Coraline, Karen Abbott Dec 2018

Coraline, Karen Abbott

Children's Book and Media Review

Coraline is an explorer, so of course a locked door needs to be investigated, especially when it opens in the wee hours of night and appears to have lost its protective brick facade. Although she has been warned by tea leaves and given a protective amulet by her doughty old neighbors, Coraline sets off to explore the forbidden passageway. She finds her "other" mother who wants to keep Coraline and feed from her energy until she withers to a wisp of a ghost, like former victims who live sequestered in a closet. To escape, Coraline must rescue herself, her parents, …

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Clayton Byrd Goes Underground, Taylor Harris Dec 2018

Clayton Byrd Goes Underground, Taylor Harris

Children's Book and Media Review

Clayton Byrd is a bluesman, or at least he’s going to be someday. He spends most of his time with his grandfather, Cool Papa Byrd, who is also his best friend. When Cool Papa unexpectedly passes away, Clayton misses him dearly and struggles adjusting. To make matters worse, his mother sells all of Cool Papa’s things, which were intended for Clayton. After she confiscates his blues harp, Clayton decides to run away. A day of skipping school and accidentally getting in with a gang lands him in jail, where his mother picks him up. She calls his father, who tells …

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Cinderella Skeleton, Karen Abbott Dec 2018

Cinderella Skeleton, Karen Abbott

Children's Book and Media Review

It's another Cinderella story! Only this one has a spooky Halloween twist to the familiar fairy-tale. Everything is very familiar with just a slight ghoulish twist. Cinderella does all the work for her stepsisters and stepmother, but her chores are a little different from the living version of the story. She hangs the cobwebs, litters the floor, and feeds the bats all by herself whilst the others watch and treat her badly. When she asks for the good fairy's help to attend the ball, she receives a lovely hearse rather than a beautiful carriage. And when this bedraggled bag of …

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Caraval #2: Legendary, Karen Abbott Dec 2018

Caraval #2: Legendary, Karen Abbott

Children's Book and Media Review

Tella watched as her sister, Scarlett, played the game known as Caraval. Caraval is only ever played once a year—except this year. Another game will be played in honor of the empress' birthday and this time it will be Tella's turn to play. A "friend" offers to help Tella find her mother if she wins Caraval and gives him the true name of the Caraval master, known only as Legend. The game is on. Tella will find, as Scarlett did before her, that the only way to win Caraval is to give your whole self to rescue the people you …

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Buckle And Squash #2: The Gigantic Giant Goof-Up, Maryn Wheeler Dec 2018

Buckle And Squash #2: The Gigantic Giant Goof-Up, Maryn Wheeler

Children's Book and Media Review

Just when Lavender, a day-dreamer, thinks her chances of marrying a prince are gone, she finds a magical snail to make her dreams come true—only it’s not as she expected. A giant snatches her house and all who are in it and takes them to the Land of Giants to be his daughter’s new birthday toys. When Lavender finds a prince in the Land of Giants, she assumes he is the love of her life. Her practical sister Eliza, a regular-sized boy giant named Bonnet, and their goat, Gertrude, set out to save Lavender from making a mistake and find …

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Billy Bloo Is Stuck In Goo, Samantha Bullock Dec 2018

Billy Bloo Is Stuck In Goo, Samantha Bullock

Children's Book and Media Review

Billy Bloo faces an extraordinary predicament. It’s not every day that he finds himself trapped in sticky green goo. A classic comedy of errors ensues when characters as varied as an octopus and a cowgirl attempt to get Billy out of the mess. However, the well-intentioned yet misfortunate stream of rescuers all find themselves caught up in the same jam—er, goo. Eventually, Billy and his newfound friends escape, but only Billy remains free for long. He then faces a dilemma to save his friends and risk getting stuck in the goo again.

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Because You'll Never Meet Me #1: Because You'll Never Meet Me, Emma Patton Dec 2018

Because You'll Never Meet Me #1: Because You'll Never Meet Me, Emma Patton

Children's Book and Media Review

Ollie and Moritz are pen pals, but they will never meet. Moritz has a heart condition that requires him to have a pacemaker, while Ollie suffers from life-threatening seizures whenever he is around any kind of electricity. Both are outcasts, detached from society in their own way. Ollie lives in forced isolation in the woods with his mother, far away from any electricity but also from any human contact. Moritz lives in a bustling city in Germany but, due to his own strange abilities and disabilities, feels apart from the world and experiences profound loneliness even in the most crowded …

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An Anty-War Story, Karen Abbott Dec 2018

An Anty-War Story, Karen Abbott

Children's Book and Media Review

Douglas is different from the other ants in his colony. He has a name, he is bigger, and he is a different shape. This is because he has a different job to do. He is a soldier and not a part of the beautiful line of food gatherers that he would prefer to join. He is proud to protect the smaller ants. Then, a bomb and bigger soldiers hit the nest. Perhaps it doesn't matter what your job is when annihilation strikes.

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All Aboard For The Bobo Road, Sydnee Burr Dec 2018

All Aboard For The Bobo Road, Sydnee Burr

Children's Book and Media Review

Big Ali is driving his minibus to Bobo Road, the most beautiful road in the world. His two children ride atop the bus and help all the passengers load their cargo. The bus drives by hippos, beautiful waterfalls, rock domes, a forest, and finally into the city. All the while, Ali's children help load bikes, food, luggage, and even animals onto the bus. When the passengers arrive in the city, they take their belongings to the market to sell them, and Ali surprises his children with a special present for all their hard work: a pot of rice, beans, and …

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A Very Marley Christmas, Samantha Bullock Dec 2018

A Very Marley Christmas, Samantha Bullock

Children's Book and Media Review

Everyone in the little house on Churchill Road is excited for Christmas—especially Marley, the family’s playful puppy! Marley is determined to make his first Christmas a success by helping his family get ready for the big day. Unfortunately, his efforts are decidedly unhelpful. From saving young Cassie from a snowflake chain (how was Marley to know it wasn’t a serpent?) to christening the Christmas tree, Marley unintentionally sabotages every stage of Christmas preparation. Luckily he ends up redeeming himself by alerting the family to the one thing they haven’t been able to bring about themselves: a beautiful Christmas snowfall! Everyone …

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A Mighty Bitey Creature, Robyn Lee Dec 2018

A Mighty Bitey Creature, Robyn Lee

Children's Book and Media Review

Frog is minding his own business when suddenly something takes a bite out of his little green bottom. On his way to tell King Lion what has happened and get help, he runs into a series of friends who also get bitten. Finally, when they all find King Lion, the Mighty Bitey Creature bites him as well. After looking around, they find a tiny animal baby that is just hungry for dinner. All the Jungle animals share their food and eventually the creature settles in for bed without needing to try to eat everything in sight.

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A History Of Medicine In 50 Discoveries, Emilee Bell Dec 2018

A History Of Medicine In 50 Discoveries, Emilee Bell

Children's Book and Media Review

Beware of whiplash as you track the evolution of medicine across the globe from the ice age to 2016. Remedies are lost and rediscovered during the rise and fall of empires; unsavory research begets groundbreaking health practices; knowledge is stolen, borrowed, given, distorted, and built upon through flurries of epidemics, religious mania, and superstition. The book shows a glimpse behind the Chamberlen Family shroud of secrecy that hid nothing less than the original forceps, passed down from generation to generation of highly successful birthing doctors in the 1600s. Readers will learn of an Italian study to the coast where a …

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All The Crooked Saints, Braxton Church Dec 2018

All The Crooked Saints, Braxton Church

Children's Book and Media Review

Everyone wants a miracle, but not everyone is willing to pay the price for one. For generations, the Soria family has provided miracles for those who seek them out in their desert town of Bicho Raro, but the miracles require a person’s inner darkness to take a physical form. The Soria family cannot help any pilgrims lest their own darkness take form—and the darkness of a Soria is much stronger than anyone else. But when Daniel, the Saint of Bicho Raro, helps a pilgrim who he has fallen in love with, he ventures into the desert alone to keep the …

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A Season Of Daring Greatly, Sydnee Burr Dec 2018

A Season Of Daring Greatly, Sydnee Burr

Children's Book and Media Review

Jill Cafferty is about to graduate from high school and embark on a journey as the Major League Baseball's first female recruit. As she navigates the tangled minority world, being the only girl among her teammates, coaches, and in the entire profession, Jill sarcastically deals with surmounting pressures. The glamour of professional sports is scratched away as Jill constantly hops from one game and city to the next. Struggling with the balance of being famous, feeling anxiety and uncertainty that would accompany anyone in Jill's position, and puzzling over how to be a role model for young women everywhere, Jill …

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A Little Princess Story: I Want A Friend!, Loretta Farnsworth Dec 2018

A Little Princess Story: I Want A Friend!, Loretta Farnsworth

Children's Book and Media Review

The Little Princess is upset that her brother won’t play with her. Her mother reminds her that she will have the chance to make friends at school, which starts tomorrow. The next day, the Little Princess hangs up her coat and crown and attempts to make friends on the playground, but no one wants to play with her. The Little Princess finds other children who have no one to play with and brings them together. At the end of the day, as the new group of friends is getting ready to leave, the princess puts her crown back on. The …

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Selected Bibliography For The Study Of Belief In Contemporary Global Capitalism, Fu-Jen Chen, Su-Lin Yu Dec 2018

Selected Bibliography For The Study Of Belief In Contemporary Global Capitalism, Fu-Jen Chen, Su-Lin Yu

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

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Decolonizing Adoption Narratives For Transnational Reproductive Justice, Sung Hee Yook, Hosu Kim Dec 2018

Decolonizing Adoption Narratives For Transnational Reproductive Justice, Sung Hee Yook, Hosu Kim

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In their article “Decolonizing Adoption Narratives for Transnational Reproductive Justice,” Sung Hee Yook and Hosu Kim examine narratives emerging from transnational adoption practices, focusing on how birth mothers’ narratives—in which a victim-mother makes choices to give a child for adoption in hopes of a better life for the child, and awaits that child’s return—develop alongside and deviate from the normative orders of motherhood. While birth mothers’ self-transformative narrative illuminates their subjectivities—apart from victimhood, simmering in the latent form of agency—Yook and Kim argue that a compelling narrative of self-mastery produces another discursive trap which renders the numerous less-masterful birth mothers …

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Mindfulness And Heightened Consciousness In Phillip Zarrilli’S Psychophysical Approach To Acting, Tsu-Chung Su Dec 2018

Mindfulness And Heightened Consciousness In Phillip Zarrilli’S Psychophysical Approach To Acting, Tsu-Chung Su

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In his article "Mindfulness and Heightened Consciousness in Phillip Zarrilli’s Psychophysical Approach to Acting," Tsu-Chung Su intends to explore the significance of mindfulness and heightened consciousness in Zarrilli’s psychophysical approach to acting. Su first traces and discusses the Chinese and Indian sources, resources, and knowledge that have forged Zarrilli’s psychophysical acting techniques, theories, and approaches. Then, he critically examines and assesses the efficacy of Zarrilli’s approach which combines Western theatrical concepts and techniques with what he self-consciously borrows from Chinese qi and taijiquan, Indian ayurvedic medicine, Vedic philosophy, performing aesthetics, Hindu religion, kathakali, yoga, meditation, massage, and kalarippayattu …

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