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Review: The Story Of Edgar Sawtelle, Kenneth M. Kozel

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the novel "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle," by David Wroblewski.

Review: Flannery: A Life Of Flannery O'Connor, William A. Richards

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the book "Flannery: A Life of Flannery O’Connor," by Brad Gooch.

Heaven Overland, Jim Murphy

KSU Press Legacy Project

These poems record, from our own language—spoken on the street in Atlanta or Dayton or Chicago, in the graveyard in Charleston, on the rivers of Ohio or Missouri or Illinois, on the road in Mississippi, or on the radio anywhere in America—momentary beauties, to show us that song, however rare, proceeds from the common tongue. So these poems promise that any speech, that any mouth, might be an occasion for beauty or blessing.

Everywhere in this collection, ears, eyes, minds open to discover new abundance in landscapes thought familiar. These poems discover in America and its history boundless vistas, to …

Review: Late For School, Tracy Walker

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the children's book "Late for School," written by Mike Reiss and illustrated by Michael Austin.

Spotlight On Teen Reading

Georgia Library Quarterly

The 2008 nominees for the Georgia Peach Award for Teen Readers.

Pets In Print Advertising - Are We Seeing More Of Rover And Fluffy? A Content Analysis Of Four Popular Magazines, Charles M. Mayo, Donna T. Mayo, Marilyn M. Helms

Faculty Articles

This content analysis of advertising in four popular magazines investigates whether the role of pets-specifically dogs and cats-has changed as they have grown in popularity and power in American culture. Analysis of print advertisements from 1994 and 2004 suggests that although the frequency with which household pets appear in print advertisements has declined slightly, portrayals of "Rover" and "Fluffy" have changed to reflect society's growing fascination with and devotion to our furry family members.

Review: Carry Me: Animal Babies On The Move, Sarah Mcghee

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the children's book "Carry Me: Animal Babies on the Move," written and illustrated by Susan Stockdale.

Review: Dad, Jackie, And Me, Candace Craig

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the children's book "Dad, Jackie, and Me," by Myron Uhlberg and illustrated by Colin Bootman.

Review: Cynthia's Attic: The Magic Medallion, Rebecca Ziegler

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the young adult novel "Cynthia’s Attic: The Magic Medallion," by Mary Cunningham.

Review: Pete The Cat: I Love My White Shoes, Vanessa Cowle

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the children's book "Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes," by Eric Litwin, and illustrated by James Dean.

Review: Healing Stones: A Sullivan Crisp Novel, Pat Borck

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the novel "Healing Stones: A Sullivan Crisp Novel," by Nancy Rue and Stephen Arterburn.

Review: Life As We Knew It, Jessica De Maria

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the young adult novel "Life As We Knew It," by Susan Beth Pfeffer.

Review: Saturdays And Teacakes, Beth Pye

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the children's book "Saturdays and Teacakes," by Lester L. Laminack and illustrated by Chris Soentpiet.

Review: The Sugar Queen, Carol Malcolm

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the novel "The Sugar Queen," by Sarah Addison Allen.

Review: Flamingo's First Christmas, Tracy Walker

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the children's book "Flamingo's First Christmas," by Nancy Raines Day and illustrated by Fiona Robinson.

Review: Orange Mint And Honey, Katrina Cooks

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the novel "Orange Mint and Honey," by Carleen Brice.

Review: The Sorta Sisters, Nikki Terrell

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the middle school book "The Sorta Sisters," by Adrian Fogelin.

Creating A Space For Yal With Lgbt Content In Our Personal Reading: Creating A Place For Lgbt Students In Our Classrooms, Katherine Mason

Faculty Articles

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Review: The Body In Flannery O'Connor's Fiction: Computational Technique And Linguistic Voice, Leslie R. G. Bullington

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the non-fiction book "The Body in Flannery O'Connor's Fiction: Computational Technique and Linguistic Voice," by Donald E. Hardy.

Review: The Adventures Of Short Stubbly Brownbeard, Andrea Thigpen

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the young adult book "The Adventures of Short Stubbly Brownbeard," by Alan J. Levine.

Review: The Monster Who Did My Math, Sharon Mitchell

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the children's book "The Monster Who Did My Math," written by Danny Schnitzlein and illustrated by Bill Mayer.

Review: The Death Of A Confederate Colonel: Civil War Stories And A Novella, Crystal Renfro

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the short story collection "The Death of a Confederate Colonel: Civil War Stories and a Novella," by Pat Carr.

Review: Spirit Willing: A Savannah Haunting, Christina Hodgens

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the novel "Spirit Willing: A Savannah Haunting," by Susan B. Johnson.

Review: Ralph Ellison: Emergence Of Genius, Tamika Maddox Strong

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the non-fiction book "Ralph Ellison: Emergence of Genius," by Lawrence Jackson.

Review: Code Orange, Ginger Nelms

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the young adult novel "Code Orange," by Caroline B. Cooney.

Review: Quest For The Dragon Stone, Erika Gschwind

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the picture book "Quest for the Dragon Stone," by Ami Blackford.

Review: At Home In Mossy Creek, Emily Rogers

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the shared novel "At Home in Mossy Creek," by Debra Leigh Smith, Sandra Chastain, Debra Dixon, and Martha Crockett, with others.

Review: Return To Good And Evil: Flannery O’Connor’S Response To Nihilism, Leslie R. G. Bullington

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the non-fiction book "Return to Good and Evil: Flannery O’Connor’s Response to Nihilism," by Henry T. Edmondson III; contributor Marion Montgomery.

Review: Creola’S Moonbeam, Sarah Trowbridge

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the novel "Creola’s Moonbeam," by Milam McGraw Propst.

Review: The Meat And Spirit Plan, Teresa Pacheco

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the novel "The Meat and Spirit Plan," by Selah Saterstrom.