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Literacy Centers Rebranded with a NEW Look! I have renamed many of my Literacy Centers and I am loving it... Literacy centers can be a blessing or a pain. I think it all hinges on the design, and organization that makes a difference. This is my thinking on why I changed the names of the literacy centers which ended up being a smart decision for me, and effective for my kindergarten students. I made the many centers labeled with Career Connections! I organize the centers to represent our
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Minion Egg Trash or Treasure - Spring Center
Egg Themed Minion Trash or Treasure! I found these adorable minion eggs , Easter Tin , and the grabbers at Meijer. So I made a quick Trash or Treasure activity for my Spring Math and Literacy Centers. Believe it or not, I got an incredible buy......Minion glasses for only a $1.00. I was so excited because they could not find a price on them and they did not have time to look up the price so they said the magical words, "just charge a dollar". I made my activity complete! My Students Love
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Spring Plastic Eggs Math And Literacy Centers
New Spring Centers that I am "Egg"-cited About! I'm so egg-cited to have finished my spring egg centers just in time for Easter! They're all ready to go so I wanted to share them with you! I was focused on the plastic eggs after walking into the Dollar Store and realizing how many I could get for that price. We all know how awesome those plastic easter eggs are for the classroom. There are so many uses for these amazing teaching tools. And they're SO inexpensive ! I thought I would share
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All About the numbers 1-10 with Math Magician
All About the Numbers 1-10 with Math Magician: Number Book and Interactive Notebook Pages Math Magicians! A Mathemagician is a mathematician who is also a magician: They magically change the numbers! (decompose or make it look different) Sooooo I added it to our All About the Number Math Talk Time! I recently found a pin about creating a math poster for all about numbers. I modified it to meet the needs of my students. Here is my take on it We focus on a Number Of The Week: Teach your


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Join the DC Metro BLN for our October Program featuring Candee Chambers, Vice President of Compliance & Partnerships at DirectEmployers Association who will share DirectEmployers member employers experiences as we review the beginnings of disability inclusion and engage in a robust dialog that will help attendees understand the various levels of the inclusion journey and share:
Candee Chambers, SPHR, Sr. CAAP, is the Vice President of Compliance & Partnerships at DirectEmployers Association. Candee leads the Association's compliance initiatives, oversees the creation of strategic partnerships with a multitude of organizations that allow DirectEmployers membership to share their job opportunities with job seekers, and manages the relationship with the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) which includes the joint-initiative, National Labor Exchange (NLx). Candee also provides guidance on compliance matters related to Affirmative Action regulations, outreach responsibilities and employee selection, while developing and providing training to HR and staffing professionals on these same topics. She regularly shares her expertise and guidance to DirectEmployers Members, and has had the opportunity to speak extensively across the United States at Affirmative Action-related conferences, regional ILG meetings and ILG National Conferences. Candee also frequently presents with employment law experts on topics related to VEVRAA and Section 503. She was also recently appointed as a faculty member during the National Employment Law Institute's (NELI) Affirmative Action program series.
Candee holds her SPHR designation and is a Sr. Certified Affirmative Action Professional. She is the Vice Chair of the Indiana Industry Liaison Group, and serves as Chair of the DirectEmployers Association Compliance Advisory Board and Co-Chair of the National Labor Exchange (NLx) Steering Committees. Candee also serves as the Compliance Chair of the Victory Media Military Friendly Advisory Board.

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Garden assistance and "Mr Diggit" maintenance scheme
Information about the changes to garden assistance and "Mr Diggit" maintenance scheme
Many residents across East Renfrewshire have benefited over the years from the council's garden assistance and Mr Diggit maintenance service. These schemes helped older people and residents with disabilities to manage their gardens and to keep them neat and tidy.
In these times of budgetary constraints councils are faced with many difficult choices and East Renfrewshire Council has decided to withdraw funding for the Garden Assistance and Mr Diggit schemes. The decision was only taken after public consultation on a range of possible cost savings affecting services across the council. This means that from the spring of this year all residents are responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of their garden area and regrettably no assistance can be provided by the council for this work.
The council informed all affected residents by letter late last year to allow them to make alternative arrangements in advance of the new growing season. This may present residents with some problems if they have physical or medical issues which affect their ability to personally carry out this work. However, it may be that their family, friends or neighbours may be able to assist in the future. If you are fit and able to assist a neighbour in this situation perhaps you could offer to do so?
Please note: Tenants/residents are responsible for their gardens and unfortunately due to budgetary constraints we can no longer offer any assistance. Organisations such as "Oskars", a Paisley based charity, may be able to provide some gardening assistance (for a fee). Oskars can be contacted on 0141 847 6626.
Garden responsibilities for council tenants
As an tenant of East Renfrewshire Council, you are responsible for keeping your garden and all communal areas in a clean and tidy condition. Local Housing Officers will continue to inspect gardens in the areas and take action to address any which are not maintained to a reasonable standard. Information and advice can be provided to council tenants on an individual basis from Housing Officers (contact 0141-577-3001).


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PS SIGCHI is sponsoring the Seattle UX STRAT Masterclass at at Google's Seattle office, 651 N. 34th St. Seattle WA, 98103 (34th St. is aka N Northlake Way). Registration is now up: http://tinyurl.com/oecnqa5. The discount code for PS SIGCHI members is: CHIPSXRYEVI ($100 off - instead of $395 members get it for $295).
UX STRAT Masterclasses are one-day practical workshops on the topic of User Experience (UX) Strategy. UX STRAT Masterclasses are for team members and executive sponsors who want to learn how to formulate or guide a user experience design strategy, and how to communicate it effectively to their organizations.
Topics covered in this one-day workshop include:
• How To Create a UX Strategy
• Moving from tactical to strategic UX design
• Aligning UX with your company's business strategy
• Using data to prioritize and plan feature sets in a UX Road Map
• Modeling customer interactive behavior for design success
• Communicating your UX strategy to executives, partners, and your team
The UX STRAT Masterclass series is facilitated by Paul Bryan, organizer of the UX STRAT international conference on UX Strategy (this year in Boulder CO, Sept. 7-9). To see what attendees of UX STRAT 2013 had to say about the event, search #uxstrat on Twitter, and scroll to the entries between Sept. 9 and 11, 2013.
Check-in for the Seattle UX STRAT Masterclass will begin at 8:30 a.m. PDT. Please bring your Eventbrite ticket to the event to validate your registration. The Masterclass will begin promptly at 9 a.m. and will end at 5 p.m. PDT. Coffee will be served prior to and during the event. Lunch is included in the price of admission. Parking is not included. Please note: This registration is only valid for the Seattle Masterclass on July 11, 2014; it cannot be transferred to a Masterclass in another city or another date.
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• Cancellations received between June 12, 2014 and June 27, 2014 will be refunded at 50%.
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This is a humble attempt to get you a quick guide to San Fernando City, La Union's premier coastal travel destinations.
Travelling by land from Manila to San Fernando City, La Union would be around 4 hours and 17 minutes (278 km) via R-8, North Luzon West Expressway/R-8, and MacArthur Highway/Manila North Road and another 14 minutes (350 m) from Partas Bus Terminal to Urbiztondo Road, a total of 4 hours and 31 minutes. Partas Bus ply direct trips with bus fare costing $USD 10.22 or PHPesos 524.00 from Metro Manila (NCR- Pasay City to San Juan, San Fernando, La Union) at 12 a.m. (first trip) and 5 a.m. (2nd trip). If your ingress is from Metro Manila (NCR- Cubao to San Juan, San Fernando, La Union) at 1 a.m. (first trip) and 6 a.m. (2nd trip).
Urbiztondo Beach
San Juan is considered to be the Surfing Capital North Luzon, Philippines.
From a travel reference point using Partas Bus Terminal, onwards take a short ride of around 10 mins (5.2 kilometers) via the MacArthur Highway/Manila North Road which will bring you to Urbiztondo Road, San Fernando, La Union, Region I, Philippines.
One summer coastal dawn at barangay Urbiztondo, San Juan, San Fernando, La Union, Region I, Philippines as I find myself taking this early golden hour morning scenery.
Coral reefs and coastal surf without surfers around. Definitely laid back Urbiztondo sea shore view conducive to a meditative vibe.
The surfing lifestyle is the breath of life in San Juan, La Union. Foreigners and locals alike have marked Urbiztondo Beach as a cool choice surfing spot to learn surfing and surf your heart's desire. Urbiztondo beach is where the confluence of locals/foreign surfing enthusiasts/professionals converge with the South Sea Swell which usually begins its peak season in the months covering July to October and the North Sea Swell which starts from November until March.
By far one of the coolest straightforward surfing video of coastal San Juan, San Fernando, La Union, Region I, Philippines. I'll give this a thumbs-up!
Surfing is not determined much by age but by skill and determination to learn. In this image, a young local just successfully escaped the white waters.
Surfing is a livelihood in the Philippines. Urbiztondo beach in San Juan, La Union is a haven for learning surfing and practicing surfing sport.
The tide is high!
STAY IN LA UNIONLa Union presents the following popular surfing beach travel destinations/resorts /hotels as follows:
Thunderbird Hotels & Resorts
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Awesome Hotel
Oasis Country Resort
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Urbiz Garden Bed & Breakfast
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Marand Resort & Spa
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Costa Villa
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The Circle Hostel
Isla Bonita Resort Hotel
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What rule in photography says that you can't shoot birds with just a 50mm lens? There is none and you can wing it!
There are times that composition is claustrophobic and finds its origins "within the box" and still delivers unexpected good results.
San Juan Beach
The fastest route to Awesome Hotel is about 20 minutes (8.2 km) via San Fernando By-Pass Rd and MacArthur Highway/Manila North Road.
15 min (6.1 km) via Pennsylvania Ave/San Fernando Port Rd Barangay Canaoay.
Here's a link to a blog post about Poro Point Hidden Coastal Gem
To get to Thunderbird Resort & Casino, the fastest time is 15 minutes (5.2 km) via Pennsylvania Avenue/San Fernando Port Road and Mabini Street from Partas Bus Station.
The fastest route to Aureo is a 12 minutes ride (3.6 km) via Mabini Street from Partas Bus Station.
The last town of La Union, Philippines is Luna which is named after Juan Luna y Novicio (October better known as Juan Luna who was a Filipino painter, sculptor and a political activist of the Philippine Revolution during the late 19th century. He became one of the first recognized Philippine artists. Luna is composed of 40 barangays (districts).
DARIGAYOS BEACHThe town of Luna hosts Darigayos beach which another surfing destination and would have to be the most consistent break around.
The fastest route to get to Darigayos Beach is around 43 minutes (25.2 km) starting from the Partas Bus Terminal in San Fernando City, La Union via Bacnotan - Luna - Balaoan Road and MacArthur Highway/Manila North Road.
At the end of the day, La Union is one travel destination which is highly sought after by surfers, tourists and locals.
Till next blog.
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I should emphasize "read", because it's pretty much just the same picture over and over.
That's Right Kids!
You can read the new new A Polaroid I Found comic by clicking any of the following words. It has a Special Guest Star!
This Is Not a Test.
Mon 31 Jul 2006
I should emphasize "read", because it's pretty much just the same picture over and over.
That's Right Kids!
You can read the new new A Polaroid I Found comic by clicking any of the following words. It has a Special Guest Star!
This Is Not a Test.
Mon 24 Jul 2006
Apparently SOME people can't tell the difference between The Atom, and Captain Atom. Sure, they're both DC Superheroes that aren't very popular, but that doesn't make them the same.
FACT: Only the Atom was a member of the Justice League. Captain Atom was never a member.
FACT: Captain Atom, despite having been displaced in time, is still a Captain in the U.S. Air Force. The Atom has NO Governmental sanctions or affiliantions.
FACT: While both characters are Silver Age reinventions of Golden Age characters, only Captain Atom has a similar origin and power-set. The Golden Age Atom was just a short physicist.
FACT: Apparently there is a new version of The Atom, and he's asian. I wouldn't know. I haven't read it.
FACT: Greg Weisman wrote Captain Atom for a while. He also created Disney's Gargoyles. He recently wrote the first issue of the new comic, continuing the story. You should buy it.
FACT: The Atom's ex-wife went crazy and killed some people to get him to love her again. HOLY SHIT.
FACT: Captain Atom recently destroyed the WildStorm universe, or restarted it or something. I don't know. Then he killed Breach? Who was supposed to be Captain Atom from Earth-8 if there had been an Earth-8 instead of Crisis on Infinite Earths? I don't know. Infinite Crisis didn't make a lot of sense.
Sun 23 Jul 2006
If you want to look at it, please click this link.
Thu 20 Jul 2006
Whenever people ask me what I do, I say
"I do customer support for a small videogame company."
Then, they say
"Oh really? Do you play games all day?"
No. No one plays games all day. That is not a job that people have.
Sun 16 Jul 2006
Tonight, after hanging out with friends, Tara and I were both craving milk shakes. Speed was important because it was late. We headed for Jack in the Box, where I was going to get a 99 cent burger, curly fries and a chocolate shake. Unfortunately, we hadn't noticed it was 2 AM, just after last call, and every drive through was packed with drunk people.
I went home and had a corn dog, and a hostess apple pie. While not really an appropriate replacement, it felt thematically similar.
This is what KillAllTheWhiteMan would be like as an every day blog. You need to realize, the delay in content here is for your benefit, not mine. I could do an entry every day just ruminating on my meals. Instead, you get high quality content like A Polaroid I Found IN Don't Drop the Baby.
Sun 9 Jul 2006
I have found a way to combine absurd comics with text heavy ranting. It's a comic created entirely within WordPress, the software I use to publish this site. Please enjoy the first adventure of A Polaroid I Found IN The Ambiguous Nature of Truth.
Tue 4 Jul 2006
Just read the essay on Gay Pride to get an idea of why. In short:
Remember, the fourth doesn't really celebrate the country as a whole. It celebrates the ability of a group of people to say "Hey, this government does not represent my needs, beliefs or desires. I'm out." If this country has any hope of success, we need to remember that the principle here is that the government is meant to serve the people.


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. . . Might some conceptual appropriation provide new insights into the original? If so, we might think twice before legally condemning it.
Still, it must be noted that the art community is itself divided on appropriation art, with some artists whose works have been appropriated viewing the appropriators as destroying art. Here is an article from the October 13, 2005 issue of ArtsJournal.com that explores the divided views within the art community (scroll to the end of the article.) . . .
Monday, February 25, 2008
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Protect what is left of the city. Heavily under attack. Destroy all incoming missiles and earn as many points as possible before the entire city is destroyed.
In this update v126.96.36.199- Bug Fixes- 3 domes to protect your city (keyboard A, S and D)- Each dome can take up to 10 missile hits- Domes are at full power every 2000 points
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a smarter source of energy: geothermal
In honor of Earth Day, here's a quick post about an issue that matters to every inhabitant on Earth: the elimination of fossil fuels as our primary source of large-scale energy.The clean energy revolution is just getting underway in earnest. 'Alternative' sources of energy such as wind, solar and geothermal are only now beginning to be studied and understood in the context of large-scale energy production. Now the drastic drop in the price of oil is likely to ease pressure on regulators to push for development of such alternative energy sources. We can't let that happen! We all need to keep pushing ahead. How?
Here's one organization worth learning about: Ocean Geothermal Energy Foundation (OGEF). OGEF's mission is to fund the R&D needed to tap into the earth's vast geothermal energy resources on the ocean floor. A worthy goal, to be sure, but one that is going to take significant resources and won't be accomplished without the support of many, many people, organizations and governments.


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Hyponic are a band from Hong Kong that plays a very atmospheric form of funeral doom metal and this is a review of their 2016 album "Former Monk" which will be released in August by Weird Truth Productions.
A very dark and distorted sound starts off the album before adding in clean singing vocals as well as some melancholic yet melodic guitar solos and leads while the riffs bring in more of a heavier style and the music also gets very experimental at times along with most of the tracks being very long and epic in length.
After awhile growling vocals are added onto the recording and the music also starts incorporating more of a funeral doom style and some tracks also add in elements of atmospheric black metal and all of the songs stick to a very slow musical direction while also being very diverse at the same time and they close the ep with a cover of Virus's "Intro".
Hyponic plays a style of funeral doom metal t hat h as some death and black metal elements while also being very experimental and avant garde at the same time, the production sounds very dark and heavy while the lyrics cover human weakness themes.
In my opinion Hyponic are a very great sounding experimental funeral doom metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Zhumie And Eight" and "Intro". 8 out of 10.


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Sponsors for the Great Lakes State Fair Continue to Grow The Great Lakes State Fair (former State Fair), returning to Michigan after a three-year hiatus, will feature Pure Michigan products and a focus on enhancing the "Quality of Life" over its traditional Labor Day weekend run, according to organizers. The Fair, which hopes to drive renewed interest from sponsors and volunteers, will remain a family-focused event featuring animals, agriculture, Michigan-made products exhibits, in addition to live entertainment, a midway and carnival rides.
The Detroit Shrine Circus will also perform under The Big Top, with tickets included in the all-inclusive admission price Ed Deeb, chairman and founder of the Michigan Food and Beverage Association and co-founder of the "Friends of the Fair" organization, is among this year's supporters. "In three years, I think that this (FAIR) has potential to be bigger than the Michigan State Fair because of the location," said Deeb.
Other 2012 sponsors include Meijer, Michigan Ear Institute, Axis Cross Media, ITC Holdings, Suburban Collection Showplace, Genisys Credit Union, C.F. Burger Creamery, Powers Distributing, Infinity Primary Care, Leisure Works, Greening Detroit, Corp! Magazine, All Seasons Communications, Metro Sanitation, Absopure Water Company, AIS Construction Equipment and Oakland County Farm Bureau. Editor's Note: The Great Lakes State Fair will take place during Labor Day Weekend at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, MI. For additional information visit: www.greatlakesstatefair.org.


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Lazio Creativo returns to Viterbo. After the hackathon held during the Medioera Festival last March, now it is the turn of the Caffeina festival, an event that will take place from 23 June to 2 July connecting the historic heart of the city of Viterbo on global culture, ideas and sharing. The festival, which takes place entirely in the historic center of Viterbo, includes many daily events featuring writers, journalists, actors, performers, musicians and national and international artists; A large container where squares, courtyards, cloisters, historical buildings and the most fascinating medieval views of Viterbo become the natural stage for over 400 events.
Among them, the contest for creative young people titled VT - #ViralTradition - organized by the Caffeina Culture Foundation in collaboration with Regione Lazio and Lazio Innova - which takes place within the Caffeina Festival, on the world of photography and visual communication.
It is the first mobile photography contest devoted to the city of Viterbo and its medieval wonders, aimed at photographers and creative young Under 35 of Lazio. The aim is to create an image that arises from the encounter between architectural and photographic expression, the synthesis of tradition and contemporaneity, the cultural synthesis that translate the medieval wonders of Viterbo into modern language of sharing and socialization.
Participation in the VT #ViralTradition contest is through the Contest Instagram profile. From the first day of the # Caffeinafestival17, you can publish your images to your account using the Hashtag #handbook and # caffeinafestival17. Industry experts will accompany participants in the Contest by providing technical advice and assistance.
The shots received will be evaluated by a selection commission selected by experts and professionals identified by the Caffeina Culture Foundation and Igersvt, who will select a single contest winner, identified by two evaluation criteria: one related to artistic value and the other to the innovative research used in the realization image.
The winner will receive a prize of € 1000 worth of good deals on the Amazon platform, in addition to the winner, the commission will select another 20 shots of the most impressive and creative, with which will be set up the VT #ViralTradition exhibition in the library and bistro premises of Caffeine, Within the theater itself.
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Depp, appearing with daytime host Ellen Degeneres on Thursday, played Trump in a 2016 amusing or Die video called "Art of the Deal". He later admitted he'd be willing to perform the skit on SNL, where Alec now plays Donald.
Up next, DeGeneres asks what the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales star's favorite curse word is, and he quickly responds, "a**", before changing his answer to "bollocks".
May 18 in Hollywood starring johnny Depp and Orlando bloom presented the picture to his colleagues, journalists and loyal fans.
Ellen: "I can't believe that there are people that have never seen Alec Baldwin do Trump".
The president has previously hit out at SNL over Baldwin's impression, tweeting on December 3 after an episode aired: "Just tried watching Saturday Night Live-unwatchable!"
'If Donald Trump is elected President of the United States, in a kind of historical way it's exciting because we will see the actual last president because it just won't work after that.
'There's a style that a president has to have and I think the maliciousness of this White House has people very anxious.
"He's far better than I could ever be", he told Ellen.
"When we did the first Pirates (of the Caribbean), they showed me around the ride, and I thought it would be so great to sort of stand there like an animatronic, and when they come past go, 'What you looking at?'" he shared.
But, menacing though Captain Salazar is (I particularly dig the "drowned man" CG effect on his hair), the clip reveals one crucial weakness: ghosts can not walk on land.
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SHERIDAN — The Legislature's Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Committee heard testimony from mental health and substance abuse stakeholders during its interim meeting last week to weigh options for improving treatment outcomes and extending access to treatment across the state.
Rep. Eric Barlow, R-Gillette, the House chair of the committee, said the testimony helped him get a sense of which treatment programs were working and could potentially be applied to more of the state.
"The state of Wyoming has dedicated a tremendous amount of resources, money and personnel toward substance abuse and mental health," Barlow said. "What is not clear is, are we getting the best value? Meaning, are we investing in the best practices? And are we putting the resources in the places where they'll give us the best return?"
Much of the focus of the meeting centered on identifying programs that can help the state provide and improve preventative treatments, particularly for populations that have been incarcerated or committed because of issues with mental health or substance abuse.
Erin Johnson, the executive director of the Wyoming Association of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers, said the state has seen an increase in recidivism in recent years after the Legislature cut funding to the Department of Corrections in response to the economic downturn. The programs hit hardest by those cuts were mental health and substance abuse treatments for criminal and incarcerated populations.
Barlow noted that the increase in recidivism costs the state more in the long-run because the state ends up having to respond to crisis situations with incarceration, involuntary commitment or emergency services, all of which are expensive. Programs that provide lower-level care to populations that carry a high risk of recidivism due to substance abuse or mental health issues could save the state money by preventing crises and rehabilitating people suffering from those issues. He added that he attended a public safety forum in Cheyenne Monday where the costs and threats to public safety caused by recidivism were also a central topic of discussion.
"It became very apparent quite early we need to do a better job at directing our services at those folks who will impact public safety," Barlow said.
Going forward, Barlow said his committee would have to collaborate with the Judiciary Committee and the Appropriations Committee to identify, and fund, programs that can address recidivism issues.
Northern Wyoming Mental Health Center director Paul Demple said the center has experienced success locally with its gatekeeper program, which tracks local Title 25 cases. Title 25 allows for involuntary commitment if a patient is a danger to him or herself or others and looks for opportunities to treat those patients locally on an outpatient basis; NWMHC employs two gatekeepers who work to avoid crisis situations and costly involuntary commitments by steering Title 25 cases toward local treatment options when appropriate.
Demple said since the program started last July, 90 patients from the four counties the center serves have entered into the Title 25 process and of those, 61 have been released to local voluntary outpatient care. He also said the program has helped NWMHC reach out to new patients — 78 percent of the people local gatekeepers worked with had never been to the NWMHC.
Access to general care
While treating and rehabilitating high-risk populations is a priority in the state, Wyoming is facing issues with providing its broader population with access to treatments as well. Both Johnson and Demple said the purpose of community mental health centers is to ensure all citizens have access to treatment.
"One of the foundational components of being a community mental health center is providing access to behavioral health services to all Wyoming citizens regardless of their ability to pay," Johnson said.
However, there is a shortage of mental health care providers nationwide, and the trend is especially pronounced in Wyoming's smaller, rural communities because it has proven difficult to recruit providers who want to live in those areas. Demple said he has been able to slowly fill staff needs in Sheridan but has had a much harder time filling positions in Johnson, Weston and Crook counties.
"I think we're pecking away at it and making some headway, but I think there is going to be a lot of demand for these kind of jobs not just in Wyoming, but elsewhere," Demple said. "And the younger generation likes to gravitate towards bigger areas."
Barlow said his committee is researching ways to address the provider shortage.
One change in the works, he said, is streamlining the licensing process for providers who are licensed in another state and move to Wyoming.
Recruiting providers to the state, though, would likely require more incentives. Barlow said the committee is also considering the possibility of a loan repayment program for providers who move to the state, though he also noted that Wyoming used to offer a repayment program to physicians in general, but it was discontinued due to the state's limited budget. He said the committee would research the feasibility of offering certain categories of practitioners — psychologists, psychiatrists and family practitioners, for instance — loan repayment, but that research is in its preliminary stages.
Johnson said, going forward, the most significant action the Legislature can take to improve treatment in the state is restoring funding to groups like Wyoming Association of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers. She explained that funding for mental health groups has been cut in the last several state budgets, amounting to a loss of tens of millions of dollars. During the 2018 budget session, the Legislature restored $2 million in funding to suicide prevention. In 2016, however, the state had over $4 million budgeted toward suicide prevention and chose to cut that funding to zero, so the funding for suicide prevention is still less than it was in 2016. Demple agreed that funding would be important but said he was encouraged by the efforts the Legislature and the state are making to address Wyoming's shortages.
"One of the most important things is the Legislature, the Department of Health and the community health centers are all working toward the same goal; that hasn't always been the case," Demple said. "That's probably the most critical thing."
The Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Committee will meet again in October to consider these issues ahead of the next legislative session in January.


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The Referral Network Group will hold a business networking workshop from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Hilton Garden Inn in Bluffton. Participants will learn how to grow their business with networking strategies. Cost is $12 in advance, $15 at the door. A continental breakfast will be served. Details and to pre-register: www.meetup.com, 843-816-5322


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Saturday, January 31, 2009
The Dark is Rising
I read this book way back in 1986, when I was 13 years old, and this is what I wrote about it in my journal:
"I liked it because of the way it made you think while telling a neat story with lots of good description. It's more alive than some fantasy and I like the way it mixes magic with real life."
My husband read this book to my children last fall. The prose is stunning! Lyrical! Beautiful! Weaving together the ancient mythology of the British Isles with contemporary characters and settings, Susan Cooper wraps Christmas holiday for the Stanton Family in an epic battle between dark and light. As a child I loved the magic and the adventure. As an adult I love the poetic language and the story built on the power of folklore.
When I found this book way back when I gave it to my brother and my sister and told them they just had to read it. We all read the entire series within a week or two, and then adapted Susan Cooper's magical version of the world into our own imagination games for years. I'm glad now to share it with my children.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Over Sea, Under Stone
Jonathan Cape 1965
This classic summer vacation adventure stars three children, an old house, a hidden door, a forgotten attic, and a map that just might lead to an ancient treasure. With hints of greater magic at work, the Drew children follow clues that lead them over sea and under stone to find a relic from the time of King Arthur.
What sets this book apart is the excellence of its prose. The writing and the characters far exceed the standards for books written for children at that time. Three cheers for Susan Cooper!
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Bloomsbury 2006
In an alternate solar system where the science of two centuries ago turned out to be absolutely true, more or less, the mysterious and drafty old Larklight drifts out beyond the orbit of the moon. This daft house in which no one can tell which way is up, especially when the gravity generators are down, is home to the Mumby family - Art, his older sister Myrtle, and their lonely, absent-minded, space-fish-dissecting father. The British Empire is at it's height under the reign of Queen Victoria, bringing the blessings of civilization and proper manners to the natives of Mars, Io, the Moon, and other such formerly benighted realms. But all that is about to change, and it begins with an uninvited visitor at Larklight named Mr. Webster.
Jolly adventure ensues, including space pirates, giant spiders, even bigger moths, entrepreneurs, British Secret Service agents, robotic domestic servants, lizards that do alchemy, and even Queen Victoria herself. Seasoned with British humor and packed with clever ideas, this book was a fun and funny read. Recommended for ages 10 and up.
Bear Snores On
Simon and Schuster 2002
I found Bear Snores On in a cereal box while visiting my sister - it was a tiny little paperback, part of some promotional for getting children to read. "This is a really good book!" I exclaimed, utterly shocked. When was the last thing you got something of quality out of a cereal box?
I loved the book so much that the next time one of my children had a birthday I bought the big, expensive hardback version from the bookstore. At the time I was the literacy specialist in my women's group at church and at our next meeting I read them the first few pages as an example of exceptional poetry. The meter dances, the words sing, the story is charming and it has a clever twist at the end that always leaves me grinning.
An absolute favorite! I highly recommend it.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Harper 1955
In my earliest memory of the elementary school library, I zoom like a homing pigeon to the shelf where I know I'll find the Harold and the Purple Crayon books. When I began to read independently, these were my favorites. Little Harold in his foot pajamas draws himself adventure after adventure with nothing more than a simple purple crayon. The narration is spiced with wit and there's a jolly sense of anything goes within the broad scope of Harold's delightfully childish logic.
I hope that my three-year-old's earliest memories of books will include how gleefully his mother read Harold's purple crayon stories to him.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Wind Rider
Laura Geringer 2006
In this beautiful novel, Susan Williams imagines how humans and horses may have begun their long friendship. A young girl of a hunter-gatherer tribe finds a young horse trapped in a bog. The girl's struggle to free the horse, tame it, learn to ride it, and then earn acceptance for her new friend from her tribe is only the beginning of the adventure. Told as only someone who loves horses, nature, and people could, this story moved me more than any other I have read this year. It is a book about life, about growing up, about courage and love.
Although the book is billed for middle grade readers, I thought the themes were more appropriate for young adults.
Monday, January 26, 2009
"Mom, you have got to see this book!" My thirteen-year-old daughter insisted on Christmas morning. "It's weird!"
I took it to church because I thought a picture book without words would be a good way to keep little ones quiet during the meeting. Found it very distracting - my mind full of, "What the - ?" and "Whoa!" I turned the pages over and over, enjoying the story and the inventiveness of the images. On an east-coast beach a boy finds an antique "underwater" camera. The camera has a roll of film in it, and after waiting an hour at the photo shop, an amazing story in pictures unfolds.
Though not as exuberant as Wiesner's Tuesday, I found Flotsam filled with the delight of secret discovery. I wish I lived closer to the beach.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
The Gawgon and the Boy
Dutton Juvenile 2001
My mother-in-law works at a book store. This suits me fine! For birthdays, instead of clothes or toys, my children get books! Lloyd Alexander's The Gawgon and the Boy came in a box with a few other books as a gift to my ten year old son a few weeks ago. I recognized the author's name of course, as I had read all the Prydain books both as a child and then again as an adult. Neither pass had impressed me greatly, so at first I regarded the book with cool disinterest. Could Lloyd Alexander still be writing books? Inside the front cover, the list of his published works spanned two pages. Still, I was skeptical. With his reputation, he could probably publish any old thing.
So the book languished on my front room table. One day I picked it up during what was supposed to be a five minute break from house cleaning. I opened the book, turned over the table of contents, and found the little bylines on the family tree perfectly charming. Intrigued, I went on to page one and was immediately caught by the cheerful, boyish relish the main character felt for having a near fatal case of pneumonia. I read on. Every page I told myself that it would be the last, that I must get up and do more housework, but the book was too much of a delight! Only decades of writing fiction can give an author the poise to dash off such a piece of work.
Finally, in chapter five, I managed to tear myself away for a few hours, but I was soon back. The convalescent boy is put under the tutelage of an elderly aunt. At first frightened of his aunt, whom he nicknames "Gawgon" after the gorgon Medusa, the boy soon finds out there's more to the old woman than he thought.
My favorite parts of the book are the yarns the boy spins in his imagination. A delightful blend of history, mythology, literature, geometry, and an eleven year old sense of high adventure, these stories kept me laughing as the boy's family faces the Great Depression and the changes it brings about in their lives.
In the friendship between the boy and his aunt I remembered my favorite teachers, the ones who really inspired me to learn. I loved the jolly cast of the boy's eccentric extended family. Full of sparkly, funny bits, this book is a marvelous read. I highly recommend it.
So why weren't those Prydain books more like this? I suppose thirty years of writing books does count for something.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Simon and Schuster 2007
Uprising tells the story of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire through the eyes of three young women. I loved Bella the most, the poor immigrant girl willing to come to a strange land and put up with abuses she could never have imagined in order to send some money home to her impoverished family. I often laugh out loud when I read a book, but I seldom cry. I wept for Bella, sobbed right out loud. This book moved me because of her.
Yetta, the young visionary social activist who walks the picket line for months, both inspired and frustrated me. As much as I wished she would get off her high horse, get over her obsession, and enjoy life a little now and then, she also made me want to give up writing my silly fantasy novels and write something that would fight evil instead. Something more like Uprising.
I thought this book should have been Haddix's long overdue Newbury honor. She deserves one.
Friday, January 23, 2009
The City of Ember
Random House Books for Young Readers 2003
There is a shortage of good science fiction for children in this world. "City of Ember" should take its place among the classics.
Deep beneath the ground, the City of Ember is dying. The electric generator which gives the city its only light is slowly failing, and the supplies which were plentiful a generation ago are running out. It is up to two children who have never known anything but the black empty sky over their city to discover the way back to a world they could never have imagined.
Well thought out, with solidly drawn characters, this book moved me and captured my imagination. Recommended for ages 8 to adult.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Shadow Mountain 2006
This book gets so many things right that other fantasy novels for children typically miss. First of all, the adults are smart, reasonable, and willing to trust the children when they show they are worthy to be trusted. Second, there is a strong theme running through the book about how keeping the rules affords you strong protection against evil, and how breaking the rules can have serious, unforseen consequences. It is the cautious, obedient character who has the power to save the day at the end because she has kept the rules of Fablehaven and offended no one.
Brandon Mull has a spectacular imagination. His powers of description are stunning, and he is endlessly inventive. The fantastic creatures that inhabit Fablehaven are fascinatingly varied in their personalities, intelligence, and behavior. He's not bad with humans either. His two main characters scrap so much like real siblings I wonder if he bugged his kids' rooms and listened to their arguments as research for his book. The book is not quite Newbury quality - there are a few places where the dialogue stops sounding real and instead becomes a thinly veiled explanation for the reader. In spite of this, Mull does create a very convincing sense of peril in Fablehaven, a place both wonderful and treacherous. It is just the sort of fantasy world you love to believe in.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Homeless Bird
HarperCollins 2001
"Homeless Bird" is a perfect little gem of a book. Set in India, it is a story of courage and patience in the face of disappointment and betrayal. A young widow abandoned by her in-laws seems to have no hope of making any kind of life for herself. But, in time, her patience, kind-hearted nature, talent for embroidery, and a little luck combine to give her a second chance.
I enjoyed learning about the culture of India as I read this book. I recommend it for ages 10 and up.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Fablehaven 2: Rise of the Evening Star
Shadow Mountain 2007
Author Brandon Mull is the rising star of this story. He hits the ground running in this second book with a first chapter full of laughs, magic, and tween-aged characters so believable you think he must have picked them up from the middle school right down the street. This book is more exciting than the first installment of the Fablehaven series. Right from the start, Mull creates a sense that no one can be trusted, the stakes are high, and the danger is real.
Mulls leads are fabulous. Kendra nearly walks off the page, and her trouble-prone little brother Seth is emerging as one of my all time favorite fictional characters. Their fantasy adventure is touched with some unexpected bits of realism that drew me right in and almost made me believe it could have happened.
On the other hand, I must say that Mull deserves a better editor. As I read I went from saying, "Wow! This stuff is fabulous! What genius! What imagination!" to "Hmm, the editor should have caught that one." Not that there were any typos or mispellings or anything like that. It was only that I had to read some of the sentences two or three times in order to decode their meaning, some passages were confusing, and sometimes the dialogue got out of focus. At times I felt like shaking one of the characters and saying "LOOK OUT! THE AUTHOR IS MIND CONTROLLING YOU TO MAKE YOU EXPLAIN THINGS TO THE AUDIENCE!" And yes, I care enough about the characters and the story to wish there had been another revision or two before the book went to print.
All my pickiness aside, the Fablehaven books are just exactly the sort of books I wish I could have read when I was fourteen years old, but that really didn't exist back then. Smart, sophisticated, funny, exciting, adventurous, and clean as a whistle, I'm pleased and grateful that all of my children will have them to enjoy.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Little, Brown Young Readers 2006
In the opening pages of "Twilight," the author leaves a compelling question unanswered. By the time you know the answer so many other even more compelling questions have come up that the book is impossible to put down. I have never tried to wash dishes while reading a library book before, not until now. The library police will be after me, I'm sure.
But by about page 300, my enthusiasm had petered out. I was getting tired of hearing how wonderful and ideal Edward was, ideal except for the fact that if Bella so much as gets a paper cut in his presence he won't be able to stop himself from sucking her dry. The two of them were so into each other I was beginning to feel like I'd tagged along on a date with an engaged couple. I looked at the clock, it was only 10:45. I put the book down and went to bed.
To my surprise, I couldn't sleep. Meyer has an extraordinary gift. Her direct prose style, combined with a keenly accurate sense of internal emotions and motivations, gets right under your skin. It reminded me of Orson Scott Card. And, just like I dreamed I was enrolled in battle school the night after I first read "Ender's Game," last night when I finally did get to sleep I dreamed about Edward.
He was on a skiing trip with some dangerous, blonde woman who was dressed all in red. In my dream, I was torn between watching the two of them and finishing the book. Then several planes landed nearby, full of Japanese zombies, and I had to run for my life. Huh? I guess that's why everyone, myself included, is glad that I didn't write "Twilight."
I finished up the book this morning, tucking chapters into my morning routine. The pace picked up again, and the action climax was almost worth getting through 500 pages for. Overall it was an intoxicating read. I kept grinning like a fool at things Edward and Bella would say to each other. As silly as the book was in places, the characters felt so believable that I went right along with it.
But in the end, the most terrifying thing about the book was not the vampires at all. It was the behavior of the teenage girl. I have a daughter, and it shook me to my socks that Bella would lie to her father about where she was going to be, then willingly go off alone with Edward to some secluded spot in the woods so that she could have a three hundred page conversation with him about what it is like to be a vampire. And then, when they get home, she invites him to sneak into her room and spend the night! Did this girl's parents never have a talk with her about basic safety rules for dating? I sat down with my daughter and went over it all again, and insisted that there are no exceptions for cute vampires!
Still, I have to admit that Meyer is amazing. It is no accident that this book got picked up out of the slush pile and catapulted to the bestsellers list.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
HarperCollins Publishers Canada 2004
This book had me hooked from page one. Young Matt Cruise, cabin boy aboard the luxury airship "Aurora," adores flying. With three generations of air force pilots in my family, and my own fascination with everything that flies, I understood him at once. More at home in the sky than on the ground, he dreams of working his way up to ship's captain one day. Then, a routine voyage turns into high flying adventure with sky pirates, crash landings, uncharted islands, typhoons, and a girl with a camera determined to find evidence for a creature that no one else believes exists.
Think of this book as a cross between Jules Verne and Robert Louis Stevenson, with a delightful dose of humor thrown in. Sure, the constant hair breadth escapes strain the willing suspension of disbelief, but that's why they call it escapist fiction right? Everyone keeps having narrow escapes. That's what makes it fun.
As much as I liked Matt, I found the girl character a bit tedious. She was bold, stubborn, plucky, and that was about it. Clueless for such a well educated lass, her poor decisions necessitated a few extra narrow escapes. Not my kind of heroine.
Even if they weren't the most subtle and sophisticated characters, the cast certainly had a lot of personality. My favorite character may have been the airship "Aurora" itself, so well described in the book I almost felt like I'd been aboard myself.
A very entertaining book. I thoroughly enjoyed the trip. Somewhat violent, but otherwise unoffensive, I'd recommend this book for middle grade readers and up.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Project Mulberry
Yearling 2007
This is a great little book.
I love Linda Sue Park. She does her homework! What she doesn't already know about, she finds out about before she writes about it. She already knows about being a Korean American, and she handles this subject deftly and naturally, as only someone who has really been there can do. She didn't know about silk worms, so she recruited family members to raise two different batches. Hence the loving detail with which she describes the life of the silk worms through the eyes of her main character.
This would be a great book for a middle school English class. It's a school story, a friendship story, it deals well with issues of racial prejudice, and brings up questions on animal rights and environmentalism. There's plenty of fodder for good discussion here.
My favorite, favorite part, though, were the clever asides between chapters when the author records conversations she had with her main character in the course of writing the book. As a writer whose characters follow her to the grocery store and pester her while she is doing her housework, I am comforted to know that if I really am insane, at least one other writer I admire and respect is insane in the same way.
So I hope to make Linda Sue Park fans out of all of you. I hope you'll read all her books. Project Mulberry is a good place to start.
Endymion Spring
Delacorte Books for Young Readers 2006
I spotted this book on a shelf in a shop. The cover intrigued me, so I picked it up and read the first few pages. I was hooked! This is a fantasy book about. . . books! My favorite subject!
The story runs on two levels. First comes the historical fantasy, well researched and brilliantly written, in which Johann Gutenberg's young shop assistant tells his tale. I ate it up. Dr. Fust (Faust), Gutenberg's business partner, arrives in town with something mysterious locked in a scary looking chest: magic paper that can reveal all knowledge to a chosen innocent. The shop assistant is the chosen one, and soon realizes that he must find a way to keep Fust from exploiting infinite knowledge for his selfish ends.
Fast forward to the twenty first century. A young boy named Blake has to hang around Oxford University while his mother does some scholarly research. He quickly becomes involved in a desperate race to find the pieces of the Book of All Knowledge before the bad guys beat him to it.
As much as I adored the historical fantasy portions of the book, the modern day part just wasn't so well done. First of all, I had very mixed feelings about the fact that Blake's parents were separated. On the one hand, I'm tired of that theme. Could we please have some fiction where the parents are not divorced or separated? Almost half of all real children still live in traditional nuclear families with married parents, but it seems that only about ten percent of fictional children do. On the other hand, Skelton handled it well. The emotions and reactions of the characters in relation to the separation were all honest and believable. On the other, other hand, it was completely irrelevant to the plot and it added about a hundred pages to a book that was nearly a hundred pages too long.
Secondly, in the modern day part, Skelton goes a little overboard with the poetic devices. Sometimes he hits it spot on, as in the following:
"A small rectangular lawn, brilliant green by day, but black by night, lay in front of them: a pool of darkness moated by a silver path."
That was beautiful! I could see it perfectly!
But other times:
"Dressed in a black leather jacket that made a crunchy sound when he moved, he sauntered up to the main counter and deposited an iridescent green helmet, like a decapitated head, on its surface."
Like a decapitated head? Did Skelton really intend to put that much horror and revulsion in that image? And what about the helmet was like a decapitated head? The shape? Maybe. The size? NO! The color? NO! The way the man set it down? Certainly not, unless he's used to handling decapitated heads!
Thirdly, Blake's story needed a little more work. For one, it contained too many characters. I had a hard time keeping them all straight. Also, Skelton began to resort to cheap tricks towards the climax. I mean, if you know the bad guys are hot on your tail, do you ever leave your little sister unattended for even one second? NO!
The reason I have written such a long and passionate review about this book is that I feel it could have been so much better! The ideas were GREAT! I loved the parts of the book that took place in 1452. If only Skelton could have refined Blake's story into a more compelling yarn. Ah well, it is only his first book. Maybe next time.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Alcatraz Vs. The Scrivener's Bones
Scholastic Press 2008
Brandon Sanderson's "Alcatraz" series shatters this principle. Sanderson's genius is his ability to draw tension out of thin air. Combine this with the dizzying sophistication of multiple systems of magic use, an evil librarian conspiracy that covers up true world history and geography, quirky characters, and a fresh voice that breaks all the rules of traditional story narration, and you get a book that my husband, three children, and I all fought to be the first one to finish reading. All week you could hear someone snickering at the jokes or moaning at the suspense, with shouts in the background of, "DON'T TELL ME I HAVEN'T READ THAT PART YET!!!"
Alcatraz Smedry, the true author of the book (he publishes under Brandon Sanderson's name to avoid detection by the cult of evil librarians), intermixes his edge-of-your-seat narrative with snarky personal insights into subjects like literary fiction, philosophy, real adults vs. fictional adults, truth in storytelling, and perception vs. reality. This book defies gravity as a light, funny, fast paced, and thought-provoking read.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
The Hollow Kingdom
Henry Holt and Company 2006
Recently orphaned Kate discovers that the hideous Goblin King has decided to kidnap her and take her to his underground kingdom as his bride. Can she evade him long enough to escape the Goblin lands? Will her great-aunts and her indifferent guardian believe her preposterous story? Can one girl stand against a whole kingdom of strange and magical creatures determined to have her as their queen?
In "The Hollow Kingdom," Clare Dunkle takes elements of folklore and weaves them together into a tale of surprising twists and wonderful invention. The evil in this book is truly evil, and doesn't always come from the direction one might expect.
This is another book I wish had been in print when I was in high school. It is just the sort of thing I wanted to read but couldn't find.
Fablehaven 3: Grip of the Shadow Plague
Shadow Mountain 2008
No author I know can top Brandon Mull for sheer imaginative power.
Kendra and Seth Sorenson are the grandchildren of the caretakers of Fablehaven preserve, one of the few places left on earth where magical creatures can live on in an increasingly skeptical world. The trouble is, not all magical creatures are nice. In fact, some of them are downright evil. All the worst ones have been locked away in a magical prison, and if they ever get out, the world as we know it is basically over.
Mull creates a world where the stakes are high, danger is real, and almost everyone is under suspicion. His book has an endless parade of fascinating magical creatures, each with their own habits and personality. Fablehaven 3 contains Mull's best paced plot so far, with lots of adventures, an intense action climax, and an ending that leaves the reader eager for the next book.
Mull introduces some great new characters in this book, and only kills off about half of them. He's still having trouble with Grandma Sorensen, who had more personality during the time she had been turned into a chicken, but his tween-aged characters live and breathe as always. Seth is still my favorite, and I'm glad to see him begin to discover more of his abilities in this book.
So go out and buy your own copy. You certainly can't borrow mine. My husband is going to start reading it to our children tonight, and we just can't wait!
Palace of Mirrors
Simon and Schuster 2008
Palace of Mirrors by Margaret Peterson Haddix is a princess tale of mistaken identities. The character, Ella, from Haddix's earlier book, Just Ella, makes an appearance, but this new book isn't really a sequel. The story stands on its own.
The characters were the best thing about the book. The setting is your typical princess book setting, a very well behaved Medieval Europe that has been through the wash a few times so as not to horrify the kids. As for the story, some very important plot points were a little beyond my willing suspension of disbelief. But the characters were great! I almost didn't mind where the characters were or what was happening to them - I liked them so much.
But the reason I am going to buy this book, besides the fact that I'm a dedicated Haddix fan, is that she did her research on harps! I loved the details on harp-playing in the book, all accurate by the way, and wished for even more. It makes me wonder if Haddix plays the harp, knows a harper, or simply spent hours on the internet reading everything she could find.
Girls ages 9-12 should adore this unusual twist on the "princes raised as a peasant" theme.
Hidden Talents
Starscape 2003
I have wanted to read Hidden Talents by David Lubar for a long time. I started it once, but the first few pages were so much like Holes I thought "Been there, done that" and hopped off the bus. I took a look at it again and this time, I'm glad I stayed on for the ride. The book is clever, fun, and it even has a great sequel! I read them both in one day. The main character is a boy who has such a smart mouth that he's been sent to alternative school for very bad boys. He gets a pyro for a roommate, makes freinds with a clepto and a pathological cheater, and fills out his crowd with a hyperactive boy who wears his hair in little braids (that was one of my favorite parts) and a kid famous for randomly throwing objects.
They all have one thing in common, one thing they haven't discovered yet.
None of it is their fault.
There is some language in this book I wouldn't want to hear my kids use, but other than that, nothing objectionable. The sequel is more action oriented and less contemplative, but still clever and well written. I recommend them both.
Greetings From Planet Earth
Scholastic Press 2007
I first met Greetings From Planet Earth by Barbara Kerley a couple of weeks ago at the library. The spine really caught my attention. That font, those colors - the book looked like it ought to be thirty or forty years old. But the book had a shiny new plastic jacket and a "NEW BOOK" sticker half-covering the first letter of the author's name. I had to investigate.
The cover illustration looked just like the cover illustrations on the books that had been published when I was very young - scratchy line drawing filled in with pools of uniform colors like bright red and pale turquoise. The end paper was that bumpy stuff you never see anymore. Published in 2007 but set thirty years ago, I held in my hands a piece of historical fiction about WHEN I WAS ALIVE ALREADY! I must be getting really old.
I smiled at the book designer's cleverness and popped it back on the shelf.
But I couldn't get it out of my head. Two weeks later I was back to check it out. I am glad I did. This is unlike any book I have read before. It deftly combined the wonder of moon exploration and the Voyager probes with the tragedy of Vietnam, all through the eyes of a twelve-year-old boy who wants to know more about his missing father. The book made me think, made me laugh, made me cry, made me wonder. What more could I ask?
Someone Named Eva
Houghton Mifflin 2007
I love World War II historical fiction, and this is one of the best! Chilling, almost science-fiction-like, it deals with a relatively small Nazi program that kidnapped children from occupied countries who fit the Aryan mold, "reprogrammed" them, and then adopted them out to good Nazi homes. Of course those who couldn't take the reprogramming got shipped off to prison camp.
Clear, unaffected prose lets the power of the story shine through. As I read I had to keep reminding myself that this really happened. Sixty years ago in Europe, modern civilization went very, very wrong. Could it happen again? Could it happen here?
I want my children to read this book and see the spiral of destruction that blind hate and bigotry can lead to. This book is a memorial, a warning, and an offering of hope. As I read this book I had the benefit of knowing that the war would end, that Germany would surrender, that some time in 1945 the skies would grow quiet again and the Nazi regime would crumble. I could urge the characters on - hang on, survive a little longer, and the night will be over, and once again you will have a chance to live. If I should ever face such dark times myself, I will remember - the night ends, the sun comes up in the morning.
Dear Readers
Today at the public library I knelt in front of the "NEW YA BOOKS" shelf until my feet fell asleep and the carpet dug bumps into my knees. Lost in delight, I combed through title after title until I narrowed my selections down to seven books. As I drove home, bouncing in the seat with gleeful anticipation of reading and reviewing them for my blog, I thought maybe I should create a NEW blog JUST FOR MY BOOK REVIEWS. I'd really like to provide a service for people who love good books, especially young people who love good books, and give them an on-going, ever-expanding book list.
I don't write negative reviews any more. If I don't like it, I won't review it. I've decided I'll be a better reader, reviewer, and writer if I focus on what books do right rather than on what they do wrong.
And so, here goes! Happy reading!


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Monday, July 23, 2012
school supplies, I had no chance of not making pencil pouches. School starts soon in some places (so early) so I thought I'd go ahead and work to update this section of my shop.
5 comments:
- AnonymousJuly 24, 2012 at 1:00 AM
Aw,I really like these. I love the leaf stack one,especially!ReplyDelete
these are v.pretty. I love the summersville one, that collection reminds me of school and stationary stuff for some reason! :)ReplyDelete
These are precious, I love school supplies!ReplyDelete
I love school supplies too. The pouches are adorable.ReplyDelete
eek! I love the tree pouch with that brown zipper -- perfect!! cute office supplies are a weakness for me, too. more specifically, I can never say no to japanese stationery with "engrish" on it. never.ReplyDelete
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CHICAGO (STMW) — A man was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a man in a downtown park Wednesday night.
The sexual assault occurred at 10:30 p.m. in the 400 block of South Wacker Drive, police said.
A man in his 20s was taken in good condition to Rush University Medical Center, police said.
A suspect is in custody but no charges have been filed.
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