Judy Blume

                   

Holding Out for a (Girl) Hero

sparknotes.com
13-Nov-2008
        

Would you rather have someone save you or be your own hero? In Girl, Hero by Carrie Jones, Liliana enters high school looking for someone to listen to her. She wishes for a hero—not someone to save her, and not a boyfriend...

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"Forever"

progressiveu.org
13-Nov-2008
        

A few weeks ago, in honor of Banned Books week, I read several Judy Blume Books. One of her books for an older audience is called "Forever." For those of you who do not know, as I did not until I read the book, it is about a...

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Who said: Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.

factmonster.com
12-Nov-2008
        

Abraham Lincoln Born: 2/12/1809 Birthplace: Larue County, Ky. Abraham Lincoln was born in Hardin ... February 12 Birthdays: Abraham Lincoln - February 12 birthdays: Abraham Lincoln, Omar Bradley, Judy Blume, Costa-Gavras, John...

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Education professor works to attract students of color into teaching

uconn.edu
07-Nov-2008
        

“Se hace camino al andar,” Jason Irizarry likes to say, quoting the Spanish poet Antonio Machado. “You make the path by walking it.” That's more than just an expression for the assistant professor of curriculum and instruction...

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Kids Spotlight: LA Kids Spotlight: November '08

theatermania.com
05-Nov-2008
        

Family fare this month is highlighted by Snow White (Eclectic Company Theatre, November 1-23), Tim Kelly's adaptation of the ancient fairy tale, and Bruce Mason's Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (South Coast Repertory, November...

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Close-up: Olivia Colman

independent.co.uk
02-Nov-2008
        

Best known for playing Sophie in the TV sitcom Peep Show, Olivia Colman has a habit of appearing, like a canary, wherever there is British comedy oxygen, with cameos in The Office, People Like Us, Black Books, Green Wing, Hot...

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THIS WEEK: Readings and events on LI

newsday.com
26-Oct-2008
        

TUESDAY Remember "Free to Be ... You and Me"? Marlo Thomas is reissuing her 1973 children's classic, an anthology of work by Shel Silverstein, Judy Blume and others, with a new intro by Drew Barrymore and new illustrations....

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