From: Tater Tot <tatertot22us>
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 14:18:53 -0700 (PDT)

Hi Kathleen, I'm just wondering whether my new book, Celeste's Harlem Renaissance (Little, Brown, April 2007), an historical fiction YA novel that takes place in Raleigh, NC and Harlem in 1921, would be appropriate for discussion, since my main character, Celeste, travels (with scarey consequences) to Harlem by train by herself, and then returns to her home state. Thanks, Eleanora E. Tate Celeste's Harlem Renaissance http://www.eleanoraetate.com


--- "Kathleen T. Horning" <horning at education.wisc.edu> wrote:

> I'm so glad Monica mentioned Janice Harrington's book, "Going North."
> agree that it's got a very poetic text. One detail I especially remember
> about it is the child narrator hearing words in the sounds of the tires
> on the highway, e.g. "good luck / good luck / good luck" and "be brave
> / be brave / be brave." There is such a strong sense of what it's like
> being a small child riding in a car over a long distance.
>
> This was a first book, and Janice Harrington is clearly a rising star in
> the field. I hope we see many more books from her in the future.
>
> KT
>
> Kathleen T. Horning
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>
>
> Monica Edinger wrote:
> > Whoops! As someone who usually writes too much, I thought I'd be succinct
> > for a change! Anyway, these comments are all from memory as I don't have
> > the books handy and read them a while ago.
> >
> > I thought Whirligig was incredibly moving and Fleischman did such a fine job
> > describing certain scenes that I still remember them.
> >
> > I thought in Rules of the Road Bauer developed her characters beautifully
> > and skillfully used humor while also addressing some weighty topics.
> >
> > Jean already wrote about Going North. I would just add that the language is
> > gorgeous and poetic. It is a splendid book to read aloud.
> >
> > I thought Lester's book (which I read a while ago and no longer have so this
> > is from me) offered American children a different way of seeing another
> > continent as big as their own.
> >
> > On 7/5/07, Dean Schneider <schneiderd at ensworth.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I like it when participants in our discussion offer why they like certain
> >> titles, rather than just offering up titles.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> > Monica Edinger
> > Newbery 2008
> > Chair Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts 2007
> > The Dalton School
> > New York NY
> > monicaedinger at gmail.com
> > my blog educating alice is at http://medinger.wordpress.com
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