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Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 18:10:45 -0400 (EDT)
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...STONES was not a Printz Honor Book although Helen Frost did receive the award for a previous title.
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In a message dated 4/15/2014 5:10:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, Lbhcove_at_aol.com writes:
CROSSING STONES received a 2010 Lee Bennett Hopkins/Penn State Poetry Award. In addition it was starred in BOOKLIST, and received a Printz Honor Book, among other accolades.
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In a message dated 4/15/2014 4:28:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, SVardell_at_mail.twu.edu writes:
You have painted a beautiful frame for this discussion, Emily. CROSSING STONES is such a powerful book, I agree. I found Helen's writing so compelling, the form so elegant, the voices so absorbing. And with the centenary of WWI beginning, it's a good moment to stop and look at the impact of war on both soldiers and families-- still a relevant theme. Plus, the attitudes about the roles of girls and women are STILL a struggle for many-- AND the fear of an epidemic that takes away our loved ones is not too far from our present reality either. How Helen weaves together each of these dramatic turns, but still maintains the focus on young people, their questions, and their relationships is really amazing. This book is about PEOPLE, not war, feminism, or disease, and about how we cope with what life sends our way and how we make choices about whom to love and how to be.
I was lucky enough to bring Helen to my panel of poets at the Texas Library Association conference when this book came out and taped her reading a few selections from the book. You'll find those brief excerpts at my blog, here:
http://poetryforchildren.blogspot.com/2011/06/tla-helen-frost.html
Sylvia M. Vardell, Ph.D. Professor Texas Woman's University School of Library & Information Studies P O Box 425438 Denton TX 76204-5438 940-898-2616 svardell_at_twu.edu http://PoetryForChildren.blogspot.com/
Author of: The Poetry Friday Anthology for Science (with Janet Wong, available NOW!) Poetry Aloud Here 2! Sharing Poetry with Children (2014) Children's Literature in Action: A Librarian's Guide (2nd edition; July, 2014) The Poetry Friday Anthology for Middle School (with Janet Wong, 2013) The Poetry Friday Anthology K-5 (with Janet Wong, 2012) The Poetry Teacher's Book of Lists (2012) Poetry columnist for Book Links magazine
________________________________________ From: Emily Townsend [etownsend_at_wisc.edu] Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 9:59 AM To: CCBC-net Subject: [ccbc-net] Join us for a discussion of Helen Frost's "Crossing Stones"
Today we begin our discussion of "Crossing Stones" by Helen Frost (Frances Foster, 2009). For the next few days, we'll talk about the book itself. Many of you will know that Helen Frost frequently joins our conversations here at CCBC-net. We are fortunate to have Helen join us to answer our questions about "Crossing Stones" later this week.
After our discussions of poetry this month, I'm eager to hear people's responses to "Crossing Stones". For me, the novel in verse encompasses so many aspects of poetry that we have been discussing. There is the accessibility of the novel in verse that Pam and others suggested worked so well with teens, culturally diverse readers, and reluctant readers. Also, I found
"Crossing Stones" conveyed complex political, social, and emotional ideas and issues. I believe this power of the written (or spoken) word is one of the joys we find in poetry. I also found the multi-sensory aspects of poetry that we've discussed evident in Helen's interconnected "cupped hands"sonnets. Here, there is rhyme and rhythm, but also we see the beautiful visual on the page of the flowing river voice of Muriel and the alternating but equally grounded voices of Ollie and Emma.
Who else had a chance to read "Crossing Stones"? We'd love for you to join us and share your thoughts.
-- Emily
Emily Townsend, Librarian Cooperative Children's Book Center School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison 4290 Helen C. White Hall 600 N. Park Street Madison, WI 53706
608-890-0258 etownsend_at_wisc.edu
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Received on Tue 15 Apr 2014 05:11:04 PM CDT
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 18:10:45 -0400 (EDT)
IN ERROR:
...STONES was not a Printz Honor Book although Helen Frost did receive the award for a previous title.
Just returned from shopping and I'm just sale-ed out!
LBH
Visit my site:
_www.leebennetthopkins.com
In a message dated 4/15/2014 5:10:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, Lbhcove_at_aol.com writes:
CROSSING STONES received a 2010 Lee Bennett Hopkins/Penn State Poetry Award. In addition it was starred in BOOKLIST, and received a Printz Honor Book, among other accolades.
Visit my site:
_ (http://www.leebennetthopkins.com/) www.leebennetthopkins.com
In a message dated 4/15/2014 4:28:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, SVardell_at_mail.twu.edu writes:
You have painted a beautiful frame for this discussion, Emily. CROSSING STONES is such a powerful book, I agree. I found Helen's writing so compelling, the form so elegant, the voices so absorbing. And with the centenary of WWI beginning, it's a good moment to stop and look at the impact of war on both soldiers and families-- still a relevant theme. Plus, the attitudes about the roles of girls and women are STILL a struggle for many-- AND the fear of an epidemic that takes away our loved ones is not too far from our present reality either. How Helen weaves together each of these dramatic turns, but still maintains the focus on young people, their questions, and their relationships is really amazing. This book is about PEOPLE, not war, feminism, or disease, and about how we cope with what life sends our way and how we make choices about whom to love and how to be.
I was lucky enough to bring Helen to my panel of poets at the Texas Library Association conference when this book came out and taped her reading a few selections from the book. You'll find those brief excerpts at my blog, here:
http://poetryforchildren.blogspot.com/2011/06/tla-helen-frost.html
Sylvia M. Vardell, Ph.D. Professor Texas Woman's University School of Library & Information Studies P O Box 425438 Denton TX 76204-5438 940-898-2616 svardell_at_twu.edu http://PoetryForChildren.blogspot.com/
Author of: The Poetry Friday Anthology for Science (with Janet Wong, available NOW!) Poetry Aloud Here 2! Sharing Poetry with Children (2014) Children's Literature in Action: A Librarian's Guide (2nd edition; July, 2014) The Poetry Friday Anthology for Middle School (with Janet Wong, 2013) The Poetry Friday Anthology K-5 (with Janet Wong, 2012) The Poetry Teacher's Book of Lists (2012) Poetry columnist for Book Links magazine
________________________________________ From: Emily Townsend [etownsend_at_wisc.edu] Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 9:59 AM To: CCBC-net Subject: [ccbc-net] Join us for a discussion of Helen Frost's "Crossing Stones"
Today we begin our discussion of "Crossing Stones" by Helen Frost (Frances Foster, 2009). For the next few days, we'll talk about the book itself. Many of you will know that Helen Frost frequently joins our conversations here at CCBC-net. We are fortunate to have Helen join us to answer our questions about "Crossing Stones" later this week.
After our discussions of poetry this month, I'm eager to hear people's responses to "Crossing Stones". For me, the novel in verse encompasses so many aspects of poetry that we have been discussing. There is the accessibility of the novel in verse that Pam and others suggested worked so well with teens, culturally diverse readers, and reluctant readers. Also, I found
"Crossing Stones" conveyed complex political, social, and emotional ideas and issues. I believe this power of the written (or spoken) word is one of the joys we find in poetry. I also found the multi-sensory aspects of poetry that we've discussed evident in Helen's interconnected "cupped hands"sonnets. Here, there is rhyme and rhythm, but also we see the beautiful visual on the page of the flowing river voice of Muriel and the alternating but equally grounded voices of Ollie and Emma.
Who else had a chance to read "Crossing Stones"? We'd love for you to join us and share your thoughts.
-- Emily
Emily Townsend, Librarian Cooperative Children's Book Center School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison 4290 Helen C. White Hall 600 N. Park Street Madison, WI 53706
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