Entries Tagged as 'Book Geek'
The Joy of Books
January 12th, 2012 · Comments Off on The Joy of Books · Book Geek
my favorite writer of all time
December 28th, 2011 · Comments Off on my favorite writer of all time · Author! Author!, Book Geek
here she is, age 95, Mrs. Beverly Cleary. my friend, you bow to no one. — ms. nancy “Henry Huggins was in the third grade.”
La Carreta Literaria
December 21st, 2011 · Comments Off on La Carreta Literaria · Book Geek
Photo by flickr friend Louis, who writes: The Literary Cart. As a young man Martin sold sodas and water in the streets of Cartagena. He was a voracious reader though and began to carry books as well for exchange and to encourage other readers. Now he has a full time mobile bookstore with sponsorships. One […]
Oregon readers: Reading Is An Investment program now underway
December 5th, 2011 · Comments Off on Oregon readers: Reading Is An Investment program now underway · Book Geek, Education, Educational Web Sites
This year’s Reading is an Investment program is in full swing. Sponsored by the State Treasurer and the Oregon College Savings Plan, it aims to promote literacy and financial education among K-5 elementary students in Oregon. As part of RII, public elementary school libraries in Oregon are receiving two free books: Pigs Will be Pigs: […]
Happy birthday, C.S. Lewis
November 30th, 2011 · Comments Off on Happy birthday, C.S. Lewis · Book Geek, Quote of the Day
…born today in 1898! “Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it.” — C.S. Lewis
QOTD: J.K. Rowling
November 3rd, 2011 · Comments Off on QOTD: J.K. Rowling · Author! Author!, Book Geek, Quote of the Day
“The Potter books in general are a prolonged argument for tolerance, a prolonged plea for an end to bigotry, and I think it’s one of the reasons that some people don’t like the books, but I think that it’s a very healthy message to pass on to younger people that you should question authority and […]
Librarians Rock!
October 6th, 2011 · Comments Off on Librarians Rock! · Book Geek, Library Politics
Nice article in the Portland Tribune today, with quotes by Portland Public School’s Susan Stone, and a profile of librarian Nancy Sullivan, from Northeast Portland’s Madison High School (my alma mater!). Please support your local librarian! Thank you. — Ms. Nancy
my friend, Hugo Cabret, hits the big screen
October 5th, 2011 · Comments Off on my friend, Hugo Cabret, hits the big screen · Author! Author!, Book Geek, Movies & Pop Culture
Apparently, film director Martin Scorsese is also a fan of the Brian Selznick novel, “The Invention of Hugo Cabret.” (Award winner: The Iowa Children’s Choice Award for 2009-2010 and winner of the 2008 Caldecott Medal; was also a 2007 National Book Award Finalist, Young People’s Literature, and a Junior Library Guide Selection.) #msnancysezilovethisbooksomuch
“How to Get Your Kid to be a Fanatic Reader”
September 30th, 2011 · Comments Off on “How to Get Your Kid to be a Fanatic Reader” · Author! Author!, Book Geek
Great op-ed piece by James Patterson on how to get ’em to love reading.
2012 Oregon Reader’s Choice Awards
August 13th, 2011 · Comments Off on 2012 Oregon Reader’s Choice Awards · Book Geek, Contests & Prizes
2011 ORCA WINNERS More than 7,500 votes were cast during the first-ever round of ORCA voting! The voting is now officially complete and the winners have been chosen. They are: JUNIOR DIVISION THE STONEKEEPER (AMULET BOOK 1) by Kazu Kibuishi INTERMEDIATE DIVISION ELEPHANT RUN by Roland Smith SENIOR DIVISION THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins […]