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“Let me gather spring flowers for a wreath”…
This week’s assigned reading included some ‘firsts’ for me. I learned about Emmett Till and read my first crown of sonnets. In reading A Wreath for Emmett Till by Marilyn Nelson, the only information I...
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Calling all parents/guardians…
I was recently involved in a conversation about education and the issue of parental/guardian involvement was brought up. Shocking, right?! Well the individual who brought up the topic was curious as to...
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I can’t get out of something that’s inside me…
Back in November I was flipping through channels when I stumbled upon a film on PBS about the Dust Bowl. With my interest in history, I was instantly hooked! I was blown away (no pun intended) by some...
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Things will be different this time…
Make Lemonade by Virginia Euwer Wolff is an incredible story about the struggle between maturity and ignorance, book smarts and street smarts, determination and apathy, and resiliency and rigidity....
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So is that ya lit or not?
When I saw a trailer for The Host a few months back, I thought it looked like a pretty good flick. Then I did some research on it and discovered that it was based on the book by Stephenie Meyer. Ummm...
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Exploring new terrain or at least new to me…
Last semester, I took History of English Lit to 1795 with Dr. Ellington and to be honest, I was less than thrilled when I saw that Beowulf was the first piece of literature that I would be reading....
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Book Talk #5…
Ever wonder if there were other dimensions that exist beyond what we can see? Ever wish you had magical powers? Ever dream of attending a school of magic were everyday was full of the unexpected? Or...
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Book Love? More like book obsession…
It’s official, I have a professional girl crush on Penny Kittle. If you are not familiar with her or her work, then I am terribly sorry because you are missing out! Penny Kittle pretty much encompasses...
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ENG 438- Adolescent Literature Survey
1) How many books did you read this semester for this class? 24 2) What was your favorite book from the required reading list for the course? That’s a tough one! It’s a three-way tie between Page by...
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Adolescent Lit Final Reflection…
This semester has been full of ‘firsts’ for me. I opened a Twitter account and started blogging. I read numerous books that I was previously unfamiliar with and I finally started the Harry Potter...
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