Delight and surprise today. I discovered new texts from two of my favorite authors. Both are in NEW formats, demonstrating again that Native authors are not stuck in time. I want to share: From Sherman Alexie (The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian), an IPOEM (a format for which there are specific guidelines. It [...]
Entries Tagged as 'fiction'
Alexie and Bruchac: New Texts
October 22, 2011 · No Comments · Literature
Tags: fiction·graphic novel·Joseph Bruchac·poetry·Sherman Alexie
Fall Writing & Reading
September 29, 2011 · No Comments · LD291, Texts
I purchased this figure at Geppettos Workshop in Bath. I like the store – it a local family business. They do a wonderful job with puzzles, pirates, ponies and trains. But they should discontinue selling this figure. It is part of a soldiers and Indians collection – there are fewer versions of the Indian than [...]
Tags: Columbus·fiction·Thanksgiving
Summer Reading
July 3, 2010 · No Comments · LD291
Every once in a while, someone asks me to recommend a fiction book for Maine’s middle and high school students to read. I have found this new way to send recommendations: the virtual bookshelf you see below it. It contains the titles I most often recommend – all of which I have read and all [...]
