Jamie Lynn Morris
Like butterflies in Spring
Poetry awakens the Spirit,
stirs the imagination and explores
the possibilities with each stroke of its rhythmic wings.
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Jamie Lynn Morris
April 7, 2011
I'm excited about the content we've developed for this update of GraphicNovelReporter. We created this site to serve as a resource about the comics world for teachers, librarians, and those who just love graphic novels and manga. Finding ways to serve each segment of our readership is an ongoing challenge, and with this update we share features that reach each of these core audiences.
April 7, 2011
Feature Story: New England Comic Arts in the Classroom Conference: A Teacher’s Perspective
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As I drove to Providence, Rhode Island, last weekend with librarian Robin Brenner from the Brookline Public Library to attend the first New England Comic Arts in the Classroom Conference at Rhode Island College on Saturday, March 26, we discussed the future of comics in the classroom and the value this medium will provide students as part of a school’s curriculum. Robin and I presented a panel together about teacher-librarian partnerships as this relates to using graphic novels in education and enjoyed attending several other presentations from an outstanding cast of comics-in-education characters, including graphic novelist Raina Telgemeier, Archie Comics CEO Nancy Silberkleit, and The Comic Book Project founder Dr. Michael Bitz. It was truly exhilarating to collaborate with authors and educators as every presenter brought something unique to the conference. Researchers and educator-pioneers who are using comics in the classroom with success are typically lone wolves in their respective communities, so I found it particularly engaging to be among like-minded folks who share a passion for students, teaching, learning, and spreading the comics love! I only wish that I had been able to attend all the wonderful panels that included lesson ideas and resources applicable to reading, writing, science-learning, visual literacy, and art.
A former investment banker and a first-time novelist, Sarita Mandanna is the author of Tiger Hills, a tale of two childhood friends who grow up together in southern India, until their lives are interrupted by an unexpected romance --- and an unforeseen tragedy --- that will affect their families for years to come.
Lucille Ball
I would rather regret the things I have done than the things that I have not.
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Lucille Ball
April 6, 2011
The following are lists of books releasing the weeks of April 4th and April 11th that we think will be of interest to Teenreads.com readers.
WonderCon, held at San Francisco’s Moscone Center April 1-3, 2011, celebrated its 25th birthday with 40,000 of its closest friends. Before blowing out the candles, attendees snaked through lines of animated comic, sci-fi, and pop culture fans as flash bulbs blinded even the most intrepid. Costumed superheroes posed with mere mortals creating postcards of Captain America, Wolverine, and the Bay Area Ghostbusters, or pinup calendars of Poison Ivy, Elektra, and Batgirl. But before heading out to the exhibition floor, a birthday cake needed cutting.
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A former investment banker and a first-time novelist, Sarita Mandanna is the author of Tiger Hills, a tale of two childhood friends who grow up together in southern India, until their lives are interrupted by an unexpected romance --- and an unforeseen tragedy --- that will affect their families for years to come.
