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Media week in Review

Author Janet Kay Jensen gave interview on her books and on Life, Writing, and Reading. Until the Dawn is a LDS historical novel by Gale Sears. And Tristi gives a thumbs up to Molly Mommy by Tamra Norton. From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg is a classic children’s book about a brother and sister who run away to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Best Little Monkeys in the World by Natalie Standiford is an amusing picture book, great for beginning readers. Another favorite picture book is Guess How Much I Love You … Continue reading →

From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler – E. L. Konigsburg

From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler is the story of two suburban children, Claudia and James, run away from home. Claudia is almost twelve, she feels unappreciated and bored with her life. Jamie, her younger brother runs away because Claudia invited him. Claudia likes elegant things, so they run away to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. They hide out in the bathrooms, sleep in antique beds, turn all their clothing gray at the Laundromat, learn about history as they explore the museum, have macaroni and cheese and coffee for breakfast, and take baths in the fountain. There … Continue reading →

Newbery Medal Winners: 1961-1970

Television had a big year in 1963, among the news coverage of President Kennedy’s assassination, Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream Speech,” and the first live televised murder of Jack Ruby shooting Lee Harvey Oswald. Although much of this was unpleasant, media had its good turns in the 1960’s. In 1966, Truman Capote’s “In Cold Blood” explores the narrative style in a non-fiction book. The movie based on the research for this book, starring Phillip Seymour Hoffman, is wonderful, by the way. 1961 Medal Winner: “Island of the Blue Dolphins” by Scott O’Dell Honor Books “America Moves Forward: … Continue reading →