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My Book of the Week<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Girl’s Guide to Volleyball<\/a>
\nby Anastasia Suen<\/p>\n

I grew up in Florida and California, where the volleyball nets are up at the beach year round. We played volleyball in school, too. Unlike many other sports where you only play one position, in volleyball, you move around the court and play every<\/em> position. Pass-set-spike!<\/p>\n

Booktalk<\/strong>:
\nAre you a girl who loves to nail the perfect spike? Get in the game! Take your knowledge of volleyball to the next level. Learn the positions, skills, tips and tricks that will help you stay sharp on and off the field.<\/p>\n

The ultimate guide to being the ultimate player or fan! Whether competing on the field or cheering from the stands, readers get the inside scoop on all the rules and key strategies of their favorite sports. Plus, find recipes, crafts, and activities to show your team spirit!<\/p>\n

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Save the date!<\/strong> June 23, 2012 Nonfiction Book Blast<\/a> 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

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Picture Book of the Day<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Umbrella<\/a>
\nby Ingrid and Dieter Schubert (Illustrators)<\/p>\n

Booktalk:<\/strong> A little dog finds an umbrella in the garden on a windy day. The moment the dog picks up the umbrella, it catches the wind and pulls the dog skywards. This is the start to fantastic journey around the world. The wind carries the umbrellas and the dog all over the world, from the desert to the sea, from the jungle to the north pole. A wordless<\/em> picture book that tells a thousand stories.
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Chapter Book of the Day<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Missing: A Liv & Death Novel<\/a>
\nby Madeline Smoot (Author)
\n176 pages<\/p>\n

Booktalk:<\/strong> Just like their names, Liv and Morte have always been opposites. The two can barely be in the same room together for more than a moment before all conversations turn into fights. It\u2019s not until Morte disappears after a typical field party that Liv even realizes that she might actually love her brother after all. Missing is the tale of Liv\u2019s journey to find out what happened to her brother the night he disappeared \u2014 to discover if everyone at the field party had really been typical.<\/p>\n

Snippet:<\/strong> My mother named my brother. Most people assumed that his name was short for Mortimer or Morton or something, but this being my mom, it was just the Latin word for death. My father pretended that he had agreed to the name so my mother could have her little joke. \u201cMy little life and death,\u201d she called us. In reality, Dad had no say in Morte\u2019s name. It was one thing to name me, his baby girl, his first-born, the Norwegian word for life. It was quite another to name his son Death.
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March 2012 Online Workshops<\/strong><\/p>\n

The March 2012 workshops will begin tomorrow<\/strong> Wednesday, March 7th.<\/em><\/p>\n

Which workshop is best for you?<\/p>\n

New to children’s books?<\/strong>
\nLearn about the different types of children’s books in the Children’s Book Genres Workshop<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Passionate about literacy?<\/strong>
\nFind out how you can write for children learning to read in the Children’s Literacy Workshop (for Writers)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ready to write?<\/strong>
\nWrite and edit your book in the<\/p>\n