{"id":5308,"date":"2012-03-07T01:12:19","date_gmt":"2012-03-07T07:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asuen.wordpress.com\/?p=5308"},"modified":"2012-03-07T01:12:19","modified_gmt":"2012-03-07T07:12:19","slug":"great-books-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/07\/great-books-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Books"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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The Goodbye Cancer Garden<\/a>
\nby\u00a0Janna Matthies (Author) and Kristi Valiant (Illustrator)<\/p>\n

Booktalk:<\/strong> After Mom and Dad tell Janie and Jeffrey that Mom has cancer, the whole family goes to the doctor to ask questions. “Is Mom better yet?” Jeffrey asked. “Not yet,” she said. “But we’re working very hard to make her better-probably by pumpkin time.” That gave Janie an idea…the family plants a vegetable garden. As the garden grows, Mom’s treatment progresses…surgery, chemo, head-shaving and other side effects, radiation…and when it’s all done, there are healthy pumpkins and a healthy Mom!<\/p>\n

Snippet:<\/strong> One sunny Saturday in March, Dad and Jeffery dug the vegetable bed while Mom and I drew a map.<\/p>\n

“Everybody choose two vegetables,” I said.<\/p>\n

I already knew mine–cucumbers and tomatoes.
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Chapter Book of the Day<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Juniper Berry<\/a>
\nby M. P. Kozlowsky (Author) and Erwin Madrid (Illustrator)
\n240 pages<\/p>\n

Booktalk:<\/strong> Juniper Berry’s parents are the most beloved actor and actress in the world\u2014but Juniper can’t help but feel they haven’t been quite right lately. And she and her friend Giles are determined to find out why.<\/p>\n

On a cold and rainy night, Juniper follows her parents as they sneak out of the house and enter the woods. What she discovers is an underworld filled with contradictions: one that is terrifying and enticing, lorded over by a creature both sinister and seductive, who can sell you all the world’s secrets bound in a balloon. For the first time, Juniper and Giles have a choice to make. And it will be up to them to confront their own fears in order to save the ones who couldn’t.<\/p>\n

Snippet:<\/strong> One night, when they thought I was asleep, they left the house and walked into the woods. I followed them. I didn’t want to be caught so I kept far back. They walked for a long time, almost in a daze.<\/p>\n

BONUS!<\/em><\/strong> See the video<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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5 Great Basketball Books<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s almost time for March madness!<\/p>\n

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Basketball’s Greatest Players<\/a>
\nby Sydelle Kramer (Author)
\nUncover basketball history in this Level 5 easy reader<\/em> biography.<\/p>\n

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Cool Basketball Facts<\/a>
\nby Abby Czeskleba (Author)
\nLearn cool basketball facts to share with your friends. Easy reader<\/em><\/p>\n

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Fair Game<\/a>
\nBy Trisha Speed Shaskan (Author) and Erik Christenson (Illustrator)
\nThe new kid doesn’t play fair…what will the others do? Easy reader<\/em><\/p>\n

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Let’s Talk Basketball<\/a>
\nby Amanda Miller (Author)
\nSee how the game is played in this easy reader<\/em> illustrated with photographs.<\/p>\n

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Michael Jordan<\/a>
\nby Lisa Wade McCormick (Author)
\nFind out about one of basketball’s greats in an easy reader<\/em> biography.
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Literary Links<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ready to write your children’s book? Mar 7-Apr 25 (online) writing workshops<\/a> begin today!<\/p>\n

Short Genres, Big Messages: writing workshops for 3rd-4th grades<\/a> (via @ChoiceLiteracy)
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\"Site<\/a> My NEW chapter book is Just So, Brianna<\/a> (All-Star Cheerleaders)<\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2012 Anastasia Suen All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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