Source: Author Marie Marquardt On Immigration, Research, & Writing Fiction From A Broken Heart
From Crazy QuiltEdi. . .Post about Tonya Bolden
I’m sharing a post about nonfiction author Tonya Bolden.
https://campbele.wordpress.com/2016/02/03/writers-on-writingnonfictiontonya-bolden/
Libros Latin@s: Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina
Review by Cecilia Cackley
DESCRIPTION OF THE BOOK (from Goodreads): Nora Lopez is seventeen during the infamous New York summer of 1977, when the city is besieged by arson, a massive blackout, and a serial killer named Son of Sam who shoots young women on the streets. Nora’s family life isn’t going so well either: her bullying brother, Hector, is growing more threatening by the day, her mother is helpless and falling behind on the rent, and her father calls only on holidays. All Nora wants is to turn eighteen and be on her own. And while there is a cute new guy who started working with her at the deli, is dating even worth the risk when the killer likes picking off couples who stay out too late? Award-winning author Meg Medina transports us to a time when New York seemed balanced on a knife-edge, with tempers and temperatures…
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June 3, 2015 – Jacqueline Woodson Named Young People’s Poet Laureate : The Poetry Foundation
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Source: June 3, 2015 – Jacqueline Woodson Named Young People’s Poet Laureate : The Poetry Foundation
February African American Historical Events
Listed below are links to African American Historical Events from February 1 to February 7.
February 1: http://listserv.icors.org/scripts/wa-ICORS.exe?A2=ind1602&L=munirah&D=0&F=P&P=68
February 2: http://listserv.icors.org/scripts/wa-ICORS.exe?A2=ind1602&L=munirah&D=0&F=P&P=337
February 3: http://listserv.icors.org/scripts/wa-ICORS.exe?A2=ind1602&L=munirah&D=0&F=P&P=608
February 4: http://listserv.icors.org/scripts/wa-ICORS.exe?A2=ind1602&L=munirah&D=0&F=P&P=879
February 5: http://listserv.icors.org/scripts/wa-ICORS.exe?A2=ind1602&L=munirah&D=0&F=P&P=1150
February 6: http://listserv.icors.org/scripts/wa-ICORS.exe?A2=ind1602&L=munirah&D=0&F=P&P=1421
February 7: http://listserv.icors.org/scripts/wa-ICORS.exe?A2=ind1602&L=munirah&D=0&F=P&P=1692
90 Picture Books. . .from ALSC Blog
I’m sharing a post from the Association of Library Services to Children (ALSC) blog. This is a list of 90 picture books for 90 years of Black History. Enjoy!
http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2016/02/90-picture-books-for-90-years-of-black-history-celebration/
Day 2: Damian Ward
As the lone illustrator on the Brown Bookshelf, I especially look forward to hosting the artists during our 28 Days Later campaign. Today I interview Damian Ward, who is a critically acclaimed illustrator of both trade and educational books for children. Some of the books he’s illustrated include “Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of Poetry with a Beat,” (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 2008), written by Nikki Giovanni, and “Bottle Cap Boys Dancing On Royal Street,” (Marimba Books, 2015), written by Rita Williams-Garcia. His digital artwork is lively and vibrant, and successfully brings to life the books that he’s illustrated. Ward studied illustration at the Columbus College of Art and Design.
Don: Tell us about your path to publishing. How did you get that first trade contract?
Damian: Craigslist, believe it or not. I got lucky to work with some talented people who ![51n2WNzf5+L._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_[1].jpg](https://theeclectickitabuproject.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/51n2wnzf5l-_sx258_bo1204203200_1.jpg?w=712)
had experience writing for film, and they wanted to try…
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Day 3: Mélina Mangal
Media specialist, mother and author, Mélina Mangal writes to fill a void and inspire. Her books include biographies on award-winning authors like Virginia Hamilton, Mildred D. Taylor and Rita Williams-Garcia. They’re stories she didn’t see in bookstores or on library shelves, so she created them herself.
Her writing ranges from celebrating unsung trailblazers to giving voice to the experiences of African-American children. On her SCBWI page, she says, “My writing focuses on youth in nature, especially those whose voices are rarely heard, and the people and places that inspire them to explore their world.”
We are proud to feature Mélina on Day 3. Here’s her story:
The Journey
My writing began with letters: to my father in Vietnam, my grandmother in France, my pen pal in Jamaica. Around sixth grade, I discovered Langston Hughes and shifted my attention to diary writing. That’s when I first thought of becoming a writer.
It wasn’t until after…
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Day 4: Daniel José Older
Daniel José Older is a Brooklyn-based writer, editor, composer, and author fiction for adults as well as teens. He facilitates workshops on storytelling, music, and anti-oppression organizing at public schools, religious houses, and universities. He co-edited the anthology Long Hidden: Speculative Fiction from the Margins of History, and his short stories and essays have appeared in Tor.com, Salon, BuzzFeed, Gawker, New Haven Review, PANK, and Strange Horizons.
Older’s YA debut, Shadowshaper, was named a Junior Library Guild selection, New York Times Notable Book, and named to numerous “Best Of” lists of 2015. “In the best urban fantasy,” writes reviewer Holly Black in the Times, “The city is not just a backdrop, but functions as a character in its own right, offering up parallels between personal histories and histories of place. That is certainly true in Daniel José Older’s magnificent “Shadowshaper,” which gives us a Brooklyn that is vital, authentic…
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The Eclectic Kitabu Project 