The Vine Reader

Obviously, you can see that.  However, just to be sure, this blog will no longer be updated.  I leave it here as a record of what was done.

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While we are winding down for the year, we still have one more episode to bring to you.  This one will be different, as it’s created completely by the students (Chelsea and Zoe).  Different may not be quite strong enough a word for it, actually.  Anyway, hang on, my goal is to have it up this coming week.

Thanks for checking in!

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Harper Teen has a new program called First Look.  Enroll in the program will have the opportunity to be chosen to recieve advance copies of soon-to-be-released books.

From the First Look website:

“HarperCollins Publishers announces First Look Teen, a program to preview books in a variety of genres, with readers who make a difference – you!

Each month, HarperCollins will offer Advanced Reading Copies (ARCs) of great books by fabulous authors that you will have the opportunity to review. Reviewers are selected at random, but you must enter the program to be eligible. Join First Look Teen now – the sign up will take approximately two minutes. If you are already a member, sign in at right to continue.”

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In an earlier episode, we talked about Philip Pullman’s The Golden Compass.

From the Publisher’s Weekly Children’s Bookshelf Newsletter:

“British author Philip Pullman has been given the Freedom of Oxford award, bestowed by the city of Oxford, where he resides. The award, which is honorary, is rarely given, and Pullman joins just five other modern-day recipients. He will receive the award at a ceremony later this month.”

I just discovered a website for the His Dark materials trilogy at http://www.randomhouse.com/features/pullman
included on the website is a link to a series of 9 podcasts featuring the 3 P’s: Pullman, Paolini, & Pierce.

technorati tags:philip pullman

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Check out this website for young adult readers. Read & write book reviews, get booklists, visit with their writer-in-residence, and more.

Brought to you by the State Library of Victoria in Australia

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The Vine Reader resumes at last!  We are now an after-school activity, once a week.  With students help we’ll be creating new podcasts.  The format may change as we go along with student input.  If we don’t get a new podcast out this month, look for it in January.

Also, look for posts here from the students in addition to me.  (Once I get it figured out okay).

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Visit Casey Tolan’s YA Bookcast at www.caseytolan.com. Listen to episode 4 to hear about the Alex Rider series and get acquainted with it before seeing the Stormbreaker movie.

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Ready for the ‘06-’07 school year?  I’m ready to get going again with the Vine Reader podcast!  I’ll be aiming for at least one episode a month, beginning in September.

I hope you’ve had some great reading over the summer.  I know I have.  Not as much as I wanted to, but what I did read was good, some Great! I’m keeping a log of my reading at What Fred Read, though I need to update it.

Any ideas or suggestions, please let me know.

Stay tuned…

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From the New York Public Library. Click here for a full text PDF file of 2005. The 2006 is coming soon. I’ll add the link to that when it comes out.

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The 2006 Newberry Medal goes to Criss Cross written by Lynne Rae Perkins.

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