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Friday, August 22, 2008

Listening for Crickets

Listening for Crickets by David Grifaldi
With parents that fight all the time, ten-year-old Jake finds comfort and escape in the stories he creates for himself and his little sister.
Posted by Nan Hoekstra at 6:01 PM
Labels: Interest Age: 10-14, Young Teen

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Anokaberry posted the Best Books of 2008 for Middle Grade Readers on January 9, 2009. Anokaberry is now Anokaberry Annotated. This new aspect of the blog means an accent, a tone, a personal, distinct voice may surface. This blog continues to present books published in the current year for middle grade readers but will also have editorial comment and attitude. Look for more ordered labeling for the coming year -- most obviously labeling that denotes genre: realistic fiction, historical fiction, science fiction, biography, poetry and verse, folklore/folktale and fantasy. Next January's list will honor books of excellence by genre.

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  • The Portable MLIS: Insights for the Experts
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