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Spring may be here! Spring
may be here!
And that means it is going to rain!
So stay in, stay dry, read. (or, Barbara's Recommends):
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By Alan
Moore, Illustrated by David Lloyd
The movie may
be good (or not, depending on if you ask the author or the illustrator)
but the book is better. Vendetta was an instant classic when
it was released, and its indictment of Thatcher-era England
may not be entirely lost on Bush-era Americans. If you are a
graphic novel reader this is a must. If you aren’t, yet,
V
for Vendetta’s brilliant writing and striking
art make a perfect gateway into the graphic world.
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By Kevin
Henkes, Illustrated by Kevin Henkes
We love Lilly!
From her purple, plastic purse, to her brother Julius (the Baby
of the World), to the water gun she carries (just in case),
she is the most perfect princess in all the land (just ask her)!
Now she getting her day to shine, as flower girl in her beloved
teacher, Mr. Slinger’s, wedding. Or is she? Needless to
say no matter what the plan might be Lilly is the one who shines,
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By Blue
Balliett, Illustrated by Brett Helquist
Spring semester
finds Petra and Calder drawn into another mystery when unexplainable
accidents and ghostly happenings throw a spotlight on Frank
Lloyd Wright’s Robie House, and the two junior sleuths
have to piece together the clues. Stir in the return of Calder’s
friend Tommy (which creates a tense triangle), H.G. Wells’s
The Invisible Man, 3D pentominoes, and the hunt for
a coded message left by Wright, and the kids become tangled
in a web in which life and art intermingle with death, deception,
and surprise.
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Hello,
I’m Special
How Individuality Became the New Conformity |
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By Hal
Niedzviecki
For
his thirtieth birthday, Hal Niedzviecki received what his parents
thought was the perfect card for their rebellious son. On the
front it depicted a crowd scene-dour grey men in suits, hats,
and overcoats. Inside it said: “Happy Birthday to a non-conformist.”
Niedzviecki had a moment of crisis. “If I’m a rebel
sanctioned by society, encouraged by my parents, and cheered
on by Hallmark, what is left to rebel against?”
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