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Thursday, February 2, 2012
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
"Wrinkle" is Fifty
Madeleine L’Engle (1918-2007)
The author of more than 60 books, L'Engle's writing reflected her Christian faith and her interest in science.
“["Wrinkle"] begins, “It was a dark and stormy night,” repeating the line of a 19th-century novelist, Edward George Bulwer-Lytton. “Wrinkle” then takes off. Meg Murry, with help from her psychic baby brother, uses time travel and extrasensory perception to rescue her father, a gifted scientist, from a planet controlled by the Dark Thing. She does so through the power of love.
The book uses concepts that Ms. L’Engle said she had plucked from Einstein’s theory of relativity and Planck’s quantum theory, almost flaunting her frequent assertion that children’s literature is literature too difficult for adults to understand.” (Martin, Douglas. "Madeleine L’Engle, Author of the Classic ‘A Wrinkle in Time,’ Is Dead at 88." New York Times Sept 8, 2007
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Journal Highlights
Smithsonian:
--God, government and Roger Williams’ big idea : the separation of church and state
--Evotourism : travel intended to promote awareness of evolution
--An eye for genius : Picasso, Cezanne, Matisse
--Annie Leibovitz : new book and exhibition of American icons
Newsweek:
--The Iron Lady : Margaret Thatcher
--In search of the God particle
Scientific American Mind:
--Want to improve memory? Forget about it! : Learn to erase distractions
--God, government and Roger Williams’ big idea : the separation of church and state
--Evotourism : travel intended to promote awareness of evolution
--An eye for genius : Picasso, Cezanne, Matisse
--Annie Leibovitz : new book and exhibition of American icons
Newsweek:
--The Iron Lady : Margaret Thatcher
--In search of the God particle
Scientific American Mind:
--Want to improve memory? Forget about it! : Learn to erase distractions
Girls with Grit Writing Contest
Groundwood Books is looking for inspiring Girls with Grit stories written by real teens like you! And the grand prize? Not too shabby, Figs. The winning entry will receive:
• A book cover for your story, designed by a Groundwood Books designer
• A specially printed, limited edition of your story and book cover
• Feedback from a Groundwood Books editor
• Your story posted on the Groundwood Books website
Three runners-up will also have their stories featured on the Groundwood Books website!
What do you have to do? Write a story between 1,500 and 3,000 words starring a girl with grit: someone who knows what she believes in and struggles to do the right thing. Submit your entry by February 29th, 2012. Then you get to decide the 20 finalists by voting on your favorite entries. The top 20 most-hearted entries will be reviewed by the Groundwood editorial team.
How to enter:
1. Read the full rules here.
2. Sign up for Figment.com
3. Write an original story, between 1,500 and 3,000 words, about a girl with grit and press “Publish Now”
4. In the details tab, tag your story girlswithgrit
5. Wait the 2 hours it sometimes takes to see your story appear below
[from Figment website http://blog.figment.com/2011/11/01/the-girls-with-grit-contest/ ]
• A book cover for your story, designed by a Groundwood Books designer
• A specially printed, limited edition of your story and book cover
• Feedback from a Groundwood Books editor
• Your story posted on the Groundwood Books website
Three runners-up will also have their stories featured on the Groundwood Books website!
What do you have to do? Write a story between 1,500 and 3,000 words starring a girl with grit: someone who knows what she believes in and struggles to do the right thing. Submit your entry by February 29th, 2012. Then you get to decide the 20 finalists by voting on your favorite entries. The top 20 most-hearted entries will be reviewed by the Groundwood editorial team.
How to enter:
1. Read the full rules here.
2. Sign up for Figment.com
3. Write an original story, between 1,500 and 3,000 words, about a girl with grit and press “Publish Now”
4. In the details tab, tag your story girlswithgrit
5. Wait the 2 hours it sometimes takes to see your story appear below
[from Figment website http://blog.figment.com/2011/11/01/the-girls-with-grit-contest/ ]
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