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"Books transmit values. They explore our common humanity. What is the message when some children are not represented in those books? Where are the future white personnel managers going to get their ideas of people of color? Where are the future white loan officers and future white politicians going to get their knowledge of people of color? Where are black children going to get a sense of who they are and what they can be?" —Walter Dean Myers (1937-2014)
If the year 2014 will be remembered for anything in the world of children's literature, it will be the groundswell of discontent over the lack of diversity and the subsequent #WeNeedDiverseBooks campaign. On March 15, the New York Times published an op-ed piece by author Walter Dean Myers, who asked, "Where are the people of color in children's books?" It's not the first time he's asked that question, as nearly 30 years earlier, Myers raised the same issue in another Times article, "I Actually Thought We Would Revolutionize the Industry" (1986).
While the market continues to reflect a disparaging lack of diversity in children's literature, there are fortunately lots of people who make it their job to write, read and share books that feature main characters of all colors, ethnicities, religious persuasions, sexual orientations and socioeconomic backgrounds. Myers will be missed dearly, not just as an author but as a champion for diversity in books. So we honor Myers—and all authors like him—with a list of a few of our favorite multicultural books so far this year:
Abuelo by Arthur Dorros and Raúl Colón
Spanish words are sprinkled throughout Dorros' sweet story of a young boy's adventures with his abuelo as they explore the Argentian countryside on horseback. When the boy's family moves to the city, these memories stay with him, and his connection to his grandfather and their heritage remains despite the distance. Colón's warm and windy illustrations are just perfect for this story. (And if you're as big a fan of Colón's work as I am, watch for his next book, Draw!, coming September 16.) Read our review.
Bird by Crystal Chan
On the day Jewel was born, her brother tried to fly off a cliff and died. Twelve years later, Grandpa has still not uttered a word, and Jewel feels stifled by her moody parents. She meets a boy who calls himself John (which was her brother's name), but Grandpa's convinced that the boy is a duppy, a type of malevolent spirit. Chan drew on her own mixed-race upbringing for this heartbreaking story, as Jewel takes pride in her Jamaican heritage but gets frustrated when people expect her to speak Spanish—even more frustrated when strangers ask what she is instead of who. Read our review.
The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond by Brenda Woods
Coretta Scott King Honor-winning author Woods (The Red Rose Box) was inspired to write Violet's story by the circumstances of a biracial daughter of a friend who was unable to trace the African-American side of her family. From this true story comes the uplifting tale of a biracial 11-year-old girl who meets the African-American side of her family for the first time. After a rocky start, Violet and her dad's family build a relationship around personal prayer, her family's difficult history and her own racial identity, all while dancing to old records and whipping up some delicious meals. Read our review.
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
This novel-in-verse about family and basketball is full of quick wordplay, deft rhymes and allusions to classical and jazz music. Twelve-year-old Josh and his twin brother Jordan live for the game, but their home life is just as strong. Their mother is tough but fair with the boys, and their father is an ex-player whose pro dreams faded after an injury. After an irreplaceable loss, familial bonds become even more important. This book definitely has a rhythm all its own, as the verses here are more than just a device to encourage reluctant readers. It is kinetic, gripping poetry. Read our review.
The Shadow Hero by Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Liew
Created by Chinese American artist Chu F. Hing and first appearing in 1944 in Blazing Comics, the Green Turtle was the very first Asian-American superhero. National Book Award finalist Yang and artist Liew rescued the Green Turtle from obscurity with this funny origin tale. Nineteen-year-old Hank was just an average boy—until his mother decided he should be a hero. Now he's training in martial arts and getting in over his head with the local crime scene. Fortunately a dash of Chinese mythology gives him the chance to fulfill her dream. Read our review.
Girls Like Us by Gail Giles
Special-ed teenagers Quincy and Biddie have just graduated from high school and must enter the real world. They've been matched up as roommates (though mixed-race Quincy isn't sure how she feels about interacting with a white landlady), and as they learn how to fend for themselves, the girls find unexpected friendship with each other as well as with their landlady. The story unfolds in dual voices that are truly unforgettable, revealing their progress and fears, as well as physical, mental and sexual trauma. It's a frank and honest story about physical and mental disabilities that never feels cliche or sensationalized. Read our review.
When I Was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds
Ali lives with his mom and sister in the Bed-Stuy neighborhood of Brooklyn. He hangs out with his best friends Noodles and Needles—who was born with Tourette's syndrome and knits to help focus his attention—on the streets and on the brownstone stoop, and of course they get themselves in a bit of trouble. Reynolds' depiction of urban life is authentic, and his characters are well developed and relatable. This debut immediately announced Reynolds as an author to watch. (I'm serious about that . . . his follow-up, The Boy in the Black Suit, is coming out next January. Watch for it.) Read our review.
Readers, share in the comments below! What should be added to this list?
This summer, let your child or teenager choose their own summer reading! There are plenty of brand new books that will keep your youngster—reluctant or eager—reading all summer long. Of course, they should be soaking up sunshine and swimming so much they could grow gills, but spending time with a book is just as important.
We've selected our favorite new books for summer reading, categorized by the genre your child or teen might enjoy. This is a particularly helpful guide if your child is participating in the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge, which encourages young readers to choose their own books and log minutes to earn rewards.
Ready, set, read!
If your child or teen is interested in steampunk adventures,
why not try . . .
The Boundless by Kenneth Oppel
Ages 8 to 12
"From the best-selling author of Airborn and This Dark Endeavor comes another cinematic adventure. In this historical steampunk folktale, young William Everett is traveling across Canada on the maiden voyage of The Boundless. With seven miles of cars, including enough freight cars to form a circus "town," The Boundless is the longest train in the world." Read our full review.
Flights and Chimes and Mysterious Times by Emma Trevayne
Ages 8 to 12
"Who hasn't imagined a new life, with new parents, in an exciting place? And a castle—definitely a castle! With chefs and maids and servants—everything you could ever want. In Flights and Chimes and Mysterious Times, written by Emma Trevayne, 10-year-old Jack gets exactly this. Unfortunately, things are not as wonderful as they may seem." Read our full review.
Mark of the Dragonfly by Jaleigh Johnson
Ages 10 and up
"Jaleigh Johnson has created a uniquely imaginative world in her first book for middle-grade readers, The Mark of the Dragonfly. Thirteen-year-old Piper is a feisty, orphaned girl who survives by discovering and restoring flying objects from meteor showers. What she doesn't count on is finding Anna, who is being chased by a member of King Aron's army and bears the mysterious mark of the dragonfly." Read our full review.
If your child or teen is interested in juicy mysteries,
why not try . . .
Three Bird Summer by Sara St. Antoine
Ages 10 and up
"For the first time ever, it will just be Adam, his mom and his aging grandmother at their cabin on Three Bird Lake. His parents have recently divorced, and although it will be a different kind of summer, 12-year-old Adam looks forward to escaping the routine of school, sitting on the dock by himself and watching the loons." Read our full review.
Ghosts of Tupelo Landing by Sheila Turnage
Ages 10 and up
"On the heels of solving her first mystery in the Newbery Honor book Three Times Lucky, Mo LoBeau faces more intrigue in her tiny North Carolina town of Tupelo Landing. Just when her adoptive kin buy the old Tupelo Inn, now abandoned and rumored to be haunted, her sixth-grade teacher assigns an oral history report to coincide with the community's 250th anniversary." Read our full review.
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
Ages 12 and up
"How do you talk about a story so shrouded in secrecy, its own heroine doesn't know what's going on? Here's what we do know: The characters in E. Lockhart's 10th novel are members of a privileged American family. We know that a private island is involved, on which both intense friendship and romance bloom. But anything else we think we know could be a lie." Read our interview with Lockhart.
The Prince of Venice Beach by Blake Nelson
Ages 12 and up
"Set on the beaches and back alleys of Los Angeles, The Prince of Venice Beach is the tale of a homeless runaway who lives an easy life off the grid—until his only means of income turns morally complex." Read our full review.
If your child or teen is interested in sun-filled drama,
why not try . . .
I Kill the Mockingbird by Paul Acampora
Ages 10 to 14
"Everyone should read Harper Lee's classic To Kill a Mockingbird; at least that's what eighth-graders Lucy and her friends Michael and Elena think. In fact, they believe so strongly in this summer reading-list classic that they decide to put their clever and surreptitious marketing skills to work to get everyone talking about—and searching for—the book." Read our full review.
Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour
Ages 12 and up
"At just 18, Emi has parlayed a Hollywood internship into work as a production designer, a job for which she has natural talent. While prop shopping at an estate sale, she finds a letter from a deceased movie star that sends her and her best friend, Charlotte, on a quest to find the actor's troubled granddaughter, Ava." Read our full review.
This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki
Ages 12 and up
"For Rose, summers at Awago Beach are a constant. She and her parents have been renting a cottage there for as long as she can remember, and none of the changes in her life can alter the yearly trip to the beach—not even her parents' sudden surge of fights. She's reunited with her best beach friend Windy, and at first everything falls into the usual rhythm." Read our full review.
What I Thought Was True by Huntley Fitzpatrick
Ages 14 and up
"Set on the beaches of a fictional island located off the coast of Connecticut, What I Thought Was True is the story of a young woman learning firsthand of the mystifying intricacies of love, lust, luxury and loyalty—and how each can change drastically for her friends, her family and herself." Read our full review.
If your child or teen is interested in a thrilling new fantasy series,
why not try . . .
The Thickety by J.A. White
Ages 8 to 12
"By age 6, Kara Westfall has seen and suffered unimaginable loss: Her mother was convicted of witchcraft, and Kara was accused as well. By 12 she's developed a dark sense of humor, but she's a dutiful sister to younger brother Taff and tries to care for her grieving father. Their village hates and fears her, so when a strange bird appears in her path and leads her into the Thickety, the oppressive forest that surrounds them, she's frightened but curious." Read our full review.
The Glass Sentence by S.E. Grove
Ages 10 and up
S.E. Grove's debut novel is set in a world unmoored from time. Different countries can exist in the 19th century, Dark Ages, prehistory or even the future. This grand adventure involves a glass map, a kidnapped uncle and a cast of complex and endearing characters. Look for a review in the July issue of BookPage.
Deep Blue by Jennifer Donnelly
Ages 12 and up
"Mermaid princess Serafina is nervous. Today's the day she'll prove herself a true descendant of her famous ancestor Merrow in the royal family's traditional Dokimí ceremony. She'll demonstrate her worthiness to rule through "songcasting" a complex musical spell, and the day will end with her formal betrothal to the handsome but rebellious crown prince Mahdi." Read our full review.
Take Back the Skies by Lucy Saxon
Ages 12 and up
"The first book in a new series from 19-year-old author Lucy Saxon, Take Back the Skies offers readers an incredibly fast-paced mixture of fantasy and steampunk. It's full of twists and turns that will shock even the most ardent fantasy fan." Read our full review.
What books would you recommend to a young reader this summer?
"Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or duty. It should be offered to them as a precious gift." — Kate DiCamillo
May 12 - 18 is the 95th annual Children's Book Week! Established in 1919, this annual celebration of children's books and reading is the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country.
A few great ways to celebrate CBW this week:
Children's Book Week is administered by Every Child a Reader (ECAR), a literacy organization dedicated to instilling a lifelong love of reading in children. The Children's Book Council, the national non-profit trade association for children's book publishers, is also a sponsor.
How are you and your kids celebrating this week?
"Endlessly invent yourself," Jack Gantos tells children in our September 2007 Meet the Illustrator interview, which I recently rediscovered while digging through the BookPage archives.
Click to view the full Meet the Illustrator interview.
How true, Mr. Gantos—and quite relevant to your own life! Coming June 14 from Macmillan Children's, Gantos' popular Joey Pigza series is getting a major redesign with artwork by Lane Smith. Smith is the illustrator behind several Caldecott Honor-winning picture books, including The Stinky Cheese Man and Grandpa Green.
The Joey Pigza series, which stars a troubled young boy with ADHD, includes four titles. The first, Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key, was a 1998 National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature. Joey Pigza Loses Control was a 2001 Newbery Honor Book. The next two titles were What Would Joey Pigza Do? and I Am Not Joey Pigza.
Check out the new looks:
What do you think? And be sure to check out all our coverage of Gantos' fantastic books, including Dead End in Norvelt, winner of the 2012 Newbery Medal.
We all have our favorite heroines from children's and young adult literature: Eloise, Pippi, Hermione, Katniss, Matilda—the list goes on and on. And then there are the real-life historical figures who paved the way for little girls everwhere: Marie Curie, Amelia Earhart, Rosa Parks and so many others.
In honor of Women's History Month, we're highlighting 10 new books that give young readers a fresh batch of heroines, from new fictional favorites to historical role models getting some much-deserved attention:
Eleanor "Ellen" Prentiss in Dare the Wind by Tracey Fern, illus. by Emily Arnold McCully
Ages 3 to 5
"Ellen, 'born with saltwater in her veins,' spent her days at the shore and learned at a young age from her father how to navigate a ship and operate a sextant. Because of Ellen's desire for adventure and her competitive nature ('there is no glory in second place'), her father would often caution her—a recurring theme in this story—that 'a true navigator must have the caution to read the sea, as well as the courage to dare the wind.'" Read our full review.
Florence Nightingale in Florence Nightingale by Demi
Ages 4 to 8
"Whether you're an adult or a child, this new picture book biography gives an informed overview of intriguing nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale. . . . [S]he felt that God wanted her to help people through nursing, even though the idea 'horrified' her parents." Read our full review.
Kate Sessions in The Tree Lady by H. Joseph Hopkins
Ages 5 to 10
"When a job lands Kate in San Diego, she sets her mind on transforming the dry, barren town into a site of tree-filled splendor. The story of how she makes her vision a reality is a remarkable one." Read our full review.
Josephine Baker in Josephine by Patricia Hruby Powell, illus. by Christian Robinson
Ages 8 to 10
"With grace, simple shapes and lots of style and movement, this book perfectly captures Josephine, with a varied and vibrant color palette that complements her dynamic personality. Josephine is an extraordinary tribute to an American legend." Read our full review.
Alice Roosevelt in When Audrey Met Alice by Rebecca Behrens
Ages 9 and up
"Sulking around the White House one night, Audrey discovers a hidden compartment containing a diary written by a previous First Daughter, Alice Roosevelt. Alice's desire to 'eat up the world' and claim an independent identity for herself—including bringing her pet snake to state functions, dancing on the roof and sneaking a boy past White House guards—inspire Audrey to try similar antics, with results that don't always end up as planned." Read our full review.
Mo LoBeau in The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing by Sheila Turnage
Ages 10 and up
"On the heels of solving her first mystery in the Newbery Honor book Three Times Lucky, Mo LoBeau faces more intrigue in her tiny North Carolina town of Tupelo Landing. . . . Small-town charm, clever dialogue and Mo's unyielding wit are excellent reminders of why the first book was so successful." Read our full review.
Willow Chance in Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Ages 10 and up
"Sloan has created a story where the line between youth and adulthood moves back and forth, often more than once in a single day—and where kids and adults 'have relationships that are real and go both directions,' she says. The book is a moving, often funny reminder that such relationships are worth cultivating, and that being open to new people and experiences—however strange or difficult they may seem—can lead to wonderful things." Read our full interview with Sloan.
Laila in The Tyrant's Daughter by J.C. Carleson
Ages 12 and up
"Laila is observant, analytical and introspective, regularly comparing American customs to her family's old existence of royal restriction. She neither fully condemns nor endorses either one of her lives or the people associated with them, but rather walks the common ground between them and begins to understand them." Read our full review.
Rose Justice in Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein
Ages 14 and up
"Eighteen-year-old American pilot and amateur poet Rose Justice has pulled some strings to land a spot with Great Britain's Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA). As the daughter of a flight school director, she has been flying since she was 12, and after three months with ATA, she can deliver new and repaired Spitfire fighter planes to airfields without batting an eyelash." Read our full review.
Emily Beam in And We Stay by Jenny Hubbard
Ages 14 and up
"As Emily attempts to fit in at ASG and strives to articulate her feelings about the events surrounding her boyfriend's recent death, she begins to feel a real kinship with Dickinson, whose work proves 'to other daughters of America, the ones who endure, who rise like rare birds from the ashes, that they are not alone.'" Read our full review.
We'd love to hear from you! Leave a comment below about your favorite young adult or children's book that stars a kick-butt heroine.
Books published posthumously are so bittersweet. They're such a treasure, because we get to enjoy more of our favorite writer's work, but they're such a tragedy, because we have no way to share our delight (or, perhaps, displeasure) with the author.
But I'm going to go with "treasure" when it comes to two books coming in April, when middle grade readers can enjoy new books from two celebrated children's book authors, published posthumously: Ice Whale by Jean Craighead George and The Islands of Chaldea by Diana Wynne Jones. Both books were left unfinished at the time of the author's death and were completed by talented family members.
Coming April 3 from Penguin, Ice Whale (ages 9 to 11) was Jean Craighead George's final novel and was completed by her children, Craig and Twig, after her passing in 2012. George, the author of more than 100 books, won the 1972 Newbery Medal for Julie of the Wolves and a 1959 Newbery Honor for My Side of the Mountain.
Ice Whale is yet another epic nature adventure set in northern Alaska, but this one unfolds with a surprising twist: It alternates between voices of Eskimos and a bowhead whale, and chapters featuring the whale include squiggly symbols, invented by George to represent whale sounds.
Ice Whale also has some especially sweet acknowledgements from Craig and Twig:
"We especially thank our mother, Jean, for leaving us with this "homework assignment," which pulled us all together after she died."
Dianna Wynne Jones, author of more than 40 fantasy novels, including Howl's Moving Castle and the Chrestomanci series, died in 2011 before she could finish The Islands of Chaldea (ages 10 and up). Jones' sister, novelist and actress Urusla Jones, completed the unfinished manuscript, which will be published April 22 by Greenwillow Books. This standalone fantasy has all the makings of a classic Jones novel. The publisher shares more:
"Aileen comes from a long line of magic makers, and her Aunt Beck is the most powerful magician on Skarr. But even though she is old enough, Aileen's magic has yet to reveal itself. When Aileen is sent over the sea on a mission for the King, she worries that she'll be useless and in the way. A powerful (but mostly invisible) cat changes all of that—and with every obstacle Aileen faces, she becomes stronger and more confident and her magic blooms."
Ice Whale and The Islands of Chaldea definitely sound like two treasures.
February is Black History Month, the perfect time to remind young readers of beloved heroes and heroines like Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks and Harriet Tubman. This year, new books focus on other important figures, including Malcolm X, the many voices of the Harlem Renaissance and unexpected champions of equality, from unstoppable performers to long-forgotten slaves.
We picked our 10 favorite new books for honoring African-American heroes and heroines. Some of these stories are inspiring, some brutal and unflinching, but all are valuable and educational.
A Dance Like Starlight by Kristy Dempsey, illustrated by Floyd Cooper
Philomel | Ages 5 to 8
"Kristy Dempsey revisits a watershed moment in performing arts history in her sparkling new book, A Dance Like Starlight. The story's spirited young heroine, an African-American girl who dreams of becoming a ballet dancer, lives with her mother in Harlem. The year is 1951." Read our full review.
Sugar Hill by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
Albert Whitman | Ages 5 to 8
"This lyrical tribute to Sugar Hill, the historic Harlem neighborhood of the 1920s and '30s, and its legendary inhabitants packs a lot of information with an economy of words and R. Gregory Christie's colorful, stylized paintings." Read our full review.
Under the Freedom Tree by Susan VanHecke, illustrated by London Ladd
Charlesbridge | Ages 6 to 9
"With appeal for younger and older readers alike, Under the Freedom Tree is both a beautiful tribute to a lasting symbol of freedom and a powerful reminder that one brave action can change the course of history." Read our full review.
Malcolm Little by Ilyasah Shabazz, illustrated by A.G. Ford
Atheneum | Ages 6 to 10
"Malcolm Little is a terrific introduction to a polarizing historical figure and an inspiring tale that children can apply to their own lives. We all face adversity at one time or another; it's how we respond that counts." Read our full review.
Josephine by Patricia Hruby Powell, illustrated by Christian Robinson
Chronicle | Ages 7 to 10
"In Josephine, Patricia Hruby Powell writes with great reverence and a vigor fitting to the life of the illustrious performer Josephine Baker. This handsomely designed tribute to Josephine's life is refreshingly uncluttered in every way: Powell's free-verse text doesn't waste any words, and Christian Robinson's minimalist acrylic illustrations communicate the very essence of Josephine's vivacious spirit." Read our full review.
The Sittin' Up by Shelia P. Moses
Putnam | Ages 10 and up
"While most African-American children's literature focuses on either slavery or the Civil Rights movement, Moses gives middle grade readers a glimpse of a time when slavery was recent enough to weigh heavily on the minds and hearts of African Americans, yet a more equitable future was also imaginable." Read our full review.
Searching for Sarah Rector by Tonya Bolden
Abrams | Ages 10 to 14
"Using the framework of Sarah's unlikely wealth, Bolden offers a wide-ranging book discussing the creation of the Indian Territory and Oklahoma, the rise of black towns and boomtowns, and the greed and corruption that surrounds money. Searching for Sarah Rector draws upon photographs, census records, sensationalist newspaper articles and first-person interviews to tell a fascinating account of a little-known time in American history." Read our full review.
The Port Chicago 50 by Steve Sheinkin
Roaring Brook | Ages 10 to 14
"In The Port Chicago 50, Steve Sheinkin, author of the Newbery Honor book Bomb, tells the harrowing story of the fight for the lives and rights of 50 black sailors." Read our full review.
Cy in Chains by David L. Dudley
Clarion | Ages 14 and up
"Cy in Chains is a difficult, painful novel, but it's an important one. Cy quickly morphs from a kind, compassionate boy, looking out for his friend before the accident, to a young man who's been broken by a life of hard work and cruelty, and who comes to see compassion as a weakness he can't afford." Read our full review.
Willow by Tonya Cheri Hegamin
Candlewick | Ages 14 and up
"In a highly credible fashion, Willow grapples with her choices—she is as afraid of the path of freedom as she is of the certain horrors of continued enslavement. Perhaps most important to Willow, however, are the secrets she learns about the fate of her own mother, a beautiful and educated African woman." Read our full review.
Ruta Sepetys' critically acclaimed young adult novel, Between Shades of Gray, is headed to theaters.
The internationally best-selling novel has been adapted by Ben York Jones (Like Crazy, winner of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize), and it's set to be directed by Marius Markevicius, who directed The Other Dream Team (a documentary of the 1992 Lithuania national basketball team) and produced Like Crazy. Filming will begin in Lithuania this year.
Between Shades of Gray is a Carnegie Medal-nominated tale of a 15-year-old girl's fight for survival during World War II. Set during the little-known yet shockingly true events of the Baltic deportation, Sepetys' debut shocked readers with its brutal honesty, and her heroine won our hearts with her resolve and her refusal to let go of hope. Check out our interview with Sepetys, where she shared her reasons for telling this moving story.
How exciting! And considering the inevitable hilarity of parents trying to hunt down the titles on their children's school reading lists and confusing Between Shades of Gray and Fifty Shades of Grey, what are the chances that a few feisty Redbox users will end up accidentally renting a heartrending tale about Siberian mass deportation? Probably pretty good, I'd say . . . .
We always look forward to the Newbery, Caldecott and Printz Awards, and this morning was filled with delight (and some surprise!) over this year's recipients.
We're perhaps most ecstatic that Kate DiCamillo won the 2014 Newbery Medal for Flora & Ulysses, the adventurous, hilarious story of a cynical, comic-loving girl who befriends a most unusual squirrel. (We were looking forward to this one several months before it came out; watch us chat with DiCamillo about seal blubber, poetry and giant donuts here.)
Mad props to our teen literature expert, Jill Ratzan, for predicting the Printz winner! She shared her prediction for Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick, saying, "Midwinterblood makes its readers work hard to uncover its secrets. That makes it a top Printz contender in my book." Seven intertwined narratives, full of blood and magic, unfold in reverse chronological order on a mysterious, remote island.
We are also tickled that Brian Floca won the Caldecott Medal for Locomotive, a gorgeous picture book about the beginnings of the transcontinental railroad in the United States.
Here's a (partial) list of the 2014 Youth Media Award winners. Find the full list here, and click the links below to read coverage in BookPage.
Locomotive by Brian Floca (Atheneum)
Flora & Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo (Candlewick)
Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick (Roaring Brook)
MARGARET A. EDWARDS AWARD (lifetime achievement in writing for young adults)
Markus Zusak (The Book Thief)
So, what do you think, readers? We're definitely thrilled by some, surprised by others.
For even more recommendations for fantastic children's and teen books, see our list of the Best Children's Books for 2013.
An outstanding year in children's and young adult literature awaits! More exciting books will be announced throughout the year, but there are plenty of picture books, middle grade and teen novels that we just can't wait to read.
Read on for our most anticipated children's and teen books of 2014—so far:
The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing by Sheila Turnage
February 2014 | Kathy Dawson Books | Middle grade
Turnage's debut novel for young readers, the Newbery Honor winner Three Times Lucky, was one of our favorites of 2012. Precocious Mo LoBeau, who reminds us of Scout from To Kill a Mockingbird, is back for another Southern mystery that we're already loving. Look for our review in the February issue of BookPage!
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Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith
February 2014 | Dutton | Teen
Smith, author of The Marbury Lens and last year's excellent Winger, has completely blown our minds with this end-of-the-world tale featuring giant praying mantises and teenage sexual confusion. Look for our review in the February issue of BookPage!
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Hi, Koo! by Jon J. Muth
February 2014 | Scholastic | Picture book
Muth, author/illustrator of the Caldecott Honor-winning Zen Shorts, will undoubtedly charm us with these 26 haiku about the four seasons.
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Stay Where You Are and Then Leave by John Boyne
March 2014 | Holt | Middle grade
The author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas once again offers a child's view of war. A young boy named Alfie experiences the lasting effects of war when his father returns home with shell shock.
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The Here and Now by Ann Brashares
April 2014 | Delacorte | Teen
This is Brashares' (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants) first teen novel in 10 years, and we can't wait to read this epic romantic thriller about a girl from the future. Seventeen-year-old Prenna James immigrated to New York—from the future, where a pandemic has left the world in ruins. Swirl a little romance into the mix, and this one sounds like a must-read.
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Noggin by John Corey Whaley
April 2014 | Atheneum | Teen
Whaley (Where Things Come Back) immediately hooked us with this truly unusual premise: Sixteen-year-old Travis Coates' head is attached to someone else's body.
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Wild Things! Acts of Mischief in Children's Literature by Betsy Bird, Julie Danielson and Peter Sieruta
August 2014 | Candlewick
OK, it's not exactly a children's book, but it still belongs on this list. Three children's literature bloggers, including BookPage contributor Julie Danielson of Seven Impossible Things, look behind the scenes of some of our favorite stories for kids.
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The Eighth Day by Dianne K. Salerni
April 2014 | HarperCollins | Middle grade
Salerni's YA novel, The Caged Graves, was one of our favorite books of 2013. This thrilling fantasy is her middle grade debut and the first in a new series, and it sounds really fun: Jax Aubrey discovers a secret eighth day with roots tracing back to Arthurian legend.
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We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
May 2014 | Delacorte | Teen
Lockhart's a National Book Award finalist and Printz Award honoree, and her new book for teens has a raving John Green blurb: "Thrilling, beautiful, and blisteringly smart, We Were Liars is utterly unforgettable." We're sold.
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The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier
May 2014 | Amulet | Middle grade
We loved Auxier's 2011 debut, Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes. This new standalone novel is a ghost story that promises to be creepy, mysterious and 100% fun.
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City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare
May 2014 | Margaret K. McElderry Books | Teen
It's the conclusion to the Mortal Instruments, duh.
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May 2014 | FSG | Picture book
Hans Christian Andersen Award winner Sís (The Conference of the Birds) celebrates the life of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, author of The Little Prince, who loved to fly his plane high above the clouds.
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June 2014 | Atheneum | Picture book
Appelt (The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp) tells the real-life story of Mogie, a Labradoodle with a special talent as a hospital service dog. Prepare to have your heart warmed.
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Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray
August 2014 | Little, Brown | Teen
It feels like we've been waiting for Bray's sequel to The Diviners for FOREVER. The long wait is over, and Diviner Evie O'Neill returns as "America's Sweetheart Seer." But not everyone is accepting of Evie's abilities, and then a mysterious killer begins claiming lives . . .
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The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
August 2014 | Random House | Middle grade
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What children's and teen books are you most looking forward to this year?
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Wild Things! has been moved from April 2014 to August 2014.
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quote:Whatever makes you feel better ETA: It's interesting how many LSU fans are trashing the hire.
quote:I think it's a fine hire but basically the polar opposite of what many arkie fans thought would be a good "fit".
quote:What did most fans say specifically that would make you believe we feel this is not a good fit?
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quote:It's interesting how many LSU fans are trashing the hire.
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I use this on my surly Disc Trucker commuter. XT rear, 105 triple front, with deore touring crank. They work flawlessly, and once set up, they are ludicrously tough. They are not as convenient as brifters, but if you want a shifter that will never go wrong, get these. And if they do go wrong, just flip the right shifter lever, and use it in friction mode, and it still works.
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These are fantastic. And that they include everything you need: housing, cable, handlebar housing guides, bottom bracket cable guide, down tube mounts, barrel adjusters, etc. EXCEPT... the housing is too short to wrap up the handlebars in front and too short for a nice bend at the rear derailleur in back. So I had to purchase foot longer front housing and three inch longer rear housing. And my bike frame is quite small as I'm 5'6"!!!! And the rear shift cable is 2000mm while I needed 2300mm so I have a spare front cable for the future.
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Siesta Key Village Maintenance Corp. Chairman Mark Smith announced during a Feb. 5 Siesta Key Village Association meeting, that a contracted Sarasota County crew trimmed hedges in the Village municipal parking lot.
Championship Landscape Maintenance Professionals should be in charge of the upkeep of the hedges. But, Wilhelm Brothers Inc., which was formerly responsible for Village upkeep, was the firm that cut the hedges.
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I am happy to say that I am not dead. Though I can admit this comic was in a long coma. Well this time I won't say there is more on the way though I am working on more as we speak, well seems I just jinxed myself again. CRAP! Now for some updates:
-I got engaged to the woman I love, Lynz.
-Finally got to see High School of the Dead anime everyone suggested and I admit it is fantastic. Plenty of fan fare if you know what I mean. *Cough* Boobies! *cough*
-Been playing Old Republic, which I think is awesome. *Lazy arse*
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I have to apologise for this and first of all I would like to thank Art of Scrapbooking for pointing me to some mistakes I had on the Kit.
What happes is that as strange as it may look 2 common words like London/2012 are copyrighted, also and I know I was naive with that I tought the rings could be used if they were done from scratch and not having the same scale, spaces between them and not placed as the originals, but they would be considered too similar and for last I didn't even think people thoughts could be copyrighted but the truth is that you can't have 2 elements that will guide you to the IDEA of the Games, like the bigben and a torch together.
Saying this, I had to redo the kit, actually I created 2 independent kits ( including adding a couple more papers and elements), one for London and england and another one for Sports. The price of the 2 kits will be the same as the original one so there won't be any changes regarding that.
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Taking all comers with stage III disease with only 1-3 positive lymph nodes from an adequate sample (at least 10-15 were sampled), then the average five year survival tends to be about 65-70%. Your mother's chances are favorable and there are many new options in colon cancer that are available now that did not exist only 2-3 years ago.
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�"� The college News VOL. XL, NO. 9 ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1943 Copyright, ' iu�i. nol Brvn Mwrrnl........ !*�43 PRICE 10 CENTS Granville-Barker Interprets Skill Of Shakespeare Critic Explains Relationship Of Elizabeth Stage To Technique Goodhart, November 23. Shakes- peare's skill in using the materials of the Elizabethan stage, and the art with which he interpreted the moral and physical realms to his audience were discussed by Harley Granville-Barker last Tuesday. He examined Shakespeare's use of the bare stage and the consequent em- phasis on the actor and the poetic language. The bare Elizabethan stage dic- tated the whole technique of Eliz- abethan plays, said Mr. Granville- Barker. He pointed out that it gave the writer freedom for a panoramic play, since it could take in all action. The location in some scenes could be left undetermined; in others, a single observation was sufficient to stamp the setting on the audience's mind. Shakespeare was free in plays such as "A Mid- summer Night's Dream" and "The Tempest" to suggest his atmos- phere by vivid scene painting. The Actor In Elizabethan drama, Mr. Granville-Barker stressed, the ac- cent was laid wholly on the actor and his acting. The fact that boys played women's roles in no meas- ure affected Sharkespeare's con- ception of his feminine characters. It affected the angle of presenta- tion only, but had positive as well as incidental advantages. The ro- mance of the great love scene in "Romeo and Juliet" is not in the least impaired even though a boy played Juliet. Once he had created Shylock and Palstaff, Shakespeare became ab- sorbed in the portrayal of charac- ter, first as involved in outward, and then in inward, conflict. The audience's acceptance of soliloquy Continued on Page 3 Mysterious Origins Of Disputed Statue Solved by Carpenter Common Room, November 18. The statue of the Esquiline Venus has baffled all attempts at proper dating, said Mr. Rhys Carpenter, at a meeting of the Philadelphia Society of the Archaeological In- stitute. Explaining the mystery of the "Amazing Venus," Mr. Car- penter pointed out that an archaic head of the fifth century was im- posed on a copy of an Hellenic Venus. The statue, found on the Esqui- line Hill in Rome, is a female nude, a Roman copy of a Greek original, in the formal style of the fifth century, B. C. This, state- ment, however, is self-contradic- tory, Mr. Carpenter said, for in this period there was a rigid ta- boo against the depiction of the female nude. Statue Examined Examination of the head of the statue leads one to date the statue at about 420 B. C. But at this time the Greek sculptor neglected female anatomical detail complete- ly, placing all emphasis on drap- ery. The taboo on the depiction of nudes was first relaxed in paint- ing, said Mr. Carpenter, where the figures lacked the authority and dignity of marble or bronze. In introducing the first sculpture resulting from this trend, the ar- tist originally produced female nudes only when he had a justifi- cation. Among the first complete nudes is the Cyrene Venus. A Roman copy, it reflects an early Hellen- istic prototype of the late third century, when the public had been gradually educated to the appre- ciation of the art of the nude for its own sake. In relation to this, Mr. Carpenter pointed out that the original of the Esquiline Venus which is of the same period as the Cyrene one, would seem to be placed at approximately 150 years later than it had been originally dated. Continued on Ptge 3 Denbigh Wabbits and Pembroke Hot Shots Tie After Clash in Terrific Hockey Match By Darst Hyatt, '47 Denbigh Wabbits "with super hockey habits" and Pembroke "hockey hot shots" fought fur- iously last Sunday afternoon for the hall championship to the ac- companiment of frenzied rooting by their respective cheering sec- tions. Gaping Denbigh hung out of their windows to stare at the res- plendent citizens of Pembroke "all dressed up on Sunday afternoon." Pembroke's ideas as to suitable at- tire for a hockey game ranged all the way from Lucia Hedge's pa- jamas to Bobby Rebmann's gaily flowered, strictly abbreviated, and glove-tight shorts. The Wabbits, more soberly clad in dark blue sweaters and dunga- rees, paraded down to the field lustily cheering "the girls who make the beer in the cellars of old Denbigh Hall." Pembroke popped out from behind the bushes, march- ed around the field, singing "Oeath, Oh Death, This Is Thy Sting." After much repartee on the side lines, the most bitterly contested hockey match of the season com- menced with a goal for the Wab- bits. Defending the Denbigh goal against the furious sallies of Pem- broke's star center forward, Reb- mann, Captain Scribner played center half. "The grand old women of hockey," Pistol St. Lawrence, Mary Sue Chadwick, and Ginny Belle Reed, overcame their anti- pathy for physical exertion and fought for the honor of dear old Denbigh side by side with such veterans as Marge Richardson, Trudy Macintosh, and Jane Hall. Pembroke's eleven, composed mainly of Freshmen and boasting an all-fullback forward line, af- forded fierce competition with Miss Pleasonton, Nancy Bierwith, and Rose Bateson holding off the Denbigh juggernaut of varsity players. Each minute the game waxed more and more desperate and with the score a 2-2 tie, the players all but used their hockey sticks as weapons. Shins and heads were bashed quite as often as the ball. The fourth quarter ending in a draw, a five minute play-off was agreed upon. In spite of Hercu- lean efforts on the part of both the dark blue and the pink-and- green-and-red-and purple, the tie- breaking goal was not scored, and both halls staggered off to Pem- broke for tea where their rivalry was forgotten in a song fest of Christmas carols. Alliance to Sponsor Newspaper Lectures Given by Professors A four-day course, entitled "A Study of the Press", will be giv- en, starting Monday, November 29 by Miss Robbins, Mr. Miller, Mrs. Cameron and Mrs. Anderson. Sponsored by the Alliance, the lec- tures will be held in the Periodical Room of the Library from four to six. The course is open to every- one, with no distinctions as to class or major subject. Mr. Miller, Professor of Amer- ican History, is to present the first lecture of the series, dealing with the subject of the American press. A background to the other lec- tures, it will cover the relation of the press to political parties, the connection between advertising and newspaper policy and between radio and the press. The second lecture, "The Ap- proach to the Financial Pages of the Newspaper," will be given by Mrs. Anderson, Professor of Econ- omics. It will consist of critical analysis of what these pages con- tain and their relation to the news section. A survey of the econ- omic background of the subject will be included. Mrs. Cameron, Professor of History, will give an "exhaustive analysis" of American periodicals Continued on Ptge 3 M. Lehr Will Indicate Application of Math To Photogrammetry Miss Marguerite Lehr, Associate Professor of Mathematics, will speak on "Mathematics in Map- making," on Wednesday night, December 1, at 8:00 p. m. in Dal- ton Hall. This is the first of six lectures presented by the Science Club on the postion of the sciences in the war. Miss Lehr will discuss the three types of map problems that utilize mathematics theory, namely, local maps and topographic maps and how to make computations from them. Since the beginning of the war, the layman in mathematics has come more into contact with the various types of maps through newspapers and magazines; Miss Lehr intends to point out that the layman can understand map theory without advanced mathematics. Teaching the Mathematics of Map Projection in the Photogram- metry course given here, Miss Lehr has had actual connections with map theory. The Photogram- metry course was first given in the summer of 1942 by Mr. Wat- son, continuing through last year and this summer. Miss Lehr received her A. B. at Goucher College in 1919, and her Ph. D. at Bryn Mawr in 1925. A President's European Fellow and a Fellow in Mathematics in 1921, she was a member of the Ameri- can Association of University Fel- lows and Students in 1923 at the University of Rome. She came to Bryn Mawr in 1924 as an Instruct- or in Mathematics and has been the Associate Professor since 1937. MacKinnon to Talk on War, Society, In Psychology Lecture at Assembly DONALD W. MACKINNON Make China Full Ally To Gain Mutual Goal Walter H. Judd Asks Bellevue-Stratford, November 20. "A slave China is an unbeatable competitor, but a free China is potentially the world's greatest market," said the Honorable Wal- ter H. Judd, Congressman from Minnesota, in an address on "American-Chinese Friendship" at the United Nations Council lunch- eon. Not only military but political help and reassurance must go to China now. The Chinese Exclu- sion Act must be repealed, the Chinese put on a quota basis and given naturalization rights just as other immigrants are. Such a move would bolster China's morale, and make not only China but all of Asia more friendly, Dr. Judd ex- plained. The ultimate result would be of great advantage to us, as well as to the establishment of a world peace, for China can be to us what our own West was, a "de- pression-absorber." Enumerating four ways to gain security, Dr. Judd eliminated the methods of escapist isolationism, world conquest, or attempts at "buying" the world, as physically impossible, and pointed out the al- ternative of joining the world as equals striving for common goals. Continued on Ptge 3 Will Stress Value of Study Of Mental Breakdown During War Donald W. MacKinnon, Profes- sor of Psychology and an outstand- ing authority in his field, will speak on "War, Sanity, and Soci- ety" at the third War Alliance as- sembly to be held on Wednesday, December 1, at 12:30. His lecture will concern future application of psychological knowledge gained from the study of mental break- down in civilian and military pop- ulations. Mr. MacKinnon has worked ex- tensively on the problem of per- sonality in war. In 1940, he was asked to serve as a member of th* Conference on Psychological Meth- ods for Personality Selection to make a preliminary survey of methods for detecting favorable and unfavorable personality traits with respect to military service. This conference was called by a subcommittee on neurotic behavior of the National Research Council and made its findings available to those responsible for the person- nel selection of the armed force*. Writings As a member of a subcommittee of the Council, he assisted in the preparation of a book which would make available to men in the arm- ed forces the facts of psychology that would be of vital importance to them in their military service. Mr. MacKinnon's chapter in the book, Psychology for the Fighting Man, published this year by the Infantry Journal, has been includ- ed in the more advanced edition that is now being compiled as a textbook to be used in military schools and colleges. A specialist in problems of per- sonality development in psycho - pathology, Mr. MacKinnon has worked in collaboration with mem- bers of the Harvard Psychology Clinic upon several occasions. He has contributed a section to a book by this group of distinguished psychologists, Explorations in Per- sonality, and a chapter on the structure of personality to the two- volume handbook, Personality and Behavior Disorders, which is being published this month by the Ron- ald Press. Continued on Page 4 Nusbaum, Director of "Letters to Lucerne", Writes Play Slated for Broadway Opening Absentees Students not planning to eat meals in the halls must indi- cate the meals at which they will be absent on lists posted in the halls. Those who fail to comply with this rule are sub- ject to fines. By Joy Rutland, '46 Winner of three dramatic awards and author of a play scheduled to appear on Broadway this fall, Richard Nusbaum comes to Bryn Mawr for the third time to direct "Letters to Lucerne." Mr. Nusbaum is at present con- nected with the American Theatre Wing as director of production. Known both as director and play- wright, his productions number over 150, and several of his own plays have won distinction in the dramatic world. Among his own works, "Parting at Imsdorf" has won three awards, including the Maxwell Anderson award for verse drama. The Lunts have taken an option on his "Sec- ond Best Bed", and "Indian Sign" is now being cast for production in New*�"�fl�: He was among the authors represented in Dodd Mead's "Best Plays of 1940." In addition to actual theatre work, Mr. Nusbaum organized the first professional television show in America. Since the beginning of his career in the theatre, he has been connected with nearly every branch of the drama. His work with Haverford extends beyond the direction of many productions there for he has taken a personal interest in the players who dem- onstrated special ability. The production of "Letters to Lucerne" which the Player's- Club will present early in December represents Mr. Nusbaum's fourth year as director at Bryn Mawr. Other plays under his direction, which have been joint productions with Haverford are "Hay Fever." '^Margin for Error" and "Hotel Universe." Those who have work- ed under him have remarked on Mr. , Nusbaum's psychological handling of the actors.
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May – July 2013
All student athletes are required to have an annual physical exam before any workouts next school year.
Students have the option of having this exam performed by a family doctor or by the Liberty Hill Team Physicians Paul Berg, M.D. and Michael Putney, M.D.
Dr. Berg is a family physician from the Scott & White Georgetown Central Clinic. Dr. Putney is an orthopaedic surgeon with Round Rock Orthopaedics & Rehab.
The boys will receive their athletic physical on Tuesday, May 14.
The girls will receive their athletic physical on Wednesday, May 15.
The district will provide transportation from the Intermediate and Junior High campuses to the High School for this activity. Junior High physicals will begin at approximately 3 p.m. and the High School physicals at 5 p.m. Any additional information regarding schedules will be given to student athletes on each campus.
The cost of the physical will be $15 with a family cap of $25. The family cap extends to immediate family only (brothers/sisters).
For more information, contact the High School Athletic Training Room
(512) 260-5540.
VFW hosts Memorial Day events
The Liberty Hill VFW Post 8200 and its Ladies Auxiliary, along with the participation of local Boy and Cub Scouts, will be celebrating Memorial Day on Monday, May 27.
The day will begin early with a free pancake and sausage breakfast accompanied by plenty of juice and coffee for everyone from 6-8 a.m. Then a brief ceremony will commence in Veterans Park. The public is invited to attend.
Memorial Day is a U.S. federal holiday that occurs annually on the last Monday of May. It is a day to remember and honor all the Americans who died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.
The Scouts will also be replacing old and worn American Flags at the Liberty Hill Cemetery on Saturday, May 25, beginning at 9 a.m.
Over the Hill Gang annual meeting
The Over the Hill Gang will have its annual meeting on May 30. All members are encouraged to attend. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. and there is no need to bring anything. The business meeting will open after lunch. Officers to be elected for the ensuing year will be presented and the election will proceed. Only members may vote.
The community is invited to attend a reunion of those who attended Liberty Hill's old red school from 1-6 p.m. Saturday, June 1, at the VFW Post downtown.
The red brick school building, which was located on the site of the current Liberty Hill Intermediate School, was torn down and replaced in 1969.
Event organizer Gary Spivey, a member of the Liberty Hill Development Foundation, said anyone associated with the old school is encouraged to attend along with others in the community interested in learning more about the history of Liberty Hill.
Those who attended the school, or whose relatives may have attended the school, are asked to bring any old photographs and yearbooks, or other memorabilia. Items that may be shared or donated to the planned Liberty Hill Museum will be accepted at the event, as well as financial donations to the project.
The Officers and Directors of the Liberty Hill Cemetery Association invite the community to the 61st Annual Homecoming on June 2 at the park area of the cemetery.
The annual homecoming continues to provide an opportunity for families to get together and enjoy a meal and good company for an afternoon. Families hold reunions in conjunction with this event and Homecoming continues to allow the community a time to get together visit and reminisce in a peaceful setting. This day is one day away from busy schedules to come together as a community in remembrance of those who have passed.
The meal will begin at approximately 11:30 a.m. and will be catered by Mopsie's Catering. The Liberty Hill Cemetery began their tradition with Rudy Mikeska's Catering in 1968. It was the first large catering job for them. Mopsie Mikeska Cavo continued the business after Rudy's death. Mopsie has retired this year and the family tradition will continue with Bobby Cavo, Mopsie's son, taking the catering reins and continuing to provide great barbecue for the large crowd. The meal will consist of bar-becue brisket, sausage, beans, coleslaw, condiments and tea. The cost is $9 per plate. Desserts are not provided with the meal. There may be desserts available for purchase in limited supply and you may bring your own as well.
An important part of the homecoming is the reading of those having passed over the last year. For many, this is a part of the closure associated with the passing of a loved one. This will be followed by a speech given by 26th District Court Judge Billy Ray Stubblefield of Williamson County.
Local historian Gary Spivey will have historical photographs on display and a DVD of old Liberty Hill following Judge Stubblefield's speech. This allows many individuals an opportunity to reminisce and others to learn about the history of the place they have come to call home.
Musical entertainment will be provided by Emily Cousins.
Books will also be available for purchase, which include a history of the Liberty Hill Cemetery as well as history about the community. The books, "Culture of the Shin Oak Ridge Folk" by J. Gordon Bryson, Recollections and Observations of Judge C. L. Chance as told to his son Joseph E. Chance and the Liberty Hill Cemetery Book of Burials will be available for purchase with the proceeds to benefit the Liberty Hill Cemetery Association.
Homecoming is the only fundraiser for the association and while nothing is added to the price of the meal, donations are always welcome and may be made payable to the Liberty Hill Cemetery Association.
Liberty Hill High School graduation ceremony honoring the Class of 2013 is at 8 p.m. Friday, June 7, at the New Panther Stadium.
Liberty Hill Chamber of Commerce will open new office July 16
The Liberty Hill Chamber of Commerce will celebrate the Grand Opening of its new office with a breakfast at 8 a.m. Tuesday, July 16.
The new office is located at 155 Hillcrest, Suite A in the San Gabriel Crossing Apartments in Liberty Hill.
Guest speakers for the event include City Manager Greg Boatright, Chief of Police Randy Williams, Planning & Zoning Commission Chairman Clyde Davis, Mayor Jamie Williamson, and representatives from the City's Economic Development Corp. and Williamson County Emergency Services District #4.
VFW Pancake Supper
The Liberty Hill VFW will host its monthly Pancake Supper from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, July 16.
The all-you-can-eat supper features pancakes, sausage, coffee and juice for $5 per person or $15 maximum for families.
The Pancake Supper, a monthly fundraiser for the VFW, is held on the third Tuesday evening of each month.
This month's event also benefits the Liberty Hill Girl Scouts.
Have you been cleaning this summer? Don't want to have a garage sale, but would like to make a little cash?
The Liberty Hill United Methodist Ladies will sponsor a Junk in Your Trunk Sale from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 20, at the church.
Bring the items you want to sell, leave them in the trunk of your car and sell them right there, or rent a space inside the air conditioned multi-purpose building.
If you have so much stuff that you need lawn space, that is available as well. You will be able to sell out of the back of your pickup or from the back of your trailer.
Inside spaces are $20, and proceeds from the indoor rental space will be used for care packages for the students and families in need in our community.
For more information, contact Kaye Jackson at email@example.com or call (512) 577-5706.
Families in need of a care package should contact Tresa Hernandez at (512) 492-2360 or send email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Fundraising event for Liberty Hill Livestock Association. Donations support Liberty Hill 4-H and FFA students.
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run (rʌn) | |
—vb (usually foll by to) (often foll by to) , runs, running, ran, run | |
1. | (intr) |
a. (of a two-legged creature) to move on foot at a rapid pace so that both feet are off the ground together for part of each stride | |
b. (of a four-legged creature) to move at a rapid gait; gallop or canter | |
2. | (tr) to pass over (a distance, route, etc) in running: to run a mile; run a race |
3. | (intr) to run in or finish a race as specified, esp in a particular position: John is running third |
4. | (tr) to perform or accomplish by or as if by running: to run an errand |
5. | (intr) to flee; run away: they took to their heels and ran |
6. | (tr) to bring into a specified state or condition by running: to run oneself to a standstill |
7. | (tr) to track down or hunt (an animal): to run a fox to earth |
8. | (intr) to move about freely and without restraint: the children are running in the garden |
9. | to go or have recourse, as for aid, assistance, etc: he's always running to his mother when he's in trouble |
10. | (tr) to set (animals) loose on (a field or tract of land) so as to graze freely |
11. | (intr |
12. | to move quickly and easily on wheels by rolling, or in any of certain other ways: a ball running along the ground; a sledge running over snow |
13. | to move or cause to move with a specified result or in a specified manner: to run a ship aground; to run into a tree |
14. | ( |
15. | (tr |
16. | (tr) to drive or maintain and operate (a vehicle) |
17. | (tr) to give a lift to (someone) in a vehicle; transport: he ran her to the railway station |
18. | to ply or cause to ply between places on a route: the bus runs from Piccadilly to Golders Green |
19. | to operate or be operated; function or cause to function: the engine is running smoothly |
20. | (tr) to perform or carry out: to run tests |
21. | (tr) to be in charge of; manage: to run a company |
22. | to extend or continue or cause to extend or continue in a particular direction, for a particular duration or distance, etc: the road runs north; the play ran for two years; the months ran into years |
23. | (intr) law |
a. to have legal force or effect: the lease runs for two more years | |
b. to accompany; be an integral part of or adjunct to: an easement runs with the land | |
24. | (tr) to be subjected to, be affected by, or incur: to run a risk; run a temperature |
25. | to be characterized (by); tend or incline: her taste runs to extravagant hats; to run to fat |
26. | (intr) to recur persistently or be inherent: red hair runs in my family |
27. | to cause or allow (liquids) to flow or (of liquids) to flow, esp in a manner specified: water ran from the broken pipe; the well has run dry |
28. | (intr) to melt and flow: the wax grew hot and began to run |
29. | metallurgy |
a. to melt or fuse | |
b. (tr) to mould or cast (molten metal): to run lead into ingots | |
30. | (intr) (of waves, tides, rivers, etc) to rise high, surge, or be at a specified height: a high sea was running that night |
31. | (intr) to be diffused: the colours in my dress ran when I washed it |
32. | (intr) (of stitches) to unravel or come undone or (of a garment) to have stitches unravel or come undone: if you pull that thread the whole seam will run |
33. | to sew (an article) with continuous stitches |
34. | (intr) (of growing vines, creepers, etc) to trail, spread, or climb: ivy running over a cottage wall |
35. | (intr) to spread or circulate quickly: a rumour ran through the town |
36. | (intr) to be stated or reported: his story runs as follows |
37. | to publish or print or be published or printed in a newspaper, magazine, etc: they ran his story in the next issue |
38. | chiefly (US), (Canadian) ( |
39. | (tr) to get past or through; evade: to run a blockade |
40. | (tr) to deal in (arms, etc), esp by importing illegally: he runs guns for the rebels |
41. | nautical to sail (a vessel, esp a sailing vessel) or (of such a vessel) to be sailed with the wind coming from astern |
42. | (intr) of fish |
a. to migrate upstream from the sea, esp in order to spawn | |
b. to swim rapidly in any area of water, esp during migration | |
43. | (tr) cricket to score (a run or number of runs) by hitting the ball and running between the wickets |
44. | (tr) billiards, snooker to make (a number of successful shots) in sequence |
45. | (tr) golf to hit (the ball) so that it rolls along the ground |
46. | (tr) bridge to cash (all one's winning cards in a long suit) successively |
47. | run a bath to turn on the taps to fill a bath with water for bathing oneself |
48. | run close to compete closely with; present a serious challenge to: he got the job, but a younger man ran him close |
49. | informal run for it to attempt to escape from arrest, etc, by running |
50. | be run off one's feet to be extremely busy |
—n | |
51. | an act, instance, or period of running |
52. | a gait, pace, or motion faster than a walk: she went off at a run |
53. | a distance covered by running or a period of running: a run of ten miles |
54. | an act, instance, or period of travelling in a vehicle, esp for pleasure: to go for a run in the car |
55. | free and unrestricted access: we had the run of the house and garden for the whole summer |
56. | a. a period of time during which a machine, computer, etc, operates |
b. the amount of work performed in such a period | |
57. | a continuous or sustained period: a run of good luck |
58. | a continuous sequence of performances: the play had a good run |
59. | cards a sequence of winning cards in one suit, usually more than five: a run of spades |
60. | tendency or trend: the run of the market |
61. | type, class, or category: the usual run of graduates |
62. | ( |
63. | a series of unravelled stitches, esp in stockings or tights; ladder |
64. | the characteristic pattern or direction of something: the run of the grain on a piece of wood |
65. | a. a continuous vein or seam of ore, coal, etc |
b. the direction in which it lies | |
66. | a. a period during which water or other liquid flows |
b. the amount of such a flow | |
67. | a pipe, channel, etc, through which water or other liquid flows |
68. | (US) a small stream |
69. | green run blue run red run See also black run a steeply inclined pathway or course, esp a snow-covered one used for skiing and bobsleigh racing |
70. | an enclosure for domestic fowls or other animals, in which they have free movement: a chicken run |
71. | (esp in Australia and New Zealand) a tract of land for grazing livestock |
72. | a track or area frequented by animals: a deer run; a rabbit run |
73. | a group of animals of the same species moving together |
74. | the migration of fish upstream in order to spawn |
75. | nautical |
a. the tack of a sailing vessel in which the wind comes from astern | |
b. part of the hull of a vessel near the stern where it curves upwards and inwards | |
76. | military |
a. a mission in a warplane | |
b. short for bombing run | |
77. | the movement of an aircraft along the ground during takeoff or landing |
78. | music a rapid scalelike passage of notes |
79. | cricket extra Compare boundary a score of one, normally achieved by both batsmen running from one end of the wicket to the other after one of them has hit the ball |
80. | baseball an instance of a batter touching all four bases safely, thereby scoring |
81. | golf the distance that a ball rolls after hitting the ground |
82. | informal a run for one's money |
a. a strong challenge or close competition | |
b. pleasure derived from an activity | |
83. | in the long run as the eventual outcome of a sequence of events, actions, etc; ultimately |
84. | in the short run as the immediate outcome of a series of events, etc |
85. | on the run |
a. escaping from arrest; fugitive | |
b. in rapid flight; retreating: the enemy is on the run | |
c. hurrying from place to place: she's always on the run | |
86. | slang the runs diarrhoea |
[Old English runnen, past participle of (ge)rinnan; related to Old Frisian, Old Norse rinna, Old Saxon, Gothic, Old High German rinnan] |


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Ponte Vedra Beach Library Book Club
Tuesday, April 22 @ 3pm
Please join us as we discuss The Scarlet Sisters: Sex, Suffrage, and Scandal in the Gilded Age by Myra MacPherson. Everyone is welcome. For further information please contact the Reference Department at 827-6950 or visit the Library's Reference Desk.
Dr. Gerson Yessin Music Series
Tuesday, April 22 @ 6:30pm
Join us this month for the final concert of the series featuring pianist Michelle Huang, Assistant Professor at Edward Waters College. Doors open at 6pm and seating is limited. This program is made possible by the Friends of the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library.
Yoga with Sharon
Tuesday, April 22 @ 11 am
Increase flexibility, build strength, and decrease stress while engaging in the ancient practice of yoga. Yoga instructor, Sharon Sprenger, will guide students through various techniques. Students are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing.
Understanding Your Unconscious
Tuesday, April 22 @ 10 am
Everyone is welcome to join author Dave Shave at the Southeast Branch Library for this three-part workshop (other classes will be April 29 & May 6 at 10 am). Shave will share information on exploring your unconscious in order to improve your life and the way you feel.
People's Law School: Should You Ever Put Someone Else's Name on Your Deed?
Tuesday, April 22 @ 4pm
Everyone is invited to attend this one-hour legal class at the Southeast Branch Library. All People's Law School classes are free and are presented by St. Johns Legal Aid Staff.
Earth Day Nature Film
Tuesday, April 22 @ 6pm
In honor of Earth Day, children, teens, and families are invited to view a film about an adorable baby chimp named Oscar and his entertaining approach to life in a remarkable story of family bonds and individual triumph. This film is rated G. Light refreshments will be provided by the Friends of the Southeast Branch Library.
An Evening of American Sign Language
Tuesday, April 22 @ 5pm
Come join us for an amazing family-oriented American Sign Language extravaganza. The Creekside High School Sign Language Class will be signing children's books in ASL, sharing ASL lessons in colors, animals, and the alphabet; and will also be signing popular songs in ASL.
Adult Crochet Group
Tuesday, April 22 @ 6pm
Adults and teens (Ages 14+) are invited to attend the Project Lap Blanket crochet group at the Bartram Trail Branch Library. The group will crochet or knit blankets for cancer patients at area hospitals. All skill levels are welcome. Can't come to any of the meetings? Pick up the crochet pattern at the Reference Desk in the library and crochet the blanket in your spare time. Drop off completed blankets, and any yarn you'd like to donate, during regular library hours.


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