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A talk with Andrew Clements

Submitted by khenkes on Tue, 12/28/2021 - 17:07

A discussion with Andrew Clements, the author of "Frindle.".

A talk with Andrew Clements

Submitted by khenkes on Wed, 10/02/2019 - 15:46

A discussion with Andrew Clements, the author of "Frindle.".

A talk with Karen Hesse

Submitted by khenkes on Fri, 11/02/2018 - 13:23

Hesse talks about what inspired her to write the Newbery Medal book "Out of the Dust" and where the ideas come from for her other books.

A talk with Jerry Spinelli

Submitted by khenkes on Fri, 11/02/2018 - 13:23

Interview with Newbery Award-winning author of 'Maniac McGee', Jerry Spinelli.

A talk with Jane Yolen

Submitted by khenkes on Fri, 11/02/2018 - 13:23

An interview with Caldecott Award-winning author of "Owl Moon" and book publisher, Jane Yolen, at her home in Scotland.

A talk with Joan Lowery Nixon

Submitted by khenkes on Fri, 11/02/2018 - 13:23

Interview with popular mystery author Joan Lowry Nixon who wrote the Orphan Train Adventures series.

A talk with Louis Sachar

Submitted by khenkes on Wed, 08/09/2017 - 11:25

Sachar talks about his writing, his family, and reads from his Newbery-winning book Holes.

A talk with Jane Yolen

Submitted by khenkes on Wed, 08/09/2017 - 11:25

Jane Yolen takes us to her home in St. Andrews, Scotland, and discusses her life, writings, and her family as well as taking the viewer on a travelogue of Scotland and reading from her book "The devil's arithmetic".

The giver

  • Podell, Tim
2003
Tim Podell leads a panel of middle school students in a discussion of the characters, themes, and impact of Lois Lowry's "The Giver," in which twelve-year-old Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the truth about the utopian society in which he lives.

A kid's video guide to Bud, not Buddy

  • Podell, Tim
2002
Features a group of multi-ethnic middle-school children discussing Christopher Paul Curtis' book, Bud, not Buddy; the topic of racism, self-esteem and the plight of homeless children through the book's characters and themes. Includes a visit with Curtis and a trip to a local library.

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