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WWW: De Colores - The Raza Experience

Adam wrote 1 week ago: Logo from the De Colores blog can be found at: http://decoloresreviews.blogspot.com The libraries ar … more →

Tags: World Wide Web, book, Book Reviews, Children's Books, cinco de mayo, Day of the Dead, de colores, Diaspora, heroes and holidays

Thanks!!1 comment

Katrina wrote 2 weeks ago: I just wanted to write a quick post to thank the wonderful group of ladies who came out to last nigh … more →

Tags: book group, teaching about cancer

Book Review: Under the Mesquite3 comments

Katrina wrote 2 weeks ago: Under the Mesquite Written by Guadalupe Garcia McCall Published by Lee & Low Books, 2011 ISBN:   … more →

Tags: Book Review, Book, Guadalupe Garcia McCall, México, multicultural literature, Novels in Verse, young adult literature

A Biography of Guadalupe Garcia McCall

beyondthepalebooks wrote 4 weeks ago: By Danny Colin, Amanda Coney, Rachael Imes, Leslie Ochoa, and Maricela Ochoa http://www.guadalupegar … more →

Giveaway Winners!! Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia McCall2 comments

Katrina wrote 1 month ago: I can’t believe the school year is almost over!! Time goes by so fast! We hope you’ve ha … more →

Tags: Giveaways, book group, Guadalupe Garcia McCall, Book Giveaways

Suggested Teaching Resources for Guadalupe Garcia McCall’s Under the Mesquite

beyondthepalebooks wrote 1 month ago: By Danny Colin, Amanda Coney,  Rachael Imes, Leslie Ochoa, and Maricela Ochoa Amy S. Welch M.A, Mart … more →

Tags: Mexican-American, verse novel, Guadalupe Garcia McCall, Cancer

A Review of Guadalupe Garcia McCall's Under the Mesquite

beyondthepalebooks wrote 1 month ago: By:  Danny Colin, Amanda Coney, Rachael Imes, Leslie Ochoa, and Maricela Ochoa http://www.thereadven … more →

Tags: verse novel, Guadalupe Garcia McCall, Free Verse

Our Next Good Read. . .Under the Mesquite6 comments

Katrina wrote 1 month ago: It’s our last book group meeting of the semester! We hope you’ll join us May 6th at Book … more →

Tags: Our Next Good Read, book group, BookWorks, Guadalupe Garcia McCall, Novels in Verse, young adult literature

Book Giveaway!! Under the Mesquite9 comments

Katrina wrote 2 months ago: Our last giveaway of the spring semester!! Make sure you get entered! We’re giving away 5 copies of … more →

Tags: Announcements, Giveaways, book giveaway, Guadalupe Garcia McCall, Novels in Verse, young adult literature

What does close reading look like in fifth grade?5 comments

Jaclyn DeForge wrote 4 months ago: Jaclyn DeForge, our Resident Literacy Expert, began her career teaching first and second grade in th … more →

Tags: Resources, Curriculum Corner, Guadalupe Garcia McCall, common core standards, guided reading, Reading Comprehension, Close Reading, slow reading, what does close reading look like in fifth grade?

Guadalupe Garcia McCall on how writing heals3 comments

Hannah wrote 10 months ago: In this excerpt from her 2012 Pura Belpré acceptance speech, Under the Mesquite author Guadalupe Gar … more →

Tags: Musings & Ponderings, Latino/Hispanic/Mexican, Power of words, Poetry, Award winners, writing, Summer of the Mariposas, Guadalupe Garcia McCall, Pura Belpre

Come See Our Authors at TLA!

Hannah wrote 1 year ago: We won’t be at the Texas Library Association annual conference this week, but if you’ll … more →

Tags: Book News, Events, It Jes' Happened, Why I Love Librarians

Guadalupe Garcia McCall

nita wrote 1 year ago: Guadalupe Garcia McCall just got tons of recognition for Under the Mesquite, her novel about the Mex … more →

Tags: Thoughts, writing, Guadalupe Garcia McCall

Guadalupe Garcia McCall thanks the committee...

Hannah wrote 1 year ago: Under the Mesquite author Guadalupe Garcia McCall thanks the William C. Morris and Pura Belpre award … more →

Tags: bellringers, Book News, Latino/Hispanic/Mexican, Award winners

More Excellent Novels Part 2

marilyncarpenter wrote 1 year ago: The Queen of Water by Laura Resau and Maria Virginia Farinango. (2011). 352 pages. Delacorte Press. … more →

Tags: Novels, Lee & Low Books, Henry Holt, Delacorte Press, The Queen of Water, Laura Resau, Maria Virginia Farinango, hurricane dancers, Margarita Engle

Halloween: A culture, not a costume

Hannah wrote 1 year ago: Happy Halloween, everyone! Some of you may have seen this new anti-racism poster campaign coming out … more →

Tags: Musings & Ponderings, Diversity Links, Race issues, Diversity


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