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Richie's Picks: DINOTHESAURUS: PREHISTORIC POEMS AND PAINTINGS by Douglas Florian, Atheneum, March 2009, 48p., ISBN: 978--1-4169-7978-4 Which geologic period
Thanks Laurel. I posted that response forgetting that I would be attending the Printz Award reception, where she made a very funny and heartfelt speech in that
Brenda, How wonderful that you were able to be at Marlina Marchetta's book signing! I read Saving Francesca earlier this summer, and it is also excellent. Now
Thanks for the plug. It has been on my tbr pile since its Printz win was announced. One of my sisters is a hs librarian and a fan of all her books. I'm at ALA
I just finished reading Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta, the 2009 Michael L. Printz award winner, and am thinking at the moment it may be the best YA book I