New Author Contest
Cheerios® has been sponsoring a new author contest for three years (I didn’t know that), now they are looking for authors for their fourth contest. If you or someone you know is a hopeful author, this may be a terrific opportunity. Take a look at:
www.spoonfulsofstoriescontest.com and let me know if you win!
On another note – Congratulations to Scribner-Snyder Community School for winning the Big Box O’ Books in the recent contest!!
I just finished
Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper, which just came out last month. I read an ARC (Advance Reviewer Copy) version of it, which is an uncorrected proof of the book. I waited too long and should have read it as soon as I received it.
Melody has a sharp brain in a body with cerebral palsy. She is frustrated with “learning” the alphabet over and over when she has a photographic memory (or nearly so). Since she cannot talk, the neighbor, Mrs. V., rigs up a word and alphabet board on her wheelchair. Finally Melody is sent to “inclusion classes” where children from room H-5 experience life in a real classroom for certain subjects. Melody loves this chance to learn in a regular fifth grade classroom. But it isn’t until she gets her best “gizmo” ever that she really thinks she has a chance to become a part of the class. (For grades 4-6)
The Nebraska Library Commission receives free copies of children’s and young adult books for review from a number of publishers. After review, the books are distributed free to Nebraska school and public libraries.
