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Read MoreThe First Star of Tejas
Kirkus has given Soul Enchilada a starred review (woot!): "Broke-down pizza-delivery heroine Eunice “Bug” Smoot’s snake of a granddad sold his soul to the devil for a 1958 Cadillac Biarritz. When he flies the coop, Satan—aka Scratch—and his crony Beals (short for Beelzebub) chase Bug down for her soul faster than she can say “repo.” Before she knows...
Read MoreThe Actress Who Will Voice Bug
Brilliance Audio has posted a bio of Michelle Carmen Gomez, who had signed on to read the audiobook of Soul Enchilada: “Michelle Carmen Gomez, a former television news reporter from Texas, crossed over into audio when award-winning narrator Scott Brick recognized her “unique sound” and encouraged her to pursue a career in voiceover/narration. She has also performed on film, television...
Read MoreThemes Fighting Words
Just the other day, Laurie Halse Anderson blogged about a recent uptick in homework requests. On her web site, as she confirms, there is a strongly worded post about not sending her homework questions. I’m sure this is very effective for students who actually read, but as a former high school teacher, I know that there are many students who do not follow instructions. Instead, they email...
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