“I love using Reader’s Theatre in my classroom,” . . . “When will they make a movie out of your books?” . . . “I love performing arts!” Comments such as these from loyal fans and teachers motivated Mary A. Monroe to write a Theatre/Screenplay version of her popular teen nov...
Speaking of books, I’ve read some good ones this year and thought I’d share thislist of my three favorites with you.The list–and many others like it–can be found on a great newish website calledShepherd,which I’m guessing many readers will like even more than Goodreads. And if m...
Monroe is obviously a teachers’ teacher who knows how kids talk and how to include many nuggets of good practice in this book which will appeal to a wide range of readers. Want to know how it IS in many secondary schools today? Want the inside scoop on state testing in schools? Want ...
Mary Lincoln is shown with two of her four sons. Willie is to our left and Tad is to our right. Tad’s name is Thomas. He was so wiggly that he was nicknamed Tadpole. One of the Lincoln’s sons, Eddie, died when they had lived in Springfield. The eldest Lincoln boy, Robert, was...
(2)FRANKENSTEIN AND BILBO COMMAND BIG BUCKS.A first edition of Mary Shelley’sFrankensteinsold for $843,000, and a first edition presentation copy ofThe Hobbitwent for $300,000 in Heritage Auctions’ The William A. Strutz Library, Part I, Rare Books Signature®Auction yesterday.“One For ...
In prose as quirky and elegant as its characters, Specht proves that—after confusion, missteps, even denial—a village can embrace you…. This big, dreamy novel flies by as swift as time. Debra Monroe, author of On the Outskirts of Normal...
The number of void judgments on the books in America’s courthouses is so great, there is no practical way to estimate how many there are! IF EVERY VOID JUDGMENT WAS VACATED WITH DAMAGES, IT WOULD REPRESENT THE GREATEST SHIFT IN MATERIAL WEALTH IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD!
Monroe Elementary – North Mankato MN February 26, 2015, Lonsdale Elementary – Lonsdale MN February 25, 2015, Kenny Community School – Minneapolis MN February 23, 2015, Kenny Community School – Minneapolis MN February 23, 2015, Hooked on Books book fair – Chaska High School Chaska, ...
He couldn’t be Marilyn Monroe but he wanted to be. Those images of her, I think, are a displacement of his own desire. Painting for me has been the format to address deeply negative, culturally constructed ideas like racism and sexism, as well as desire... Keith Sonnier in ARTFORUM ...
My name is Jamie and I’m writing to inquire about potentially doing an interview with you in regards to a documentary series we are producing for REELZ Channel about Marilyn Monroe’s death. You book entitled “Sudden Endings” is a compelling look at Monroe’s death that we would love to...