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Anita Silvey

Vicki Palmquist — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 12:00:06 +0000

We are so pleased to have author and educator Anita Silvey talk with us about her book Let Your Voice Be Heard: The Life and Times of Pete Seeger, our Bookstorm this month.
Do you remember when you were first aware of Pete Seeger as a child or teenager?
In my sophomore year in college, I came down with mono and had to be sequestered from other students.… more

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Bookstorm™: Let Your Voice Be Heard

Vicki Palmquist — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 15:23:58 +0000

Whether you include social justice, community service, activism, or social action in your curriculum or at your library, this is the ideal book for you. A biography of Pete Seeger, recipient of our National Medal for the Arts, and champion of the people for his 94 years, our Bookstorm this month, Let Your Voice Be Heard: The Life and Times of Pete Seeger, celebrates his life while it inspires each reader to carry on his work.… more

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Bookstorm: Catch You Later, Traitor

Vicki Palmquist — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 12:00:39 +0000

In this Bookstorm™:
Catch You Later, Traitor
written by Avi
Algonquin Books for Young Readers, 2015
The early 1950s in the United States was a time when soldiers and medical personnel had returned home from the two theaters of World War II, Communism was talked about as something to be feared, and colleagues and neighbors were asked to testify against people who were suspected to be Communists in America.… more

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