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Winter Reading Challenge: 8 Seasonal Reads

Jan 14, 2025 | washingtonfamily.com | Bernette Ford |Dori Elys |Kelsey Gross |Jordan Scott

By Teen Services Coordinator Joanna Harris and Reading Programs Coordinator Tora Burns, D.C. Public LibraryWinter tends to be a time families are standing still and spending more time inside. With that in mind, DC Public Library believes it’s important for kids to stay engagedduring this time with literature and activities that stimulate their minds. These books allow children to explore fantastical worlds and reflect the diversity of their community.
Announcing the winners of the 2024 BC and Yukon Book Prizes

Oct 2, 2024 | bookcentre.ca | Jordan Scott |Sydney Smith

On September 28, the West Coast Book Prize Society announced the winners of the 40th annual BC and Yukon Book Prizes. Prizes are awarded annually to recognize the achievements of BC and Yukon authors, illustrators, and publishers. Award winners are selected through a juried system, with five finalists in each prize category, including the winner selected in each prize category. The winners of the Sheila A.
Labor Day: An update on the state of labor and the Tallahassee economy

Aug 30, 2024 | tallahassee.com | Jordan Scott

On Sept. 2, we will celebrate Labor Day. To honor the holiday and in service of our fellow members of the working class, labor union members will be collecting donations to benefit homeless veterans alongside the Family Promise of the Big Bend. This annual observance gives me an opportunity to make a few comments about the state of labor and the political economy as a whole.
Berlin Nobody

Jul 2, 2024 | filmstarts.de | Jordan Scott |Nicholas Hogg

HomeKinoEmpfohlene FilmeEmpfohlene Drama FilmeIm Kino|1 Std. 34 Min. |Drama,ThrillerRegie:Jordan Scott|Drehbuch:Jordan ScottBesetzung:Eric Bana,Sadie Sink,Sylvia HoeksOriginaltitel: A SacrificeBewerte :0.511.522.533.544.55InhaltsangabeFSK ab 16 freigegebenBen Monroe (Eric Bana) ist nicht nur gefeierter Bestsellerautor, sondern weiterhin auch Sozialpsychologe. In dieser Funktion forscht er an Fragen zur Macht des Kollektivismus und zieht im Rahmen dieser Arbeit nach Berlin.
Shortlists announced for the 2024 BC and Yukon Book Prizes

Apr 11, 2024 | bookcentre.ca | Jordan Scott |Andrea Warner

The West Coast Book Prize Society has announced the finalists for the 40th Annual BC and Yukon Book Prizes.The winners will be announced at the BC and Yukon Book Prizes Galaon Saturday, September 28, 2024at the University Golf Club in Vancouver. The finalists for the Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize and the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize are listed below.
Seeking Refuge: Drilling in the ANWR

Mar 26, 2024 | blogs.nicholas.duke.edu | Jordan Scott

Jordan ScottThe Gwich’in creation story tells that long ago, the Gwich’in and the caribou were one. As they separated into two beings, they became relatives and made an agreement. The land would sustain the caribou and the caribou would sustain the people. They would each keep a piece of the other’s heart within themselves.
Scott Homers in Opener, Osso Collects Three Hits in Nightcap as 'Cats Suffer DH Loss to Bethel

Feb 3, 2024 | cscwildcats.prestosports.com | Jordan Scott |Tristan Meny |Stefan Stockwell |Clayton Woods

The Culver-Stockton baseball team completed its opening weekend with a pair of losses to Bethel University at Wildcat Park in McKenzie, Tenn. The Wildcats dropped the opening game 5-4 on a bases-loaded, walk-off single by Bethel in the bottom of the seventh inning. In the nightcap, Bethel plated seven runs in the first two innings en route to a 9-3 victory.
ANGELA'S GLACIER

Jan 2, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Jordan Scott |Diana Sudyka |Suzy Kline |Deborah Zemke

A reminder not only of nature’s delicate beauty, but also of its fragility. A girl forms an intimate friendship with an Icelandic natural wonder. On the day she’s born, Angela’s father introduces her to Snæfellsjökull, an enormous glacier visible from Reykjavik. Before Angela can walk, they hike there, daughter atop Dad’s back.
January/February 2024 Kids’ Indie Next List Preview

Dec 6, 2023 | bookweb.org | Jordan Scott |Bess Kalb |Beatrice Alemagna |Nashae Jones

Dec 06 2023 January/February 2024 Kids’ Indie Next List Preview Printer-friendly versionHere is a preview of the titles on the January/February 2024 Kids’ Indie Next List flier, arriving at stores in the upcoming Kids’ Box mailing. The January/February title list is also viewable as a collection in Edelweiss. The tri-fold, four-color flier features the top 10 children’s titles for January/February and additional titles organized by age group.
Spirituality & Practice

Nov 3, 2023 | spiritualityandpractice.com | Jordan Scott

What grandparents teach their grandchildren goes way beyond words. A gesture, a glance, a gentle embrace can show affection and even demonstrate profound truths, as this story shows. The narrator and his grandmother — his Baba — do not share much language in common. She lives simply, "in a chicken coop beside a highway," where his father drives him every morning so that she can care for her grandson during the day. To communicate, she points and the boy nods.