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National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature to speak at Neosho Neosho Daily News Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, will be speaking to Neosho junior high and high school as part of his two-week virtual tour this spring on Apr. 7. In support of Reynolds tour, The Library of Congress has purchased paperback copies of Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks for Neosho as well as 11 other middle and high schools that were chosen from more than 200 proposals. Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks was named a Best Book of 2019 by NPR, The New Yor...

Her second-grade daughter is reading "Marley Dias Gets it Done ," authored by Marley Dias, a 14-year-old activist, writer and founder of the #1000BlackGirlBooks campaign, who is a native of West Orange. "She is an avid reader," Auer said of her daughter. "Reading books like that, it inspires her because she sees herself and she is so excited."  For Black History Month in February, the borough's Diversity and Inclusion Committee, which Auer leads, donated books to the Memorial Elementary School library that  kids can enjoy year-round.  "Our committee likes to think of innovative ways ...

Wicked Local The awesome staff over at Somerville Public Library shared their adult and children's book recommendations for Black History Month reads. "Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks," by Jason Reynolds  "A novel with ten tales about what happens after the dismissal bell rings. It does cover some really intense subjects, bullying, cancer and even a chapter on boogers. Both age-appropriate and tastefully done." - Annamarie, Children’s Librarian "South to a Very Old Place ," by Albert Murray "In 1970 the editor of Harper's asked the African-American writer Albert Murray to take a...

(Washington, DC) … Destination DC, the official tourism and marketing office for the nation’s capital, announces 22 dedicated hotel partners in time to welcome springtime visitors. These best addresses offer exceptional room rates March 1-May 31, 2013, vacation-perfect weeks when DC’s world-class cultural calendar springs to life with events, many inspired by the 2013 National Cherry Blossom Festival. Hotel reservations can be secured online: Washington.org/spring and by phone: 1-877-44BLOOM (1-877-442-5666).

January 26th, 2021, 6:00AM / BY Abigail Eisenstadt These walrus ivory carvings were collected in the mid-1880s. They were featured in a catalogue for the exhibition "Looking Both Ways: Heritage and Identity of the Alutiiq People" at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in 2003. (Carl C. Hansen, Smithsonian) After even one month of cold, snow and ice, the wintery landscape seems dreary and bleak. But appearances are deceptive — and no place is better proof of this fact than the Arctic, where people have lived for over 30,000 years. "This is a uniqu...