Laura Ingalls Wilder Award Winner Russell Freedman Meets Author
Russell Freedman, non fiction writer, has made lasting contributions to children's literature. He won the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal in 1998 and the Newbery Medal in 1988 for Lincoln: A Photobiography with 1991 and 1993 Honor titles. He served in the Korean War, worked as a reporter, and did publicity for TV. He aims to engage kids with reading, writing, and diaries.
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Laura Ingalls Wilder Award
Russell Freedman
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Lincoln
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Favorite things and hobbies of a curious reader
The note highlights corn on the cob as a favorite food and travel, photography, and hiking as hobbies. It cites E B White as a favored author, with Charlotte's Web read annually. The author aims to be E B White when grown up and dislikes TV, especially standard fare, and mentions a preferred plane reading spot.
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E.B. White
Duncan Sheik rises from bands to solo hit "Barely Breathing"
Duncan Sheik built his career after several band projects and released his first solo hit "Barely Breathing" in 1996 signaling his breakthrough as a singer songwriter.
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1998 Award Winners Books Go Everywhere Theme
The piece highlights 1998 award winners for Children’s Book Week November 16 to 22. It notes Karen Hesse’s Newbery Medal for Out of the Dust set in 1930s Oklahoma dust storms and mentions Jerry Spinelli’s 1981 Newbery win for Maniac Magee. It also profiles David Small and Sarah Stewart as illustrators and authors.
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Jerry Spinelli
Maniac Magee
Eileen
Phoenixville, Pa
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