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book cover New A.D. Teacher's Guide

A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge by Josh Neufeld is a masterful graphic novel and portrait of a city under siege which depicts seven extraordinary true stories of survival in the days leading up to and following Hurricane Katrina. A teacher's guide to accompany the book is now available.


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book cover Celebrate Banned Books Week

Sponsored by several leading arts, educational and trade associations, Banned Books Week (September 26-October 3, 2009) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. Held during the last week of September, the week highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted bannings of books across the United States.

For a list of helpful teaching resources, visit the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) website.

Click here for our free educator magazine, RHI: Volume 3: Censorship & Banned Books.

Click here to visit the Random House First Amendment page.


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book cover The Complete Persepolis Selected for the 2010 One Book, One Philadelphia

Iranian-French author Marjane Satrapi's graphic novel, The Complete Persepolis, has been announced as the selection for the 2010 One Book, One Philadelphia.

"Marjane's book was a natural choice given the recent events in Iran," said Marie Field, chair of the citywide literacy program. One Book, which is entering its eighth year, will feature more than 100 lectures, discussion groups, and workshops at numerous venues throughout the city. Organizers also will help coordinate high school programs for students in 10th grade and up.


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book cover A Message From Erin Gruwell

Erin Gruwell, founder of the Freedom Writers Foundation, is back with her newest book, Teaching Hope. This time she has gathered together more than 150 teachers from the United States and Canada to offer their own uplifting, devastating, and poignant stories from their classrooms. These stories offer a glimpse into the struggles and triumphs of education in all of its forms. Click here to hear Erin talk about the new book and how all teachers can benefit from its lessons.

Click here to visit the Freedom Writers Foundation website.
Click here for books by Erin Gruwell and the Freedom Writers.



news in brief

• Four new Vintage Classics will be available in September: The Original Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (with Percy Shelley), Great Tales and Poems by Edgar Allan Poe, and This Side of Paradise and Flappers and Philosophers by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

• In this video, Sandra Cisneros talks about writing, the authors who inspired her, and the advice she has for aspiring authors. And don't miss the 25th anniversary edition of her classic novel The House on Mango Street, now with a new introduction by the author.

• New teacher's guides are now available for the following: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, A Time to Kill by John Grisham, Look Me in the Eye by John Elder Robison, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows, and Outcasts United by Warren St. John.

• Two Random House, Inc. titles win 2008 National Book Critics Circle awards: The World Is What It Is: The Authorized Biography of V.S. Naipaul by Patrick French (Biography) and The Forever War by Dexter Filkins (Nonfiction).




new books

Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean
by Edward Kritzler

Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean “Compelling. . . . An ambitious and expansive history of a mostly unexamined aspect of the Jewish explusion from Spain and Portugal.”Los Angeles Times

“Fascinating. . . . [Kritzler] exposes a virtually unexplored world in Jewish history. . . . [Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean] is a book that should not just be read, but studied as well.”San Diego Jewish World

 

 

 

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A Truth Universally Acknowledged
Edited by Susannah Carson
Foreword by Harold Bloom

A Truth Universally Acknowledged For two centuries Jane Austen has enthralled readers. In this fascinating collection of essays, classic and contemporary writers offer insights into the timelessness of Austen’s moral truths while highlighting the unique confines of the society in which she composed her novels.

 

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Outcasts United

by Warren St. John

Outcasts United A “richly detailed, uplifting account of a young Jordanian immigrant who created a soccer program in Georgia for refugees from war-torn nations . . . educational and enriching.” —Kirkus Reviews

“A fascinating and fast-moving account of big-picture politics, small-town sports, and some very memorable people.” —Booklist

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Angel Time

by Anne Rice

Angel TimeRice returns to the mesmerizing storytelling that has captivated readers for decades in a metaphysical thriller about angels and assassins. At its center: Toby O’Dare—a contract killer of underground fame on assignment to kill once again. Carried back through the ages to thirteenth-century England, O’Dare begins his perilous quest for salvation, a journey of danger and flight, loyalty and betrayal, selflessness and love.




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