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Dear Book Lovers, Welcome! I am delighted that you have found The Through the Looking Glass blog. For over twenty years I reviewed children's literature titles for my online journal, which came out six times a year. Every book review written for that publication can be found on the Through the Looking Glass website (the link is below). I am now moving in a different direction, though the columns that I write are still book-centric. Instead of writing reviews, I'm offering you columns on topics that have been inspired by wonderful books that I have read. I tell you about the books in question, and describe how they have have impacted me. This may sound peculiar to some of you, but the books that I tend to choose are ones that resonate with me on some level. Therefore, when I read the last page and close the covers, I am not quite the same person that I was when first I started reading the book. The shift in my perspective might be miniscule, but it is still there. The books I am looking are both about adult and children's titles. Some of the children's titles will appeal to adults, while others will not. Some of the adult titles will appeal to younger readers, particularly those who are eager to expand their horizons.

Monday, August 18, 2008

Book Blog Tour for "Jimmy's Stars" - Day Two

Now that you have read my review of Jimmy's Stars I thought you might like to learn a little bit about the author.

MARY ANN RODMAN’s debut novel,Yankee Girl, was chosen as a VOYA Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers and an NCSS-CBC Notable Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies. She lives with her family in Alpharetta, Georgia. To find out more about Mary Ann Rodman please visit her website.

Mary Ann Rodman has written several books in addition to Jimmy's Stars. These are:



First Grade Stinks - Coming out next month

Surprise Soup - Coming out in the spring of 2009






The other blogs participating in this event are:
















Please visit these blogs to read their reviews and to see what activities they have planned for the next two book blog days.
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1 comment:

Bellezza said...

I'm so glad to learn about Mary Ann Rodman, especially as I think her writing is fabulous. Jimmy's Stars was not only well written, but it held important lessons for us as readers, too. I'm always looking for quality literature to read aloud to my class in elementary school, and it's good to know about her other books.

August 22, 2008 at 5:48 PM

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