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Comment on Young Adult Novels: giving voice to the voiceless #yasaves by John Michael Cummings

John Michael Cummings — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 18:48:18 +0000

Dear Peter,

I’m an award-winning author with a new YA book coming out this October. Ugly To Start With is a series of thirteen interrelated stories about childhood being published by West Virginia University Press.

Can I interest you in reviewing it? I can email you a PDF of my book if you provide me with an email address. If you require a bound copy, please ask, and I will forward your reply to my publisher.

Here’s what Jacob Appel, celebrated author of Dyads and The Vermin Episode, says about my new collection: “In Ugly to Start With, set in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia, Cummings tackles the challenges of boyhood adventure and family conflict in a taut, crystalline style that captures the triumphs and tribulations of small-town life. He has a gift for transcending the particular experiences to his characters to capture the universal truths of human affection and suffering–emotional truths that the members of his audience will recognize from their own experiences of childhood and adolescence.”

My short stories have appeared in more than seventy-five literary journals, including North American Review, The Kenyon Review, Alaska Quarterly Review, and The Chattahoochee Review. Twice I have been nominated for The Pushcart Prize. My short story “The Scratchboard Project” received an honorable mention in The Best American Short Stories 2007.

I am also the author of the nationally acclaimed coming-of-age novel The Night I Freed John Brown (Philomel Books, Penguin Group, 2009), winner of The Paterson Prize for Books for Young Readers (Grades 7-12) and one of ten books recommended by USA TODAY.

For more information about me, please visit the websites below:
http://wvupressonline.com/cummings_ugly_to_start_with_9781935978084

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Michael_Cummings.

http://www.johnmichaelcummings.com/

Thank you very much, and I look forward to hearing back from you.

Kindly,

John Michael Cummings

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Comment on Drawing sharks by Ms. Yingling

Ms. Yingling — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:33:42 +0000

A sort of odd question that I ask my students when they are looking for nonfiction books is “Do you need to do something specific with this information?” I get a lot of students who just need a nonfiction book for class, or are trying to look up a fact for a project. The students know I’m not being intrusive, just trying to get them the right book.

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Comment on Library Day in the Life, Round 6, Day 2 by Robyn Wood

Robyn Wood — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:06:06 +0000

The best part of your day was having First Grade ;->

Comment on What Librarians Can Do for Kids by Mom

Mom — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 02:59:38 +0000

And I’m sure the kids love you.

Comment on What Librarians Can Do for Kids by Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 12:27:23 +0000

I thought Librarian had maigcal power when I was little. I am sure the kids think the same about you now too.

Comment on Copyright and the International School Librarian by petercoyl

petercoyl — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 10:01:11 +0000

Jeri:

Thanks for your comments about IBO schools. I wasn’t aware of that. I too agree we can’t be the copyright police, and it is up to the individuals to follow it. I still think its hard for teachers to expect academic honesty when they break the law in providing the teaching materials.

Comment on Copyright and the International School Librarian by Jeri

Jeri — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 01:44:21 +0000

I also don’t think it’s our job to be the copyright police. I explain issues, but it’s up to the individuals. Our secondary head was recently asking me about photocopying the script for our spring musical. I told her technically, it’s not legal to do that and why, then left her to made the decision.

Comment on Copyright and the International School Librarian by Jeri

Jeri — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 01:41:48 +0000

Also, a lot of us are at IB schools, and the IBO is a stickler for copyright laws, as are the reputable accreditation groups. We’re getting ready for re-accreditation next year, and that was one thing our pre-visit presenter said, was to get all our ducks in a row regarding software, photocopies of texts, etc.