Tag Archives: Challenge

Diversify Your Reading Challenge

Posted on 06/26/2011 by rhapsodyinbooks

Zetta Elliott, the talented author and blogger, cites an article on her blog noting that: “…studies have consistently found that minority-race characters are underrepresented in fiction for children and young adults, and that existing portrayals of minority characters are often … Continue reading →

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Moby Dick Mondays – Week 14

Posted on 02/15/2010 by rhapsodyinbooks

Ti of the blog Book Chatter is sponsoring a challenge/readalong to read the classic Moby Dick. On Mondays, we’ll be posting about our progress. I am listening to the unabridged audiodisks for this book, which my husband listened to and … Continue reading →

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Moby Dick Mondays – Week 13

Posted on 02/08/2010 by rhapsodyinbooks

Ti of the blog Book Chatter is sponsoring a challenge/readalong to read the classic Moby Dick. On Mondays, we’ll be posting about our progress. I am listening to the unabridged audiodisks for this book, which my husband listened to and … Continue reading →

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Moby Dick Mondays – Week 12

Posted on 02/01/2010 by rhapsodyinbooks

Ti of the blog Book Chatter is sponsoring a challenge/readalong to read the classic Moby Dick. On Mondays, we’ll be posting about our progress. I am listening to the unabridged audiodisks for this book, which my husband listened to and … Continue reading →

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Review of “Island of the Blue Dolphins” by Scott O’Dell

Posted on 01/26/2010 by rhapsodyinbooks

I knew this book won the Newbery Medal, but I had no idea it was based on a true story. More about that anon…. Karana is a twelve-year-old girl living on the Island of the Blue Dolphins, so named by … Continue reading →

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