Thursday, December 3, 2009

New YA Books

Diego: Bigger Than Life - Carmen T. Bernier-Grand
The life and work of the artist Diego Rivera is told through chronological poems that capture salient points in his life.

Funny Business: Conversations with Writers of Comedy - Leonard S. Marcus
Judy Blume -- Beverly Cleary -- Sharon Creech -- Christopher Paul Curtis -- Anne Fine -- Daniel Handler -- Carl Hiaasen -- Norton Juster -- Dick King-Smith -- Hilary McKay -- Daniel Pinkwater -- Louis Sachar -- Jon Scieszka

Bettina Valentino and the Picasso Club - Niki Daly
A controversial new teacher at Bayside Preparatory School introduces the exciting world of art to aspiring artist Bettina Valentino and her fifth-grade classmates, encouraging them to see everyday life in a different way.

Operation Yes - Sara Lewis Holmes
In her first ever teaching job, Miss Loupe uses improvisational acting exercises with her sixth-grade students at an Air Force base school, and when she experiences a family tragedy, her previously skeptical class members use what they have learned to help her, her brother, and other wounded soldiers.

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