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Claude and Medea

February 2nd, 2012 · 2 Comments · Books

Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Authored by humane educator extraordinaire Zoe Weil, Claude and Medea traces the compassionate awakening of two twelve year olds. Both students at a prestigious private school in Manhattan, Claude comes from a background of wealth and privilege while his classmate Medea’s background is working class. The two are not friends at [...]

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The It-Doesn’t-Matter Suit

January 18th, 2012 · 4 Comments · Books

Review By JESSICA ALMY The other day, my 6-year-old was slumped over Sylvia Plath, moping. Before you assume she’s terribly precocious or that I’m semi-negligent in giving my child depressing books, however, let me direct you to a recent article on Brain Pickings about obscure children’s books by famous “adult” lit authors. It’s true, Sylvia Plath [...]

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Fred Eats a Pea

January 4th, 2012 · 6 Comments · Books

Review By HOMA WOODRUM This book tells the story of a real life dog named Fred who goes from a non-veg home to a vegan one when his caretaker, Gertie, becomes too ill to care for him. A large portion of the story sets up how Fred prefers people food over dog food but does [...]

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Call Me Madame President

December 20th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Books

Review By JENNIFER KALI I like the idea of this book. Eight-year-old Amanda uses her IMAGINATION to pretend that she is president. When she is president, she and her dog Coolidge will have the run of the White House, attending state dinners and meeting with the troops. She won’t have any problems with public speaking, because as [...]

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