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The Real Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Has Arrived

November 21st, 2007 · 2 Comments · Education, General, Media Literacy, Reviews, Science Fiction, Teaching, Technology

It was only a matter of time before Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy became a reality. That time is now here. You can now purchase a working prototype of a real Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, a book you can take anywhere that contains as complete a summary of human knowledge as is [...]

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The REAL Dangerous Book for Boys: Guys Write for Guys Read

October 12th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Reading Recommendations, Reviews, Teen Literacy

The Dangerous Book for Boys may cause a bruise or too, but Guys Write for Guys Read is a trip to the hospital waiting to happen. Where else can boys learn about peeing on electric fences, driving bikes off roofs, or vomiting with brothers?

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The Book Thief Review

September 26th, 2007 · 11 Comments · Literature, Reading Recommendations, Reviews

I had tears in my eyes, and I hadn’t even reached the end of the Prologue. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is one of the most moving books for teenagers (and adults) that I’ve read in a long, long time. It may be the best novel about the holocaust ever written. It moved me [...]

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