Who is John Smelcer (author of THE TRAP and THE GREAT DEATH)

John Smelcer, author of The Trap , has a new young adult novel out ( The Great Death ). Many believe he is a good writer. That may be the ca...

News about Nicola Campbell's SHI-SHI-ETKO

Nicola Campbell's picture book, Shi-shi-etko , was recently released as a short film. Here's the trailer. As soon as I have info on ...

Ann Rinaldi's LEIGH ANN'S CIVIL WAR

Last week I made some preliminary notes about Ann Rinaldi’s Leigh Ann’s Civil War. I’ve finished reading the book and am sharing some thoug...

Joy Harjo

Joy Harjo was our Artist in Residence this semester. We (faculty, staff, students of UIUC's Native American House and American Indian S...

Trying to catch up! Watching: Richard Peck, Ann Rinaldi, and John Smelcer

Lot of action of late... My last post was about Richard Peck's new book A Season of Gifts . I've got more to say, but not sufficien...

Richard Peck's A SEASON OF GIFTS

I've had a flurry of email of late, asking if I've read Richard Peck's new book, A Season of Gifts . For my readers outside of c...