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We are joined by a special guest to talk about the different books we have been reading.Special guest: Little House on the Prairie, One Hundred Dresses, and Sarah Plain & Tall.Nathaniel: Lizzie and the Buckminster Boy and To Kill a MockingbirdWe finish up by discussing a big upcoming weekend for the Wangs!

In the longest episode yet, the mamas just can’t stop yakking about the great and not-so-great (Judge Judy’s in da house!) Middle Grade books with deaf and hard of hearing characters. The mamas find authors to stalk and characters to love while advocating for the deaf community. And that’s not all. The BFFs end the show with science, history and math related books that will help parents and caregivers survive e-learning and homeschooling in 2020. The struggle is real, but the mamas have your back. MG Books with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Characters:Song for a Whale by Lynne KellyIris is a Deaf girl in a hearing world who is acutely aware of how it feels to be disconnected, especially since her Deaf grandfather passed. When she learns of a whale struggling with the same disconnection, she’ll risk anything to make sure he knows he’s not alone. Wonderstruck by Brian SelznikWonderstruck is two stories, from two different times with stunning similarities. Ben’s story of searching for answers in 1977 is told in words while Rose’s story of searching for freedom in 1927 is told through stunning illustrations. Each is determined to find what they need but can they handle their journeys?Harriet Versus the Galaxy by Samantha BainesHarriet recently moved in with her grandmother and isn’t too excited about it. But when she learns her hearing aids can translate the language of the alien under her bed and that her grandmother is a secret agent, she realizes staying at Grandma’s is nothing like she expected.El Defo by CeCe BellIn this classic graphic novel, Cece wants to connect with her classmates and make a best friend. The only obstacle is the huge hearing device she wears around her neck called the Phonic Ear. Without it Cece can’t hear but with it she feels like a sore thumb.Hello Universe by Erin Entrada KellyVirgil would like to befriend Valencia but she’s smart, independent and Deaf, all things Virgil is not. Karori promises she can use her psychic powers to help him but before she can connect the two, the universe, in the form of the class bully, gets in the way. Pick Six: Fiction that Supports Science, Math and History Subjects1. Lizzy Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt2. Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich3. Prairie Cooks by Carrie Young4. Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty5. Counting by 7s by Holly Golberg Sloan6. The Tornado by Jake Burt7. Bonus Pick: The Poetry of Science: The Poetry Friday Anthology for Science for KidsVisit the Two Lit Mamas Blog

In Rewrite Radio Episode #32, Gary Schmidt discusses the ethical implications of using memories in fiction at the 2006 Festival of Faith & Writing. Gary Schmidt’s novels, though set as far back as 1730, often include moments and scenes from his own past and experience. So how does the writer for middle-grade and young-adult readers adapt his or her past to a narrative set in a different time period and to readers who are unfamiliar with both the author and the historical past? And what ethical implications do such uses carry, particularly when they involve issues of faith and meaning? Gary D. Schmidt is the prolific author of books for children and young adults as well as grown-up readers. With a PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, he is also a professor of English at Calvin College, where he currently co-chairs the department. He received both a Newbery Honor and a Printz Honor for Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy and a Newbery Honor for The Wednesday Wars, which was also nominated for a National Book Award. Of his many titles, some others include Anson's Way, The Sin Eater, Straw into Gold, Trouble, Orbiting Jupiter, and Okay for Now. In 2017, he contributed to the Star Wars anthology From A Certain Point of View: Star Wars. His latest book is So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth’s Long Walk Toward Freedom. Gary lives on a 150-year-old farm in Alto, Michigan, where he splits wood, plants gardens, writes, and feeds the wild cats that drop by. Rewrite Radio is a production of the Calvin Center for Faith and Writing, located on the campus of Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI. Theme music is June 11th by Andrew Starr. Additional sound design by Alejandra Crevier. You can find more information about the Center and its signature event, the Festival of Faith and Writing, online at ccfw.calvin.edu and festival.calvin.edu and on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Today’s episode of Rewrite Radio features Katherine Paterson at the 2004 Festival of Faith & Writing. In this talk she discusses how and why she finds meaning in the midst of life’s chaos, the comforts and challenges of art, and also the vital importance of teachers. Katherine Paterson is the author of more than 30 books, including 16 novels for children and young people. She’s won countless awards including the Newbery Medal for both Bridge to Terabithia and Jacob Have I Loved and National Book Awards for The Great Gilly Hopkins and The Master Puppeteer. For her body of work she received the Hans Christian Andersen Award and in 2000 was named a Living Legend by the Library of Congress. To help introduce this recording we snagged Gary Schmidt, an English professor here at Calvin College and our own resident award-winning author. He’s twice received a Newbery Honor, for both The Wednesday Wars and Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy. All told, he’s written more than 15 books for children and young adults including Okay for Now a finalist for the National Book Award and In God's Hands, a picture book he co-authored with Rabbi Lawrence Kushner, that was a runner-up for a National Jewish Book Award. His most recent project is a short story told from the perspective of Yoda in the anthology Star Wars from a certain point of view.

This is a very special episode of BiblioFiles. From Anson's Way and Straw Into Gold to the more recent Orbiting Jupiter, the works of Newberry Award-winner Gary D. Schmidt have had a profound influence on the family culture and experience of the Andrews for quite some time. To speak with Mr. Schmidt was a dream come true, and an honor and privilege of the highest measure. We are as pleased as can be to share this conversation with you, and we know that you will find this wonderful man just as thoughtful and moving as his art.Referenced Materials:– Gary Schmidt's Official Website: http://www.hmhbooks.com/schmidt– Anson’s Way, Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, Orbiting Jupiter, and Straw Into Gold by Gary D. Schmidt– The Giver by Lois Lowry–Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo– The work of Laurie Halse Anderson –The Road by Cormac McCarthy–Moby Dick by Herman Melville–Heart in the Bottle by Oliver Jeffers–A Man for a Seasons by Robert Bolt–The work Stephen R. Donaldson–Tower of Babel by Ted Chiang–Shadowlands by William Nicholson–The Problem of Pain and The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis–Small Wonder by Barbara Kingsolver We love hearing your questions and comments! You can contact us by emailing adam@centerforlit.com, or you can visit our website www.centerforlit.com to find even more ways to participate in the conversation.  

A continuation of our recent conversation on grace and literature, in this episode Megan brings to our attention the fact that the theme of grace also runs throughout most of the great children's literature. In fact, it may be that the best children's authors are able to present grace in an even clearer and stronger way than their more "serious" counterparts. Why is that? And is good children's literature just for children?Referenced Works:–Straw Into Gold by Gary Schmidt–Anson's Way by Gary Schmidt–Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary Schmidt–The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain–The Biggest Bear by Lynd Ward–A Bargain for Frances by Russell Hoban–The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare–I Am David by Ann HolmWe love hearing your questions and comments! You can contact us by emailing adam@centerforlit.com, or you can visit our website www.centerforlit.com to find even more ways to participate in the conversation.  

Author Gary Schmidt appears at the 2011 National Book Festival. Speaker Biography: Gary Schmidt still uses a 1953 Royal typewriter for all of his writing. He is a two-time winner of the Newbery Honor Award, for "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" and "The Wednesday Wars." Schmidt is also a professor of English at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich. In his new book, "Okay for Now" (Clarion), Schmidt continues the story of Doug Swieteck from "Wednesday Wars," which he has called "a comedy about serious things." He says of the new book, "It's not as ha-ha funny." For transcript, captions, and more information visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=5269.

Schmidt, Gary. LIZZIE BRIGHT AND THE BUCKMINSTER BOY