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Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: Nest Posted by Chava LanskyNest by Esther Ehrlich tells the story of Naomi “Chirp” Orenstein, a young girl living on Cape Cod in the 1970s. When Chip’s beloved mother… Chava Lansky July 16, 2014
Children’s Schools of Hope: How Julius Rosenwald Helped Change African American Education Norman H. Finkelstein
Children’s A Bag of Marbles: The Graphic Novel Joseph Joffo Kris, adaptation; Vincent Bailley, illus.; Edward Gauvin, trans.
Essay The Legacy of Robert Kimmel Smith by Dina Weinstein Forty years ago in books and in groups, women were documenting, prodding, and examining their world, their status, and their lot as they entered the… Dina Weinstein November 14, 2013