Jan 13, 2012
Grand Plan to Fix Everything by Uma Krishnaswami
Eleven-year-old Dini loves movies, and so when she learns that her family is moving to India for two years, her devastation over leaving her best friend in Maryland is tempered by the possibility of meeting her favorite actress, Dolly Singh.
Audience: Kids and...
Dec 29, 2011
Ruth and the Green Book by Calvin Ramsey
When Ruth and her parents take a motor trip from Chicago to Alabama to visit her grandma, they rely on a pamphlet called "The Negro Motorist Green Book" to find places that will serve them. Includes facts about "The Green Book.
Audience: Kids and...
Dec 29, 2011
Janis Joplin: Rise Up Singing by Ann Angel
Spreading her wings -- Out of Port Arthur -- Looking for love -- Call on me -- Monterey Pop's poster child -- Cheap thrills, drugs, and self-destruction -- Kozmic Blues -- To love somebody -- Pearl -- Love, Janis.
Audience: Kids and...
Dec 28, 2011
Tell Us We're Home by Marina Tamar Budhos
Three immigrant girls from different parts of the world meet and become close friends in a small New Jersey town where their mothers have found domestic work, but their relationships are tested when one girl's mother is accused of stealing a precious heirloom.
Audience: Kids...
Dec 28, 2011
Energy Island by Allan Drummond
It's windy on the Danish island of Samsø. Meet the environmentally friendly folks who, in a few short years, worked together for energy independence, and who now proudly call their home Energy Island.
Audience: Kids and...