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Episode 21: Matt Eicheldinger: Educator Turned Author
No full textMatt Eicheldinger, B.A. \u2709, M.A. \u2712 is an educator who used stories from his life to motivate his middle school students. When he found that not only were these stories effective, when written down, they inspired even the most reluctant of readers. This put Matt down a path of becoming a published author. In 2021, he launched a Kickstarter campaign to self-publish Matt Sprouts and The Curse of Ten Broken Toes. When the book became a hit, he was able to sign with an agent who quickly sold Matt Sprouts to a publisher. Matt shares how he became interested in being an educator, how he navigated the process of becoming a published author, and his future plans for more books
Fathers 4 Justice [Hardcover] Matt O'Connor (Author)
No full text5 Photographs published within the first book from Matt O'Connor, a freelance marketing consultant and family law campaigner. This is Matt O'Connor's personal account of the most controversial protest movement of recent times, FATHERS 4 JUSTICE. Fearlessly honest and utterly irreverent Matt's own story will appeal to anyone whose family relationships have been torn to pieces by divorce and the family courts system
Book of the Month: Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library
No full textAuthor: Nick Kelson-Packer Weber State University Our book of the month recommendation is Matt Haig’s novel The Midnight Library. Imagine slipping into a parallel world where instead of getting that chocolate sundae at your local ice cream parlor, you instead opted for a parfait somewhere else. This choice then led you to meet someone new, someone who invites you to join them in exotic, overseas adventures. That is the premise of Matt Haig’s new book, The Midnight Library. Matt Haig is a reno..
Oral History Interview: John Coatsworth (1374)
No full textIn his November 2000 interview with Matt Levin, John Coatsworth discusses his activities with leftist organizations while a graduate student in the department of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison during the late 1960s. He shares how he became involved in socialist organizations, the kinds of activities he and others were involved in, and opposition and support to the movement. This interview was conducted as part of Matt Levin?s doctoral research and has been submitted for inclusion into the UW-Madison Oral History Program
Oral History Interview: John Holzhueter (1373)
No full textIn his February 2005 interview with Matt Levin, Jack Holzhueter reminisces about his years as a student and employee at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, focusing especially on campus activism during the 1950s and 1960s. He shares his insights about the relationship between religion and activism, the student body of UW from the 1950s to 1960s, the Cold War, and numerous campus personalities from the time. This interview was conducted as research for Matt Levin?s Cold War University and has been submitted for inclusion into the UW-Madison Oral History Program
Sy Montgomery and Matt Patterson: 2024 Cook Prize Gold Medal Winners
No full textAuthor Sy Montgomery and illustrator Matt Patterson\u27s video for The Book of Turtles (Clarion)https://educate.bankstreet.edu/cook/1012/thumbnail.jp
Oral History Interview: Henry Wortis (1371)
No full textAbstract: In his March 2005 interview with Matt Levin, Henry Wortis discusses his involvement in the Labor Youth League while an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He details the group?s membership, activities, and relationship with the wider array of leftist political ideologies, emphasizing the growing division between the Old Left and youth in the LYL. This interview was originally conducted for the author?s research for Cold War University and has been submitted for inclusion into the UW-Madison Oral History Program
Oral History: Saul Landau (1369), 1 of 1
No full textAbstract: In his December 2005 interview with Matt Lavin, Saul Landau details his experience at UW-Madison and the political climate on campus. Landau explained his involvement political groups like the Socialist Club and Labor Youth League. In addition, Landau discusses in depth his studies in politics. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the UW-Madison Oral History Program
Matt de la Peña Josette Frank Award 2022 Acceptance Speech
No full textAuthor Matt de la Peña wins the Josette Frank Award (for young readers) 2022 for Milo Imagines the World from Bank Street College Children\u27s Book Committee.
The Josette Frank Award
This award for fiction honors a book or books of outstanding literary merit in which children or young people deal in a positive and realistic way with difficulties in their world and grow emotionally and morally. The award has been given annually since 1943. Josette Frank, the editor of anthologies for children, served for many years as the Executive Director of the Child Study Association of America of which this committee was a part.https://educate.bankstreet.edu/cbc_awards/1001/thumbnail.jp
Interview with Matt Mendez
No full textMatt Mendez, author of Twitching Heart, a collection of short stories, and Barely Missing Everythin
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