I woke up, and realized today was the 30th of December. Yikes! That means... that... tomorrow... is New Year's Eve! *Gasp* Where did the year go? Who knows... but I'd say for the most part, my year was well spent. How about you? Well, I…
Alright guys, our next discussion will be this Friday. We'll be finishing up the first section, which means the last four parts are officially assigned today. So read through "The Jesse Owens Incident," "The Other Side of Sandpaper," "The Smell of Friendship," and "The Heavyweight…
On to the next section!-In this part of the book, we spend a lot of time with Rosa Hubermann. -What do you think of Rosa? How well do you think she and Liesel will interact later on in the book?-We get a bare taste of…
More Book Thief discussion, here we come! Here we'll discuss the 4th section of the book, The Kiss (A Childhood Decision Maker).In this section, Liesel describes a select few of the people in her neighborhood. We learn about Rudy Steiner, Frau Diller, Tommy Muller, and…
In 2006, then-editor Steve Smith of The Spokesman-Review had the idea of starting a publication for an often forgotten audience: teenagers. The Vox Box was a continuation of the Vox, an all-student staffed newspaper published by The Spokesman-Review. High school student journalists who staffed the Vox made all content decisions as they learn about the trade of journalism. This blog's mission was to give students an opportunity to publish their voices. The Vox Box and the Vox wrapped up in June 2009, but you can follow former staffers' new blog at http://voxxiez.blogspot.com.
