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    Classroom Publishing by Laurie King
    kylebrittain, May 29, 2011
    Classroom Publishing is an invaluable resource for teachers who wish to give their students fun, challenging, and ultimately meaningful work. The book teaches students how their own ideas can be refined, improved upon, and finally published. Witnessing the gestation and birth of an idea can be incredibly empowering for the student who may have previously felt disenfranchised. This exhaustively researched and well-written book lays the groundwork for a new mode teaching that allows students to engage each other through participation in the publishing process. The book contains everything an instructor needs to teach students about publishing, from acquisitions to marketing and promotion. Also included are moving stories featuring real-world examples of classroom publishing and the impact it has had on the lives of students. This book is highly recommended for K-12 teachers and students.
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    Lincolns Daughter by Tony Wolk
    kylebrittain, April 28, 2011
    Lincoln’s Daughter is the third installment in Tony Wolk’s Lincoln trilogy--a series that began with Abraham Lincoln’s mysterious appearance in 1950s Illinois. While I have not read Good Friday (the second book in the series), I found this book to be just as engaging and historically fascinating as Wolk’s first Lincoln book, A Novel Life. The success of that novel is largely due to Wolk’s skill and sensitivity in portraying the relationship between Abraham Lincoln and Joan Matcham (the woman with whom Lincoln fathers this novel’s titular daughter). However, in this novel, Lincoln and Matcham never interact--instead we are treated to the journey through time of Matcham’s new husband, a Lincoln scholar, and the Matcham family’s desperate quest to find him. Although Wolk is working in the genres of historical- and science-fiction, the novel’s emphasis is clearly on its well-drawn characters--about whom Wolk obviously cares deeply. Lincoln’s Daughter is a quick, engaging read and well worth your time. I would recommend this book for readers interested in Abraham Licoln, readers of historical fiction, and anyone who appreciates well-crafted, wise, and subtle storytelling.
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    Ricochet River by Robin Cody
    kylebrittain, March 03, 2011
    As a former small-town adolescent (in Colorado, not Oregon), I was amazed by the precision and depth with which Cody writes about kids coming-of-age in insular, often-stifling rural environments. Cody captures the ennui of small town life better than just about any writer, and his three-dimensional characters are often reminiscent of J.D. Salinger’s. There’s a lot to like here—especially the character of Jesse, an impulsive Native-American transfer student. Cody also writes about weighty, potentially controversial (for younger students, anyway) issues such as race and sexuality with great care and sensitivity. Although Ricochet River’s primary demographic is probably high school students, this is a novel with universal appeal. Reading the novel as an adult provoked feelings of nostalgia for my childhood (as well as relief that I’ll never have to do it again). Ricochet River would make a great gift for any intelligent and introspective teenager.
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    Oregon at Work 1859 to 2009 by Art Ayre, Tom Fuller
    kylebrittain, March 03, 2011
    Oregon at Work is a phenomenal book, and a must have all history-minded Oregonians. The book uses written and oral histories to tell the story of Oregon’s labor force since statehood. Although this is a work of labor history and non-fiction, I found the stories of Oregon Trail pioneers and their descendants to be as compelling as any fiction written about the era. It was also refreshing to read about the lives of Native- and African-American workers (these narratives tend to be ignored or glossed-over in much of the Oregon history I’ve read). Beyond the well-researched, comprehensive written history of Oregon at Work, the book’s design is excellent. The stark, dramatic black-and-white photographs help bring the book’s many fascinating characters to life. I can’t recommend this book highly enough.
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    Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies A Guide to Language for Fun & Spite by June Casagrande
    kylebrittain, February 27, 2011
    Grammar Snobs are Great Big Meanies is a decent introductory supplement for students of Standard American English grammar. The book’s casual approach makes it an ideal text for people who shudder at the thought of reading a grammar book. However, many of Ms. Casagrande’s explanations of grammar rules are oversimplified—she sometimes writes like she’s out of her element and it shows. Ms. Casagrande writes a grammar column for a Los Angeles Times supplement. As a grammar columnist, she routinely faces challenges from the titular snobs. The book is both a response to the grammar snobs who have attacked Casagrande in the past and an instructive tool for burgeoning grammarians to defend themselves against the “big meanies” who lie in wait with red pens, ready to correct bad grammar wherever it can be found. While the book functions better as a supplement than a main text (due to simplification of material), the prose is well written and frequently very funny. Plenty of pop-culture references pepper this easy-to-follow text; the subject matter is always engaging and approachable. Despite the book’s flaws, I would recommend Grammar Snobs are Great Big Meanies to high school English students for use as a supplemental text as well as to adults who have learned Standard American English grammar but need a light and engaging refresher course.
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    Brew to Bikes Portlands Artisan Economy by Charles Heying
    kylebrittain, February 24, 2011
    Charles Heying (prof. Urban Studies at Portland State University) has published what may be the first academic study of a functioning cultural economy. “Brews to Bikes” (Ooligan Press) presents the artisan economy as a valid alternative to the Fordist economic model. Three key features of a Fordist economy are: the standardization of the product, the use of Special-purpose tools and/or equipment via the assembly line, and the elimination of skilled labor in direct production. Contrast this with what Heying describes as features of an artisan economy: “local self-reliant enterprise, reinvestment in social and ecological infrastructure, lower transaction costs through shorter chains of accountability, higher trust levels between producer and patron, and importantly, the commitment to the maxim ‘less is more’.” Clearly, this is an academic book, but it is by no means dry. Heying is a great writer whose voice (which is often humorous) leaps off the page. The working examples of artisans in Portland are also compelling and well researched. Although “Brew to Bikes” is a study of Portland, it is more importantly a clarion call for people everywhere to invest in the improvement of their communities.
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    Cataclysms on the Columbia The Great Missoula Floods by John Eliot Allen, Marjorie Burns, Scott Burns
    kylebrittain, February 24, 2011
    "Cataclysms on the Columbia: The Great Missoula Floods" tells story of an exceedingly large geological event that began when an ice-impounded lake in Montana began to melt. When the water level rose high enough, the ice dam broke and a colossal volume of water was rapidly unleashed. This flood created the striking channeled scablands of Eastern Washington. "Cataclysms" is also the story of geologist J Harlen Bretz, who first posited the cataclysmic flood hypothesis. Bretz began postulating his theory in a hostile academic period, when uniformitarianism was the dominant paradigm. The authors of Cataclysms tell the Bretz’s thrilling biography, detailing the history of his research, his critics and his eventual vindication. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this book for anyone interest in the geology of the Pacific Northwest. Three authors working on separate sections wrote the book, but it feels like an organic whole; John Elliot Allen, Marjorie Burns, and Scott Burns each have distinct voices and perspectives, but all show a profound respect for the work and legacy of Bretz. This book, with its detailed maps and photographs, also serves as an indispensible tour guide for anyone interested in visiting the areas around the Columbia and Grand Coulee rivers.
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