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...are part of their classroom curriculum. McCormick is the author of the National Book Award Finalist Sold, My Brothera s Keeper and Cut and has worked on numerous freelance journalism projects. Formerly an adjunct professor of journalism at...

In this article: Harding University, Roland Smith, Peak, New School University, My Louisiana Sky, and When Zachary Beaver Came to Town

...branches: "We provide alternatives. You make the choices." Metro State's Adams downplays concerns about the darker fare. She cites "Cut," Patricia McCormick's novel about compulsive self-mutilation, a disorder found in some adolescents.

In this article: David Levithan, Scholastic, Twilight, and Judy Blume

...National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Speaker Biography: Patricia McCormick is the author of the several acclaimed novels, including "Cut", "My Brother's Keeper" and "Sold "(Hyperion, 2006). She researched "Sold" by traveling to India...

In this article: Patricia McCormick, National Book Award, Sold, Washington, D.C., New York City, and Nepal

...My Closet. His latest is The Bravest Knight. Children 4:20 p.m. Signing 10 a.m. Patricia McCormick is the author of several novels, including Cut, My Brother's Keeper and Sold. Her books have been honored as National Book Award finalists and...

In this article: Daniel Silva, National Book Award, Lincoln, Skippyjon Jones, Deborah Crombie, David M. Kennedy, and Jack Prelutsky

In a commentary, the English-language state newspaper China Daily wrote: "China's over-reliance on fossil fuel and the low efficiency of its industry means there will be no substantial cut in the number of miners - seven million. "But...

In this article: Coal, China, Fossil fuel, China Daily, Inner Mongolia, and Hong Kong

...books.' ... You might cut a lot of things out. You might cut out a toy. You're not going to cut out a book," says Scholastic's president of book fairs, Alan Boyko. The fairs not only reaffirm what's popular, but anticipate the hits.

In this article: Scholastic Corporation, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Hannah Montana, and Revenue

...of Scholastic Press focusing on new voices and new authors. PUSH publishes edgier material for young adults and is where Patricia McCormick got her start with 2002's Cut . In an interview with Barnes & Noble, Levithan claimed that he...

In this article: David Levithan, Scholastic Corporation, Boy Meets Boy, The Baby-sitters Club, Knopf Books, Barnes & Noble, and John Green

...officers and shrink dropout, drug-prevention and preschool programs. Programs for English-language learning and special education also could take cuts, Horne added. Gubernatorial spokesman Paul Senseman said Brewer favors a mix of cuts...

In this article: Jan Brewer, Arizona, Department of Education, Revenue, Tax, Arizona Board of Regents, University of Arizona, and Northern Arizona University

...report says. Money earmarked for smaller classes, better teachers and programs for English language learners, was used to pay for shortfalls created by the Bloomberg administration's budget cuts last year, the report charges. Albany...

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Liu Blames Bloomberg for School Cuts Here's John Liu at a protest on the City Hall steps this afternoon, speaking out against Michael Bloomberg's proposed cuts to English Language Learner's programs. In this clip, Liu says that the blame...

In this article: Eliot Spitzer, Michael Bloomberg, E mail, Beijing, and New York City