Emily Bazelon's new book is Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy.For The Daily Beast, she named her five favorite coming-of-age stories. One title on the list:
Moon Over ManifestRead about the other books on the list.
by Clare Vanderpool
This is one of the best books I’ve listened to with my kids and husband. Another Newbury winner, it unfurls as a historical detective story,moving back and forth between the Depression-era present in the made-up town of Manifest, Kansas, and the World War I past a generation earlier. In the audio version, different actors read various characters’ voices, adding to the drama. I especially love the relationship between the girl narrator, Abilene Tucker, and Miss Sadie, the wise older seer of Manifest. Their bond shows, without ever having to tell, what a lost child can gain in love and knowledge from someone who takes on the role of adoptive grandparent.
Read "Don’t Be a Bystander: How to teach kids to step in and stop bullies in their tracks" by Emily Bazelon.
Writers Read: Emily Bazelon (September 2007).
--Marshal Zeringue
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