True Colors Annual Conference XIX
Celebrating Our Allies
Friday, March 16 & Saturday, March 17, 2012
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North East Digital Village
The Reading Room
Welcome to the Library at the North East Digital Village!! You'll find books, magazines, stories and other written works that we think you will enjoy with a special emphasis on local authors. Bookstores, favorite authors and good places to sit and read! Reading Resources features online resources for learning to read, teaching others to read and improving your own reading abilities as well as sites promoting education. You will find information about local libraries in our children's section, Kids Club House. If you want to make a suggestion, please email us at village@nedv.net
LOCAL AUTHORS
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Too Tall Tina, by Donna Marie (Pitino) Merritt
Tina has grown this summer. Now she's taller than her third-grade classmates...and she doesn't like it one bit! What's so great about being tall anyway? Tina's friends help her discover some terrific things about being tall, and learn math comparison terms (tall, taller, tallest; low, lower, lowest, and so on) along the way. Order on Amazon or go to Kane Press at www.kanepress.com; you'll find it in their Math Matters section.
"If you're interested in wonderful books for wonderful children, this is the place to be. ...[where] we believe that literacy and love of learning are gifts all children deserve." are the opening lines of donnamariebooks.com and we couldn't agree more. Donna Marie (Pitino) Merritt gives us books that build self-esteem and teach a math or science concept at the same time. They are created especially for young children, pre-K to grade 3.
Mrs. Merritt has lived in Watertown, CT for the past 27 years and is the author of 15 children's books. |
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The Iron Bridge, by David Morse
"Maggie Foster attempts to deflect the Industrial Revolution from its destructive path by sabotaging the world's first iron bridge. The bridge, to be built in 1779, is the collaboration of two rival ironmasters, one a Quaker, and the other an armsmaker. Both men become infatuated with Maggie, as she struggles to escape the confines of gender and class so she can tweak the design of the bridge for failure. Maggie's mission is born of desperation. She comes from a future devastated by war and runaway industrialism . . . " |
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Mind Styles™ FAQs Book, by Anthony F. Gregorc
"This book permits the reader to "eavesdrop" on unique conversations between Dr. Gregorc and individuals with various levels of experience with the Mind Styles Model. It provides:fundamental and unusual findings, information on roles, sterotypes and media, answers to hardball questions, issues that other models avoid, and vetted data for intelligent presentations. . . " |
Down Memory Lane: Griswold Residents Revisit Their Past, by Erwin Goldstein & Ted Cyr
The 320-page book is a major work by local residents, Erwin Goldstein and Ted Cyr. Goldstein's gardening column appears in the Bulletin, the Hartford Courant, and the Meriden Record Journal. Co-author Ted Cyr, served for many years as head of the New London County Juvenile System, State of Connecticut. They received a grant from a local bank, the Jewett City Savings Bank that will help publish and market the book. Stories come from local residents, shop-keepers, politicians and town celebrities who tell their experiences in town, during WW2, the Depression, the 1938 hurricane, working in local textile mills and other "life-in-a-small-town" vingettes.
The book can be purchased at the Jewett City Savings Bank, People's Saving Bank, the Town Hall and the Slater Library - all in Jewett City CT. |
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Couldn't Keep It to Myself: Testimonies From Our Imprisoned Sisters, by Wally Lamb (Editor), Women of York Correctional Institution
"For more than three years, Lamb, the best-selling author of "She's Come Undone" and "I Know This Much Is True," has conducted writing workshops at York Correctional Institution in Niantic CT."
Lamb, who was born in Norwich CT, taught at Norwich Free Academy & the University of Connecticut.
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In Janaury 2003, HarperCollins released "Couldn't Keep It To Myself: Testimonies From Our Imprisoned Sisters," a collection of essays written by Lamb students at York Correctional. Contributors often wrote about their backgrounds. Many include stories of childhood abuse. |
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Adventures in Ocean Exploration, From the discovery of the Titanic to the search for Noah's flood by Robert D. Ballard with Malcolm McConnell
A Robert Ballard has pursued a dual career as a marine scientist and a pioneering discoverer, locating scores of wrecks all over the world, including the Titanic and the battleship Bismarck. In this lavishly illustrated chronicle, he uses his most exciting dives as starting points for an odyssey through time, tracing the evolution of ships and navigation from the first reed boats to the nuclear submarines of today. Ballard tells of plunging 12,000 feet to the floor of the Atlantic and finding new life in the superheated water around active volcanoes on the Pacific Seabed. Ballard uses high-end technology and an unmanned submersible to view the Titanic's ghostly hull. |
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The Eternal Darkness, by Robert D. Ballard
Equipped with a doctorate in marine geology and geophysics, and a love of the ocean and its mysteries, Ballard spent three decades at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, through which he participated in more than a hundred deep-sea expeditions. The Eternal Darkness is a personal history from the man who discovered the wreck of the Titanic. He combines science, history, spectacular illustrations and first hand stories for a tale of mysteries in the ocean's depths. Dr. Ballard and his family live in Old Lyme CT. (Learn about Dr. Ballard and the Jason Project) |
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On the Bottom, by Commander Edward Ellsberg
"On the evening of September 25, 1925 the U.S. Navy Submarine S-51 was rammed by the steamship SS City of Rome in open seas off Block Island, Rhode Island, and sank in 132 feet of water, with the loss of 33 lives.
This disaster evoked such a storm of popular indignation against the Navy Department that something had to be done. It was felt that at all costs a determined attempt must be made to raise the S-51, if only to restore public confidence. No vessel had ever been raised from such a depth, and to the technical mind the thing was impossible. . . " |
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Unk's Fiddle, by Steve Burt
"The stories in this book . . . are stories that make people feel good because they are about what is the best of us. They show how, when called upon, we can rise above the concerns of life that so often distract us and do the right thing. These are stories about heroes. Not big, save-the-world heroes; everyday people, real people, who do heroic acts of kindness, caring and compassion." |
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Oh, Solo mia!, by Wendy Burt & Erin Kindberg
"Oh, Solo mia! The Hip Chicks Guide to Fun for One is the essential guide for all women in search of ideas for entertaining themselves after wearing out the resources of the neighborhood Blockbuster. Oh, Solo Mia offers more than 100 creative ideas with attitude for swinging single chicks. Inspirations range from the cheap and tame to the chi-chi and daring, and all are guaranteed to provide hours of entertainment . . . " |
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WORTH READING SOON
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Cooking Up an End to Childhood Hunger: "Today 12 million children in America are not getting the food they need to grow and develop. Research has shown that even brief periods of hunger during a child's developing years can have a devastating impact on the individual. Childhood hunger can permanently retard physical growth, brain development and cognitive functioning. Cooking Up An End to Childhood Hunger in America is a project of the End Hunger Network, in conjunction with Hunger Free America, we are committed to raising the awareness and funds necessary to bring an end to this devastating Crisis." Jeff Bridges, Founder End Hunger Network
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50 Ways to Love Your Country How to Find Your Political Voice and Become a Catalyst for Change, by MoveOn.org
All royalties go to support Moveon.org's work. With introductions by Al Gore, Gail Sheehy, Nancy Pelosi, and the MoveOn team, the book focuses on the best fifty personal stories amongst thousands submitted by MoveOn members. These uplifting stories demonstrate the power of the individual, with tips and resources to turn inspiration into action. They're about ordinary citizens changing laws, getting out the vote, hosting meet ups, and much more. [MORE ABOUT MOVEON.ORG HERE] |
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