Serials
Winter Travizzle by Carla Birnberg
Chapter 1 — Published Monday, February 8
Rose and Michael return in time for the Vancouver winter games. In the first of a three-part series, our duo travels to the French Alps – circa 1924.
Chapter 2 — Published Monday, February 15
Rose and Michael fast forward in time five decades and meet a figure skating sweetheart with bobbed hair.
Chapter 3 — Published Monday, February 22
Winter Travizzle concludes as the duo learns a new take on what it means to be an athlete.
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Fall Travizzle by Carla Birnberg
Illustrations by Mary Sullivan
Chapter 1 — Published Monday, October 5
Eighth-graders Rose and Michael travel back to the 1930s to meet an astronomer.
Chapter 2 — Published Monday, October 12
Rose learns what it means to be athletic – and that soccer and kickball are not the only sports.
Chapter 3 — Published Monday, October 19
Michael challenges a bully and learns empathy in the process.
Chapter 4 — Published Monday, October 26
Rose and Michael plan a Halloween party for some very special guests.
Chapter 5 — Published Monday, November 2
Michael’s mom arranges an ambulance ride along for the pair, who discover the importance of CPR.
Chapter 6 — Published Monday, November 9
Rose learns the importance of eating healthy from “Michael, but not Michael.”
Chapter 7 — Published Monday, November 16
Michael Milk Carton and Ms. Rose Cola Can teach the importance
of eating and recycling while babysitting cousins.
Chapter 8 — Published Monday, November 23
This installment of Travizzle ends with Rose and Michael organizing a fundraiser for the local food bank.
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Edgar Allan Poe Series
Arthur Garfield Learned (1872-1959). A portrait of Edgar Allan Poe, undated. Image courtesy of the Harry Ransom Center.
Inspired by Poe — Published Wednesday, October 14
The rules for our Get Inspired! Edgar Allan Poe contest published. Entry due date is Friday, Nov. 6.
Annabel Lee by Poe — Published Wednesday, October 21
In honor of the Harry Ransom Center’s Poe exhibition, we will publish the poem Annabel Lee.
The Raven by Poe — Published Wednesday, October 28
Our Poe series continues — this time with The Raven. This is the last in the series and then it is “nevermore.”
Inspired by Poe Winners — Published Wednesday, November 18
See the winners of our Edgar Allan Poe contest.
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Hispanic Heritage by Flannery Bope
Chapter 1 – Published Monday, September 14
The first installment focuses on the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court: Sonia Sotomayor.
Chapter 2 – Published Monday, September 21
Albert Pujols is not only a baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals, he is also a Dominican Republican immigrant and a Down Syndrome advocate.
Chapter 3 – Published Monday, September 28
The final chapter focuses on astronaut Jose Hernandez. The child of migrant workers, Hernandez is the first person to twitter from outer space in Spanish.
