10/15/09: Jakob Finn Henning: 20 inches long, 7 lbs. & 3 oz. So there!
Dancing with the Devil and Other Tales from Beyond
VOYA writes, "The stories range from genuinely frightening to gloriously gruesome, but all of them are memorable."
The Lemon Tree Caper: A Mickey Rangel Mystery
Kirkus Reviews calls it a "brisk novella," which it's not, but I'll take it. I mean, it's not a novella, it's a chapter book, a bilingual one at that; the 2nd installment in the Mickey Rangel mystery series.
A Good Long Way (Pinata Books, 2010)
Alicia Sondhi in ForeWord Magazine: "A poignant, brief novel that leaves a lasting impression, A Good Long Way is a meaningful read for teens by an author with a deep understanding of the struggles and rewards of growing up."
The Case of the Pen Gone Missing: A Mickey Rangel Mystery (Piñata Books, 2009)
This book "...will engage intermediate readers in both languages, English and Spanish, and offers multiple possibilities for school projects, group discussions and read-aloud sessions." --Kirkus Reviews ***NOW OUT!!!*** (to order, click on cover above)
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The Whole Sky Full of Stars (Wendy Lamb Books/Random House, 2007)
Junior Library Guild Premier Selection--2007
The Jumping Tree (Delacorte/Random House, 2001)
New York Times Book Review: Patrick Markee: a "warm coming-of-age novel" … Saldaña "immerse[s] the reader in the texture and detail of hardscrabble family life in a Texas border town."
Finding Our Way: Stories (Wendy Lamb Books/Random House, 2003)
My second book, a collection of short fiction, also aimed at the YA market.
About Me
- Rene Saldaña, Jr.
- Originally from Nuevo Peñitas in South Texas (a suburb of Peñitas Viejo), I now live in Lubbock, TX, with my wife Tina; our sons, Lukas, Mikah, and Jakob; our cats ISBN (pronounced Isben), Cotton, and Gordon; our recently adopted dog, Sadie; and our rabbit, Zoe; where I teach at Texas Tech University (in their College of Education).
The Time In Lubbock, Texas Is…
The Time in Jönköping, Sweden is…
Notches on the Reading Stick
- 0704/2011--Lockdown by Walter Dean Myers (must read) juvie, friendship, "out in the world"
- 05/12/2011--The Absolute Value of Mike by Kathryn Erskine (good read!!!) family, homelessness, international adoption
- 04/26/2011--Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King (must read!!) dealing with death of a friend, single father/daughter relationship, alcoholism
- 04/12/2011--Tofu Quilt by Ching Yeung Russell (must read!) poetry, writing, Hong Kong
- 02/25/2011--The Summer of El Pintor by Ofelia Dumas Lachtman (good read!!!) mystery, female sleuth, family
- 12/18/2010--Winter Eyes, poems and paintings by Douglas Florian (good read!!!) winter, poetry, Florian
- 12/17/2010--Across America, I Love You written by Christine Loomis and illustrated by Kate Kiesler (good read!!) poetry, geography, growing up, America
- 12/17/2010--Hot Day on Abbott Avenue written by Karen English and illustrated by Javaka Steptoe (must read!!!) picture book for older readers, friendship, the neighborhood
- 12/17/2010--Swimming Upstream: Middle School Poems by Kristine O'Connell George (must read!) poetry, middle school, friendship
- 12/16/2010--Looking for La Unica by Ofelia Dumas Lachtman (must read!!) mystery, female sleuth, secret messages
- 12/08/2010--You Don't Even Know Me: Stories and Poems about Boys by Sharon Flake (okay read) teen boys, urban fiction, African American
- 12/03/2010--Lawn Boy Returns by Gary Paulsen (must read!!!) short novel, finances, comedy
- 12/02/2010--Strong Right Arm by Michelle Y. Green (must read!!!) biography, baseball, Negro Baseball Leagues, women in sports
- 11/28/2010--Dizzy In Your Eyes by Pat Mora (good read!) poetry, love, friendship
- 11/24/2010--Calvin Coconut: Zoo Breath written by Graham Salisbury and illustrated by Jacqueline Rogers (must read!!!) series, pet ownership, friendship
- 11/23/2010--Jumped by Rita Williams-Garcia (good read!!!) novel, high school girls, girl on girl violence, different points of view
- 11/23/2010--We Could Be Brothers by Drrick Barnes (must read!!!) novel, African American men, community support, gun violence, redemption
- 11/23/2010--Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword written and illustrated by Barry Deutsch (must read!!) graphic novel, Jewish customs, female hero, fantasy
- 11/22/2010--Feynman written by Jim Ottaviani and illustrated by Leland Myrick (must read!!) graphic biography, physics, atomic bomb
- 11/22/2010--More Than Friends: Poems from Him and Her by Sara Holbrook and Allan Wolf (must read!) poetry, poems in voices, love, poetry forms
- 11/21/2010--Level Up written by Gene Luen Yang and illustrated by Thien Pham (must read!) graphic novel, gaming, education, father/son relationship, friendship
- 11/21/2010--Anya's Ghost written and illustrated by Vera Brosgol (must read) graphic novel, supernatural, friendship
- 11/16/2010--Lunch Lady and the Author Visit Vendetta written and illustrated by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (good read) graphic novel, series, quirky super hero
- 11/08/2010--Partly Cloudy: Poems of Love and Longing by Gary Soto (must read) poetry, love poetry, poetry in different personas
- 11/05/2010--Girl Wonder: A Baseball Story in Nine Innings by Deborah Hopkinson, illustrated by Terry Widener (must read!!!) picture book biography, women's rights, baseball
Places To Visit
- Ada, Alma Flor
- ALAN Online
- Alexie, Sherman
- All About Adolescent Literacy
- Anderson, Laurie Halse
- Awesome YA Resource
- Babymouse!
- Bookwink Video Blog
- Brown, Monica
- Children's Book Press
- Cinco Puntos Press
- Cook, Sally
- Crowe, Chris
- Draper, Sharon
- Flake, Sharon
- Glenn, Mel
- Holm, Jennifer
- Larson, Kirby
- Lee & Low Books: Children's Books that Make a Difference
- Lesesne, Teri
- Lewis, J. Patrick
- Long, Loren
- MacPherson, Dwight
- Magic Inkwell Comics
- Morales, Yuyi
- Park, Linda Sue
- Philbrick, Rodman
- Piñata Books/Arte Público Press
- Rafael Lopez
- Roberts, Diane !!!
- Salisbury, Graham
- Smith, Cynthia Leitich
- Smith, Jr., Charles R.
- Stead, Rebecca
- Teenreads.com Reviews
- Trueman, Terry
- Vardell, Sylvia
- Venkatraman, Padma T. (blog)
- Venkatraman, Padma T. (web site)
- Wong, Janet
- Zusak, Markus
2 comments:
He is super cute!! I'm so happy for you!!!
As for the project our group is done and ready to present. I have the script ready for my autobiography and am going to start looking for pictures. I haven't really started anything else yet. :(
I hope baby and momma are both doing well!!! Congratulations!!
Lynda Medlin
Congratulations!! He's adorable!
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