There’s a certain sublime beauty one sometimes encounters in the course of reading or doing research. Scholars know the feeling of immersion into a pool of sources so deep that one cannot dive deep enough to find all of that is in the pool, yet the diving itself takes on a certain special joy. This happened to me this week, as a circle completed itself. I was taking the opportunity to read Kwame Alexander’s novel in verse, The Crossover , which won the Newbery Award for the best in children’s literature this past year. Mr. Alexander is visiting UNCG and Bookmarks in September, a visit I am pleased to recommend and coordinate. Our Libraries’ annual children’s book author and storyteller series is near and dear to my heart, and I always enjoy putting it together. When I finished The Crossover , which is a superb book for readers of any age to dive into, I read a blurb at the end from Ashley Bryan, two-time winner of the Coretta Scott K...
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