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Way of the Forked Stick
by
Billy C. Clark, Longwood College Writer-in-Residence and Editor of
Virginia Writing
This novel, based on Clark's impoverished but colorful childhood in the Appalachian region of eastern Kentucky in the 1930s, "vividly conveys the down-home spirit of a lost way of life. Clark shows how a young boy unaware of supposed misfortune enjoyed life through the blessing of imagination." Clark, who has written 11 other books, is the founding editor of the twice-yearly journal Virginia Writing, winner of 15 national awards. Published by University of Tennessee Press. Request:
Stories
and Activities for Learning Question Forms
by
Gayle H. Daly, Instructor of Communication Disorders, and Susan H.
McGlothlin
This is a resource book for speech-language pathologists working with children with expressive language disorders. The book targets syntactic skills necessary for question formation. Published by Thinking Publications. Victorian
Publishing and Mrs. Gaskell's Work
by
Dr. Linda K. Hughes and Dr. Michael Lund, Professor of English
This is a "re-evaluation on issues pertaining to the Victorian literary marketplace." Elizabeth
Gaskell (1810-1865) was a respected writer whose "high standing in
Victorian society allowed her to effect change in conventional ideology."
Dr. Lund and Dr. Hughes, of Texas Christian University, co-wrote The
Victorian Serial and have collaborated for 20 years, and
Dr. Lund is the author of Reading Thackeray and America's Continuing
Story: An Introduction to Serial Fiction, 1850-1900. Published by
University Press of Virginia.
Teaching
Learners with Mild Disabilities:
Integrating
Research and Practice (Second Edition)
by
Dr. Ruth Lyn Meese, Associate Professor of Special Education
This revised edition "links theory and research with actual classroom practice," Dr. Meese says. "Every chapter is related to hypothetical teachers and students at the elementary school level and at the middle and high school level. Each chapter was updated to include current research and practice and has a 'Web Watch' box connecting the reader to related information on the Web." She also is the author of Teaching Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. Published by Wadsworth/Thomson Learning. Four-Pan
Algebra Balance:
Modeling Integers and Equations
Dr.
Gary T. Nelson, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education
This resource book for students and teachers in grades 6-12 offers units on algebraic concepts and activities involving a device called a four-pan balance. The apparatus four pans and a main balance that uses weights consisting of chips and canisters provides a "unique way to model and explore, at the concrete level, the concepts and procedures related to whole numbers, integers, equations, and inequalities." Published by the Cuisenaire Company of America. The
Fictional World of William Hoffman
edited
by Dr. William L. Frank, Professor Emeritus of English
This is the first critical assessment of Hoffman, author of 11 novels and four short-story collections. Dr. Frank, former dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, is a longtime friend of Hoffman, who lives at Charlotte Courthouse and is a past winner of Longwood's John Dos Passos Prize for Literature. Among the contributors are Dr. Martha Cook and Dr. Gordon Van Ness of the English faculty, and the back cover photograph was taken by David Jarrett, a Longwood staff member. Published by University of Missouri Press. The
Criminal Justice System:
Alternative Measures
edited
by Dr. James F. Hodgson, Associate Professor of Sociology
This collection of articles "focuses on the concept of social justice versus social control and asks the question 'Are there other ways to control or reduce crime beyond hiring more police officers and building more prisons?,'" says Dr. Hodgson. Contributors include Dr. William Burger, Dr. Larry Hlad and Dr. Deborah Kelley of the sociology faculty. Published by Canadian Scholars Press.
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