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News & Notes – 3/29/14

News & Notes – 3/29/14

News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, giveaways on this and other blogs, and other cool stuff. Books & Ebooks in the News: “Prisoners in Britain denied books, authors launch protest” (Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times) Amazon… Read more »

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Great Books for Ages 7-11 and Up

Great Books for Ages 7-11 and Up

Snow Treasure, by Marie McSwigan During World War II, Norway sought to protect its gold reserves from the threatened Nazi invasion by shipping millions of dollars’ worth of gold bars to Britain and America. After the invasion, the Norwegian freighter Bomma arrived in Baltimore carrying a cargo of Norwegian gold…. Read more »

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