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The Great American Read: The Sun Also Rises
The Great American Read is a new eight-part series from PBS that explores and celebrates the power of reading, told through America’s 100 best-loved novels. Join the conversation with PBS and WUCF! Read the list of 100 books.Vote for your favorite.Share your love of reading using #GreatReadPBS. The series returns to WUCF on September 11…
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The Great American Read: The Outsiders
The Great American Read is a new eight-part series from PBS that explores and celebrates the power of reading, told through America’s 100 best-loved novels. Join the conversation with PBS and WUCF! Read the list of 100 books.Vote for your favorite.Share your love of reading using #GreatReadPBS. The series returns to WUCF on September 11…
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The Great American Read: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
The Great American Read is a new eight-part series from PBS that explores and celebrates the power of reading, told through America’s 100 best-loved novels. Join the conversation with PBS and WUCF! Read the list of 100 books.Vote for your favorite.Share your love of reading using #GreatReadPBS. The series returns to WUCF on September 11…
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The Great American Read: The Giver
The Great American Read is a new eight-part series from PBS that explores and celebrates the power of reading, told through America’s 100 best-loved novels. Join the conversation with PBS and WUCF! Read the list of 100 books.Vote for your favorite.Share your love of reading using #GreatReadPBS. The series returns to WUCF on September 11…
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A Conversation with Jeff Zentner
Jeff Zentner is the author of The Serpent King, which received the William Morris Award for best young adult debut book and appears on the 2017–18 Florida Teens Read list. He is also the author of Goodbye Days, published in 2017. Zentner’s writing career began as a songwriter. He is an accomplished guitarist and singer, having…
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A Conversation with Sharon Robinson
Sharon Robinson is the author of The Hero Two Doors Down, based on a true story about her father, Jackie Robinson, and eight-year old Dodgers fan, Steve Satlow. The Hero Two Doors Down, on the Sunshine State Young Readers Award list for grades 3–5, is a story about baseball, friendship and breaking racial barriers. Robinson…
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10 Excellent Works of Adult Fiction from 2017
As 2017 draws to a close, we take this time to reflect on some of the best books of the year. Social media, migration, gender inequality, love and loss were all hallmarks of 2017 and these issues are all reflected in this year’s literature. Dive on in to some of the best works of 2017…
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Asimov—A Pillar of Science Fiction: Part 4 (Foundation)
Foundation is not only an essential part of the Asimov saga, but also one of the most important pieces of fiction of the 20th Century. The original trilogy’s influence penetrated the barrier of the science fiction community. It has been cited by economists, politicians and psychologists as a significant work to their professional development. The 2008…
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Asimov—A Pillar of Science Fiction: Part 3 (Empire)
The Empire series is the shortest and does little to advance the saga as a whole. Instead, each book for this sequence has its own independent story. They are vignettes, depicting a Galactic Empire in the process of becoming established, and the turmoil that is experienced by those living under its extensive rule. “Asimov's Galactic…
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Asimov—A Pillar of Science Fiction: Part 2 (Robots)
The Three Laws of Robotics A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. A robot must protect its own existence as long as…
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