Ed Spicer teaches first grade students at North Ward Elementary School in Allegan, Michigan. He has
served on numerous American Library Association committees including the Michael L. Printz Committee
and the Caldecott Committee. Spicer gives presentations on books to schools, universities, libraries,
and other organizations. In 2010, he was a featured speaker for the Texas Library Association, discussing
his life as a homeless teen and the role libraries played and continue to play in his life. Spicer recently published an article on nonfiction and the Common Core and hosted a webinar for School Library Journalon Boys and Reading. Currently he is writing many more new curriculum guides about amazing scientists.
Find him on Facebook (spicyreads). His website address is: www.spicyreads.org. Send email to:
info@spicyreads.org.
Bena Hartman is the author of two children's books, jasmine Can and September's Big Assignment. She
was a former classroom teacher and university professor of reading education. She is currently working
on a picture book called An Elephant Size Dream.
Kristina Rouech is an Assistant Professor of Education at Central Michigan University. She earned her
Ph.D. in reading and language arts with a cognate in children's literature from Oakland University. Her
current areas of interest are reading aloud, questioning strategies, and teacher training.
Rhonda Turner is an educator for Battle Creek Public Schools. She graduated from Western Michigan
University with a bachelor's degree in science and has been a classroom teacher for 15 years.
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Recommended Citation
Spicer, Ed; Turner, Rhonda; Hartman, Bena; and Rouech, Kristina
(2014)
"The Well-Stocked Bookshelf: Reviews of Books for Young Adults,"
Michigan Reading Journal: Vol. 46:
Iss.
2, Article 11.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/mrj/vol46/iss2/11
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