by Annie Boochever | Mar 19, 2020 | Event
It’s only been three short weeks since my visit to Fairbanks, compliments of the Tanana Valley League of Women Voters. But the pre-coronavirus world seems like ages ago. Featured Speaker at Noel Wien Library and Fairbanks’ Schools Monday evening, Feb. 24th, I...
by Annie Boochever | Feb 8, 2020 | Awards, Fighter in Velvet Gloves
The books that appear in Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People list are annotated and were evaluated and selected by a Book Review Committee appointed by National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and assembled in cooperation with the Children’s Book...
by Annie Boochever | Feb 6, 2020 | Awards, Fighter in Velvet Gloves
Are you looking for best books by or about American Indians? First Nations? American Indians in Children’s Literature chose Fighter in Velvet Gloves: Alaska Civil Rights Hero Elizabeth Peratrovich for Best Books Published in 2019! “A primary purpose of...
by Annie Boochever | Nov 18, 2019 | Awards, Fighter in Velvet Gloves
I was so pleased and excited to receive this notification in my in-box yesterday. “Congratulations on receiving Top Honors. Each year Literary Classics recognizes the most distinguished books for children and young adults through their International and Top...
by Annie Boochever | Nov 13, 2019 | Awards, Fighter in Velvet Gloves
I didn’t know how rigorous publication with a University Press would be until I began working with the University of Alaska Press on Fighter in Velvet Gloves: Alaska Civil Rights Hero Elizabeth Peratrovich. This is an enlightening article about that process,...
