March Book Selection!

The Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman by Marc Tyler Nobleman and illustrated by Ross McDonald

Here is a brief synopsis from the publisher:

JERRY SIEGEL AND Joe Shuster, two misfit teens in Depression-era Cleveland, were more like Clark Kent—meek, mild, and myopic—than his secret identity, Superman. Both boys escaped into the worlds of science fiction and pulp magazine adventure tales. Jerry wrote stories, and Joe illustrated them. In 1934, they created a superhero who was everything they were not. It was four more years before they convinced a publisher to take a chance on their Man of Steel in a new format—the comic book. The author includes a provocative afterword about Jerry and Joe’s long struggle with DC Comics when they realized they had made a mistake in selling all rights to Superman for a mere $130!

This is great picture book biography! Very readable. I found out some things I never knew about the comic I grew up with. Very interesting read! I can't wait to discuss this book at our next book club meeting on Tuesday, April 7th! In the meantime, take a look at the DC Universe website at http://dccomics.com/dcu/

Peggy Gifford Interview

When our book club met on Tuesday, March 3rd. we had our phone interview with Peggy Gifford, author of February's pick Moxy Maxwell does Not Love Writing Thank-You Notes. It was so exciting! Our group was packed into my little office to have our phone interview over the intercom.
The kids had some very thoughtful questions for the author. Did you know that Peggy wanted to be a very famous movie star when she was a kid? It seems that Peggy has a a lot of Moxy and that Moxy has a lot Peggy! We learned all about Peggy's writing process. The book club also had some great suggestions for Moxy's List of 211 Possible Career Paths. A penguin keeper? How about giving pirate tours? Just to name a few. Peggy was extremely gracious to do a telephone interview with our book club. Thank you, Peggy!! The kids were so enthusiastic and could not believe that the author actually took the time to talk to them! And oh, they loved the book too!