A Million Shades of Gray Cynthia Kadohata All Y’Tin ever wanted was to be an elephant handler, and at thirteen, he is the youngest handler in his Dega village. He has big dreams of one day opening a training school for elephant handlers, the would-be first in Vietnam. But war […]
How to get model’s legs By Veronica MacDonald An Accidental Anthropologist Most people fantasize about running away with the circus. But when it comes down to it, there are very few circus jobs that are really desirable. It’s not the clown that hurls through the ring of fire at top […]
Children’s Book Reviews by Andrea Dochney of The Oakland Public Library The Exceptionally, Extraordinarily, Ordinary First Day of School By: Albert Lorenz Perfect for any student with a wild, fun imagination, this book recounts a child’s former school to his current school librarian. With time machines, castles and worm lunches, […]
“For years the Ramapo Bergen Animal Refuge has been our workplace, our life, our heart and our home away from home, but more importantly it has been the temporary home and sanctuary to hundreds of starved, abandoned, abused, neglected and simply just forgotten animals. Today as we walked through the […]
Laura Skandera Trombley. Mark Twain’s Other Woman: The Hidden Story of His Final Years. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. As reviewed by Ted Odenwald With the voluminous collection of information regarding Samuel Clemens/Mark Twain’s life, one would hardly expect any mysteries. Yet Professor Laura Skandera Trombley has dedicated sixteen […]
Oakland resident, Cassandra Ondich, Indian Hills H.S.class of 2006, is exhibiting her illustrations at the Paramus Public Library through Monday, August 31st. But if you can’t get there to see her beautiful work we thought we could show you here. At Indian Hills Cassandra took all art classes directed under […]
