ClydeR
07-10-2010, 10:58 AM
A biography of the former Alaska governor and self-described "mama grizzly" is set for release in September by Christian book publisher Zondervan.
"Speaking Up: The Sarah Palin Story," is one in a series of biographies aimed at 9- to 12-year-old readers. Others feature 2007 Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow and U2 frontman Bono.
Kathleen Kerr, an acquisitions editor for Zondervan's Zonderkidz division, said the subjects are prominent figures who children hear about in the news and role models for tweens who are "working for the betterment of the world in which we live and who are motivated primarily by their Christian faith."
More... (http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ib-jFdgIfLEsyELELGNa2PSKYA4wD9GRQM3G5)
You definitely need to buy this book for your impressionable kids. It's probably going to be a bigger hit than those Twilight novels, which some of us think should be banned.
Roberta Combs, president of the Christian Coalition of America, which called for a ban on the Potter series, says she's considering a similar campaign against Twilight because even though it's pro-abstinence, it's also pro-vampires.
She says vampires are definitely not good role models, and she blames Hollywood.
More... (http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2010-07-07-eclipse07_CV_N.htm)
To summarize this week's book news, Palin is a good role model. Vampires are bad role models.
"Speaking Up: The Sarah Palin Story," is one in a series of biographies aimed at 9- to 12-year-old readers. Others feature 2007 Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow and U2 frontman Bono.
Kathleen Kerr, an acquisitions editor for Zondervan's Zonderkidz division, said the subjects are prominent figures who children hear about in the news and role models for tweens who are "working for the betterment of the world in which we live and who are motivated primarily by their Christian faith."
More... (http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ib-jFdgIfLEsyELELGNa2PSKYA4wD9GRQM3G5)
You definitely need to buy this book for your impressionable kids. It's probably going to be a bigger hit than those Twilight novels, which some of us think should be banned.
Roberta Combs, president of the Christian Coalition of America, which called for a ban on the Potter series, says she's considering a similar campaign against Twilight because even though it's pro-abstinence, it's also pro-vampires.
She says vampires are definitely not good role models, and she blames Hollywood.
More... (http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2010-07-07-eclipse07_CV_N.htm)
To summarize this week's book news, Palin is a good role model. Vampires are bad role models.