#Deborah Hopkinson

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World War II Close Up: They Saved the Stallions: Read an Excerpt

Award-winning author Deborah Hopkinson deftly brings to life the thrilling true story of the desperate fight to save the world-famous Spanish Riding School in Vienna and its beloved Lipizzaner horses during World War II.

In the closing months of World War II, American bombs rained down on Nazi Germany and its territories, including Austria.

As glass shattered around them in Vienna, an ordinary-looking horse named Nero and his stable mates, the dancing white Lipizzaner stallions of the famed Spanish Riding School, quiver and shake in fear. But they do not panic. Somehow, they sense the school's director, dedicated horseman Alois Podhajsky, will do everything he can to keep them safe.

Yet Alois can't do it alone. And in the chaotic last days of the war, as their fate becomes more uncertain than ever, Nero will play a key role in helping Alois appeal for aid from an unlikely ally -- America.

But time is running out. It will take a daring band of American soldiers -- along with horse lovers from opposing sides -- to pull off a secret mission to save the Lipizzaners from certain destruction. United by their love of horses, these unsung heroes risked their lives to preserve the majesty of this rare breed for generations to come.

Join the ride as critically acclaimed author Deborah Hopkinson brings to life the exhilarating true story of Operation Cowboy and the miraculous survival of the Spanish Riding School. Featuring rare family photos and told for the first time for young readers, They Saved the Stallions is bound to please every history fan and horse lover.

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I can’t explain to you guys how it feels to be obsessed with the specific taste of the tap water from your kitchen sink, only to realize that the words that you use to describe how good the water tastes are the same words people used to describe the water from The Broad Street Pump from the 1854 London Cholera Epidemic.

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A List of Suzanne Collins Interviews

A list of interviews Suzanne Collins has given over the years, specifically related to The Hunger Games series and movies. Please use as a reference or to explore. If I'm missing any, please feel free to send me a link and I'll add it in!

Print Interviews

2008 School Library Journal Interview

May 2009 "An Interview with Suzanne Collins" by James Blasingame

September 2009 Interview by Deborah Hopkinson

2010 Entertainment Weekly Interview

August 2010 School Library Journal Interview

March 2012 Entertainment Weekly Interview

Scholastic Interview

2013 Time Magazine Interview

2018 10-year anniversary edition interview

May 2020 TBOSAS Interview

Video Interviews

Scholastic Interview

2009 Bibliostar Interview

2009 Borders Interview with readers

2010 Scholastic Interview

November 2023 TBOSAS Interview

Bonus!

Suzanne Collins reads first chapter of Mockingjay

Suzanne Collins reads from TBOSAS

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books (assuming it’s okay to submit more than one):

Ángeles Vicente, Zezé (1909)

Rosa Guy, Ruby (1976)

Deborah Hautzig, Hey, Dollface (1978)

Samuel R. Delany, Tales of Nevèrÿon (1979)

Elizabeth A. Lynn, Watchtower (1979)

Nancy Garden, Annie on My Mind (1982)

Alice Walker, The Color Purple (1982)

John Preston, Franny, the Queen of Provincetown (1983)

Samuel R. Delany, Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand (1984)

Timothy Findley, Not Wanted on the Voyage (1984)

Jeanette Winterson, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (1985)

Chrystos, Not Vanishing (1988)

Ian Iqbal Rashid, Black Markets, White Boyfriends, and Other Elisions (1991)

Crìsdean Whyte (Christopher Whyte), Uirsgeul / Myth (1991)

Carlos Sanrune, El gladiador de Chueca (1992)

Tom Lennon, When Love Comes to Town (1993)

Fernanda Farias de Albuquerque and Maurizio Jannelli, Princesa (1994)

Qiu Miaojin, Notes of a Crocodile (1994)

Shyam Selvadurai, Funny Boy (1994)

Gregory Maguire, Wicked (1995)

Christos Tsiolkas, Loaded (1995)

Nina Revoyr, The Necessary Hunger (1997)

Lola Van Guardia (Isabel Franc), Con pedigree (1997)

Tom Lennon, Crazy Love (1999)

Micheál Ó Conghaile, Sna Fir (1999)

Laurie J. Marks, Fire Logic (2002)

Nalo Hopkinson, The Salt Roads (2003)

Esdras Parra, Aún no (2004)

Barry McCrea, The First Verse (2005)

Manuel Tzoc, Gay(o) (2010)

Tama Wise, Street Dreams (2012)

Dane Figueroa Edidi, Yemaya’s Daughters (2013)

Jamie Berrout, Otros Valles (2014)

Niviaq Korneliussen, Homo sapienne (2014)

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, This Accident of Being Lost (2016)

Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler, Wrist (2016)

Trifonia Meliba Obono, La bastarda (2016)

Sofia Samatar, The Winged Histories (2016)

Kai Cheng Thom, Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars (2016)

jia qing wilson-yang, Small Beauty (2016)

Billy-Ray Belcourt, This Wound Is a World (2017)

Elliot Cooper, Rogue Wolf (2017)

Kevin Lambert, Querelle de Roberval (2018)

Joshua Whitehead, Jonny Appleseed (2018)

Masande Ntshanga, Triangulum (2019)

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies (2020)

Tlotlo Tsamaase, The Silence of the Wilting Skin (2020)

Bendi Barrett, Empire of the Feast (2022)

Simon Jimenez, The Spear Cuts Through Water (2022)

Kōtuku Titihuia Nuttall, Tauhou (2022)

if you’d rather keep it to one book at a time: Samuel R. Delany, Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand (1984).

Thank you so much for this fantastic list! They're all queued.

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This Little Golden Book about Betty White—television star, comedian, animal lover, and game show competitor—is a celebration of the beloved woman! A great read-aloud for young girls and boys—as well as their parents and grandparents who grew up watching Betty on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Golden Girls.

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Evidence! How Dr. John Snow Solved the Mystery of Cholera by Deborah Hopkinson,  illustrated by Nik Henderson

Evidence! How Dr. John Snow Solved the Mystery of Cholera by Deborah Hopkinson,  illustrated by Nik Henderson. Alfred A. Knopf, 2024. 9780593426814 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book?  Infusing this picture book on the history of cholera with a sense of heart-pounding urgency, Hopkinson and Henderson create a…

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On a Summer Night by Deborah Hopkinson, illustrated by Kenard Pak

On a Summer Night by Deborah Hopkinson, illustrated by Kenard Pak. Chronicle Books, 2024. 9781797200132 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? This beautifully designed book takes place in the wee hours of a hot summer’s night. Narrated in the second person, the voice says that you’re in bed, it’s hot, and you wake…

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May 2023 Wrap-Up

Rereads

The Chalet School at War/Elinor M. Brent-Dyer (Chalet School #15) (mg school adventure fiction)

School for One/Judith Weil (ya realistic Jewish fiction)

5 stars

Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt/Deborah Hopkinson, illustrated by James Ransome (historical fiction picture book)

Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood/Nathan Hale (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales #4) (mg historical non-fiction graphic novel)

4.5 stars

The Chalet School in Exile/Elinor M. Brent-Dyer (Chalet School #14) (mg adventure fiction)

Inside Out and Back Again/Thanhha Lai (mg historical based-on-the-author novel in verse)

Loveless/Alice Oseman (na coming-of-age realistic fiction)

4 stars

Apples Never Fall/Liane Moriarty (adult domestic thriller/mystery)

Riding Lessons/Jane Smiley (Ellen and Ned #1) (mg realistic horse fiction)

3.5 stars

Changes for Kirsten/Janet Shaw, illustrated by Renne Graef and Keith Skeen (Kirsten Larson #6) (first chapter books historical fiction)

Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute/Talia Hibbert (ya romance)

What Moves the Dead/T. Kingfisher (Sworn Soldier #1) (adult horror)

Winter of the Ice Wizard/Mary Pope Osborne (Merlin Missions #4) (first chapter books mythological fantasy)

3 stars

Bishop’s Opening/R.S.A. Garcia (adult sci fi romance)

2.5 stars

The Call of the Wild/Jack London (adult animal fiction)

Confessions of a Shopaholic/Sophie Kinsella (Shopaholic #1) (adult chicklit romance)

Kirsten Saves the Day/Janet Shaw, illustrated by Renne Graef and Keith Skeen (Kirsten Larson #5) (first chapter books historical fiction)

2 stars

Sister of the Bride/Beverly Cleary (First Love #4) (ya realistic fiction)

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# books read: 18

Most read age groups: MG and Adult

Most read genre: Realistic fiction

Average rating: 3.3 stars

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A last list for February

Happy last Friday of February! Spring officially begins in the Northern Hemisphere in 25 days. And in light of that, I would like to share one of my most used websites 😊: National Allergy Forecast & Info About Allergies | Pollen.com. So, just in case you would like to know why it’s suddenly hard to breathe or what not.

 The list today has, as always, quite a bit of random interesting finds. Hope you enjoy! Have a wonderful weekend.

 My Little Golden Book About Betty White: Hopkinson, Deborah, Lucas, Margeaux: 9780593433522: Amazon.com: Books, what a fun Golden book idea!

 Pilot Ballistic Zest Pen Case - Roll Type - Black | JetPens, “Carry your pens in style and convenience with this premium roll-up case from Pilot.” Pens/pencil cases are not only for children!

 Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times: May, Katherine: 9780593189481: Amazon.com: Books, “A moving personal narrative shot through with lessons from literature, mythology, and the natural world, May's story offers instruction on the transformative power of rest and retreat. Illumination emerges from many sources: solstice celebrations and dormice hibernation, C.S. Lewis and Sylvia Plath, swimming in icy waters and sailing arctic seas.”

 Hummingbirds Are the Ultimate Bird Supermoms - Birds and Blooms, did you know that mother hummingbirds tie together the pieces of their nests with spiderwebs?!?

 What is the secret to making perfect pancakes? - BBC Food, I love pancakes – next to toast they are the best comfort food. My favorite ingredient are chocolate chips.

 8272 E Left Fork Hobble Creek Road Springville, Utah, United States – Luxury Home For Sale (sothebysrealty.com), I can’t quite wrap my brain around this. It is a beautiful house…but there seems to be no need to ever (I mean ever) leave…which doesn’t seem best. BUT the view!!!

 Interstitial journaling: combining notes, to-do & time tracking - Ness Labs, I just came across this concept today. It appeals to me in that it seems to be “loosely” organized and not too rigid. I may try it out and see how it goes. If you’ve tried it or use it yourself, let me know your thoughts!

 What We’re Reading: Love is great, but have you tried friendship? | by Medium Staff | Feb, 2023 | 3 Min Read, friendship is so imperative. In my early 20’s I thought I was “fine on my own,” which is silly. Life isn’t meant to be lived alone. And our lives are deeply enriched by the friends that we cultivate.

 Kane Brown - Grand (Official Music Video) - YouTube, this song has been on repeat this week.

 Heart - Alone - YouTube, classic – classic – classic.

 Dicky Wells and his Orchestra - Bugle Call Rag - 1937 July 7 - Swing, Paris - YouTube, I have this whole album and it is wonderful, especially the Bugle Call Rag!

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Ranking All the Books I Read in 2022!

Back at it again! This is yet another ranking of the books I’ve read over the course of a year! Welcome to 2022! As always, these books are ranked from most liked to least liked. While I may not have liked some of these books, I can still see and understand why others would enjoy them. I also commend all of these authors for their hard work on each of these books. This is simply based on how much I personally enjoyed these books and how much fun I had while reading them.

I did not include any nonfiction books on this list. This is because I do not feel comfortable or okay with “rating” or “ranking” the story of someone’s personal life, emotions, struggles, etc.

I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman 

Solitaire by Alice Oseman

Heartstopper, Volume 4 by Alice Oseman 

Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas 

Othello by William Shakespeare

Nick and Charlie by Alice Oseman 

Haikyu!! (Volume 1) by Haruichi Furudate

Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Deborah Hopkinson

Prince & Knight by Daniel Haack

Inheritance: A Visual Poem by Elizabeth Acevedo 

The Girl from the Other Side (Volume 3) by Nagabe

A Thirst for Home: A Story of Water Across the World by Christine Ieronimo

All Because You Matter by Tami Charles 

I Promise by LeBron James

I Am Golden by Eva Chen

Maiden & Princess by Daniel Haack

Sword in the Stars by A. R. Capetta and Cory McCarthy

Days with Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel

Prince & Knight: Tale of the Shadow King by Daniel Haack

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell 

Tiny T. Rex and the Very Dark Dark by Jonathan Stutzman

Sing 2: The Junior Novelization by David Lewman

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Qin Leng ( Ordinary, Extraordinary Jane Austen)

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Read an Excerpt: The Deadliest Hurricanes Then and Now

From the meteorologists tracking the storm, to the ordinary people who displayed extraordinary bravery... from the inequitable effects of the disaster, to the science of hurricanes and weather: Acclaimed Sibert Honor author Deborah Hopkinson brings voices from history to life in this fast-paced, wide-ranging narrative of the deadliest hurricane in American history. Filled with more than 50 period photographs and illustrations, charts, facts, and pull-out boxes for eager nonfiction readers.

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We only get one world. Books to help us care for it.

We only get one world. Books to help us care for it. @schifferkids @ChronicleKids

Bea’s Bees, by Katherine Pryor/Illustrated by Ellie Peterson, (March 2019, Schiffer Kids), $16.99, ISBN: 9780764356995 Ages 5-8 Beatrix is a young girl who loves to listen to and watch the bees buzzing around their hive in a tree on her way home from school. They zig and zag from flower to flower, and head back to the hive, weighed down with pollen and nectar. But one day, the tree is silent, and…

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Hear My Sorrow, by Deborah Hopkinson. This was the last diary published in the original run of the series, and it’s one of my favorites. I have long been fascinated by the Triangle Fire and this story is unique in that it really focuses on Italian workers.

The plot fast-forwards quite a bit between the general strike and the fire. I do question Angela’s choice for a husband in the epilogue. The historical note has an unnecessary subheading and goes into a little first-person writing, and the reference section is formatted a little differently from the other diaries. Hopkinson could have been a little more clear as it was just briefly implied that there were male victims of the fire (in reality about 23 of the 146).

Goodreads star rating: 5/5

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Help your little one dream big with a Little Golden Book biography about America's First Lady of Television, Betty White!

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Trim Sails the Storm by Deborah Hopkinson, illustrated by Kristy Caldwell

Trim Sails the Storm by Deborah Hopkinson, illustrated by Kristy Caldwell. Peachtree, 2024. 9781682632925 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4.5 Format: Hardcover beginning Reader Genre: Historical fiction What did you like about the book? In this fourth outing for Trim, the sailor cat, he experiences his first storm at sea.  He learns step-by-step what to do on a ship during a…