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Entries from October 2007

Bills Books: November 2007

October 25th, 2007 · No Comments

BILL’S BEST BOOKS–November 2007

HERO. Perry Moore. Hyperion, 2007
Reviewed by Julie M. Prince
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Thom wants nothing more than to blend in. Maybe by becoming a basketball star, he can overcome some of his shame that his ex-superhero father has brought upon his family. But, what to do with these powers and special abilities that keep popping up? [...]

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New President & Directors Elected

October 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

James Blasingame, the Chair of our 2007 ALAN Election Committee, hasannounced the following ALAN 2007 election results:
President Elect:
Pamela Sissi Carroll
Board of Directors:

Marc Aronson

Jeffrey Kaplan

Daria Plumb

Congratulations to all who have been elected and welcome to the Board.All who ran are greatly appreciated–the election was very close! Thisattests to the excellent work of the committee, as they [...]

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