#WorldKidLit Wednesday: Song of a Blackbird

Posted on by lynmillerlachmann

When Annick, an older teenager living in Amsterdam, learns that the grandmother who has raised her ever since her parents’ death in an accident, needs a bone marrow transplant, it leads her on a journey that will take her across oceans and continents, and almost 70 years into the past. Searching for a perfect match, … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: Song of a Blackbird

#ItalianLitMonth n.21: Exorcising the Fear of What Is Different: The Art Book Segunda Pele by Zoè Gruni

Posted on by Leah Janeczko

by Karen Whittle Putting on her second skin, in performances consisting of photography, drawing, sculpture, video and installation, Italian artist Zoè Gruni seeks to experience/experiment life through art. Her artistic research has always stemmed from the need to exorcise the fear of what is different. Her body, clothed/shielded/protected/filtered, acts as a catalyst to reach out … Continue reading #ItalianLitMonth n.21: Exorcising the Fear of What Is Different: The Art Book Segunda Pele by Zoè Gruni