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HEB School Libraries invite you to celebrate reading at
Book Blast!
Promoting literacy and a life-long love of reading.
May 4, 2007
4:00-7:30 p.m.
at the HEB ISD Administrative Complex,
1849 Central Drive, Bedford, TX
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This special
day communicates the important message to children and parents in our
community that books and reading contribute to the development of
skills today that will lead to their future success.
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We appreciate all donations of funds, items, and services! The Book Blast wouldn't be possible without help from:
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POPPERS (A donation under $50)
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Mayfair Village Animal Hospital
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Sam's Club (Grapevine)
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The Theta Chi Chapter of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International
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SPARKLERS (A donation of $50)
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Law Office of Terry R. Leach, P.C.
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Parna Bissell of Heinemann Raintree
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PINWHEELS (
A donation of $100)
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Cody Air Condition & Heating, Inc.
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Ft. Worth Star-Telegram
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Jeffery L. Corbet, D.D.S., P.A.
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Cynthia Lampley of Baker and Taylor
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QuikTrip Corporation
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FIRECRACKERS ( A donation of $200)
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First National Bank Mid-Cities
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Ft. Worth Community Credit Union
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Worth Heating/Cooling, Inc.
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MISSILES
( A donation of $1,000)
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ROCKETS (A donation of $2,000)
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ROMAN CANDLES ( A donation of goods or services)
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Pepsi Bottling Group, Ft. Worth
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Mark of Excellence Pizza Co.
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Box Outlet, Bedford
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Parna Bissell of Heinemann Raintree
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Bob Sly of Ingram Books
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K & B Custom Tee's
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Navidad en el Barrio
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Follett Library Services
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Terry Vaughn of SEBCO
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Chris Crutcher is an author and therapy consultant born in Dayton, Ohio to a WWII bomber pilot and a homemaker. He grew up in Cascade, Idaho and graduated from Eastern Washington University with a BA in psychology and sociology and a teaching credential. After teaching in Washington State and California, Crutcher became the director of a "last chance" K-12 alternative school in Oakland, CA before returning to Spokane to write his first book, Running Loose for Greenwillow in 1982. Eight (soon to be nine) other novels, a collection of short stories and an autobiography followed, all from Greenwillow/HarperCollins. Crutcher's fast paced fiction -- heavily influenced by his work as a therapist and child protection advocate -- is known for its expert blend of comedy and tragedy, as well as its unflinching honesty. He has received many awards and is a popular columnist (Voices From the Middle, the Signal Journal, iParenting) and public speaker. Crutcher lectures more than 75 times a year. He makes his home in Spokane, Washington in the Pacific Northwest.
Author of: The Sledding Hill, King of the Mild Frontier, Whale Talk, Ironman, Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes, Chinese Handcuffs, Crazy Horse Electric Game, Stotan!, Running Loose, Athletic Shorts |  |
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J. Lynn Lunsford
, 43, is aerospace editor for The Wall Street Journal.
In addition to being in charge of the Journal's overall coverage of
aerospace and defense companies, Lunsford duties include corporate
coverage of Boeing Co., United Technologies Corp., Goodrich Corp. and
Rockwell Collins Inc. Before joining the Journal in April 2001, he
covered aviation and aviation safety for the Dallas Morning News and
the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Since 1986, Lunsford's coverage has
included a number of high-profile aviation accidents, including the
crash of the space shuttle Columbia. He was a member of a team of
reporters whose work earned the Journal the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for
Breaking News Reporting for coverage of the Sept. 11 attacks on the
World Trade Center and the Pentagon. He has won several awards over
the years for writing and reporting, including the 2004 Gerald Loeb
award for coverage of the ethics scandals at Boeing. When not writing
about big jets, Lunsford spends his spare time flying his vintage 1938
Piper Cub. His two children attend HEB schools.
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Kate McMullan
. After growing up in St. Louis, Missouri, and teaching sixth grade in an
inner-city Los Angeles school and fourth grade on an American Air Force base in Germany, Kate McMullan decided to try her hand at writing, and in 1975, moved to New York City. Kate now has more than one-hundred children's books to her credit, with subjects ranging from cuddly bunnies to a garbage truck with attitude. Some of her favorite books are collaborations with her husband, the noted illustrator, James McMullan. Their I STINK! (Harper Collins) was selected as one of the Ten Best Picture Books of the Year by The New York Times and was a Publishers Weekly "Best Book of the Year." Last fall saw the publication of a companion book, I'M DIRTY!, (Harper Collins) a day in the life of a hard-working backhoe loader.
Ms. McMullan writes two humorous series for beginning readers: "The Adventures of Fluffy, Classroom Guinea Pig" (Scholastic) and the "Pearl and Wagner" books (Dial), which explore the friendship between a bossy bunny and a disorganized mouse. For chapter-book readers, she writes the "Dragon Slayers' Academy" series (Grosset & Dunlap).
Kate and Jim live in Sag Harbor, New York, with two bulldogs and one disgruntled cat. They are currently working on their 10th book together, a T-rex tell-all, titled - what else? - I'M BAD!
Author of: If You Were My Bunny; Baby Goose; Bathtub Blues; Supercat; Supercat to the Rescue; I'm Mighty; I Stink!; No, No Jo!; Papa's Song, The Noisy Giant's Tea Party; Hey, Pipsqueak!; Nutcracker Noel; Noel, the First; Fluffy, the Classroom Guinea Pig; Pearl and Wagner books; Dragon Slayers' Academy series
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Let's work together to make reading a priority in Hurst-Euless-Bedford I.S.D.
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