When actress Sonia Manzano goes out in public, bringing a hanky can be quite helpful. Fans tend to react to her with deep emotion. They know and love Manzano from Sesame Street, the show she graced as ...

Renée Watson grew up in Northeast Portland and attended Vernon Elementary. When she was in the second grade, in Ms. Tupper’s class, she wrote a 21-page story. “I brought it to school, and Ms. Tupper ...

After last week’s shocker, we begin this week in Benjamin Poindexter’s (Wilson Bethel) apartment. We get to see his morning routine and learn that his neighbor knows him as “Tony.” He heads to a diner ...

Winner of the nation's top prize in children’s literature, 2026 Newbery Medalist Renée Watson writes books that uplift and empower young Black readers. Find out what questions she asks her characters ...

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Vernon is where it all began for Watson–the winner of the 2026 Newbery Medal, the nation’s top prize in children’s literature. She’s also a #1 New York Times bestselling writer whose books have sold ...

Lima Senior High School senior art student Yarah Al-Hisah is being recognized for her award-winning art piece “Holding on to My Childish Things.” Photo Courtesy of Beth Jokinen LIMA — Art and writing ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A deputy from northern Michigan has been awarded North America’s highest honor for civilian heroism: the Carnegie Medal for Heroism. The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission ...

The foundational skills we learn to follow stories, interpret dialogue and learn about other people come from our earliest reading adventures. Many people have a special book they read as a kid — mine ...

Please consider joining our Facebook group by CLICKING HERE. Find out more about the books below. Club Calvi congratulated author Renée Watson for being awarded one of the highest honors in children's ...

Nominated for nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, & Juliet flips the script on the William Shakespeare classic, imagining what would happen next if Juliet hadn’t ended it all over Romeo.

EVANSVILLE — Donald Ballard, one of 63 living recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, will speak at the University of Southern Indiana on April 8. Ballard will appear at 6 p.m. in Carter Hall, ...