Crutcher on John Dawson Read...
"In 1975 I walked into Tower Records in Berkeley, California determined to find an album from which I'd heard a cut over AM radio. My current dementia had already set in and I could not for the life of me remember the artist's name but I new the song was about some guy going blind. I was in the store more than an hour; Tower had ONE album. I snagged that baby up and played the groove FLAT. You do know, that a record album has only one groove, right? It's continuous. Back when people knew what an album was, that was pretty funny. At any rate, I was in the early stages of imagining being a writer, and John Dawson Read played in the background for years as I honed my skills. I wanted to turn into the kind of lyricist he was. I didn't make it, but I got a hell of a lot better. And recently those tunes began playing in my head again, I Googled him and damn! there he was, still writing songs that just carry you. Check him out."
John Dawson Read
http://www.johndawsonread.com/
http://www.myspace.com/johndawsonread
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News Briefs
VOTE FOR MARK MAYS...
...who is running for Congress to relieve Cathy McMorris of her responsibilities in Washington DC. Be sure to explore his platform and credentials HERE if you live in Spokane. CC has worked with Dr. Mays to improve the mental health programs in the region for many years and supports his campaign enthusiastically.
Declare Yourself...
...a book from HarperCollins/Greenwillow celebrates your civic duty and your right to vote with essays from famous writers and celebrities including CC, Sean Kingston, Hayden Panettiere, Alice Walker to many others. Guest edited by Ugly Betty's America Ferrera, you can get more information about the project HERE. .And don't forget to let your voice be heard! This November, get out there and VOTE!!
Lewis & Clark College
...in Portland, OR not only honored Chris by making him their commencement speaker for the Graduate School of Education and Counciling on Sunday, June 1, they awarded him an honorary doctorate for his tireless work in the field of mental health as a therapist, a child protection advocate and an author. Watch for pictures and a copy of his powerful speech very soon.
Teaching Crutcher, THE BOOK
Thanks to Heinemann, there will soon be an educational manual to guide middle and high school teachers on teaching the works of Chris Crutcher. As they say on their website, "In Teaching the Selected Works of Chris Crutcher you’ll see how four of Crutcher’s novels draw students to literature and help them respond authentically. Teachers from rural, city, suburban, and technical schools share their approaches." For more information, click HERE.
Strasburg High
...will host CC in May, but the students aren't waiting to explore his books or to express his stories in their artwork. Check out a few of their terrific student projects HERE. Many thanks to Clarisse at SHS for sharing these great photos. Thanks to the kids, too, for working so hard. Crutcher LOVED your projects.
Lone Star Surfing!
While CC was in Corpus Christi to visit several schools and to speak at the Texas A&M Reading Conference he was able to tackle a new challenge -- SURFING. We'll have a better photo spread posted soon, but for now, enjoy these three small images, courtesy of Deb Culbertson. Thanks Deb! And thanks Buddy, who was Chris's teacher. He had a GREAT time.
Youngstown ROCKS...
Check out the outstanding READ poster -- featuring Chris Crutcher -- created by the creative folks at the Youngstown and Mahoning County Public Library. Don't miss the other terrific posters they created to celebrate cracking a book -- check them out HERE. Or check out the big version of CC's poster in PDF form HERE. So friggin' cool!
DEADLINE Reading Guide
If you want it by PDF, check it out HERE. If you want a paper copy, email
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CC on MySpace
First, there was the CC fan MySpace -- nicely done. But people thought they were being ignored. So Crutcher now has his own MySpace. He's too busy to blog often, but swears he's going to make time when he can. So check it out!
Cafe Press
...has made it possible for us to offer a few items people have asked us to make available including an 11x17 poster, "Leviticus Sucks" t-shirts and a few other odds and ends. Check it out if you're in the market HERE.
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Crutcher's new bookmark. Email Kelly to get one.
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We found this photo on the web, and borrowed it for Chris's website. The caption read: "The 2008 YSU ENGLISH FESTIVAL was a great success. These students met Chris Crutcher one of the featured authors and enjoyed sharing books and winning awards. Award winners this year were: Aaron Thomas, Raelynn Kennedy, Shareyah Barnhart, and Ida Swartzfager.
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Gone, but not forgotten!
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Chittenango High School students posed with CC on April 7 after he spoke at their school. Many thanks to Mary Klucznik for sharing this and other great pictures of his visit. He had a great time at your and other Oswego County BOCES schools in New York State.
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Chris Crutcher in '05
Banned Books Week 2006
Available now in hardcover. Paperback release: 8/30/06. Paperback on sale: 9/19/06.
Paperback
From the Random House First Amendment First Aid Kit. Click the image for a link to the printable pdf poster.
Courtesy of Books, Inc. in San Francisco.
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