Why a teacher wrote ‘All I Want For Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth)’
You've heard it and you've sung it, but you probably don't know the story behind "All I Want For Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth)."
A farewell to ‘It’s Kind of a Funny Story’ author
Last week, Ned Vizzini, the young author of “It’s Kind of a Funny Story” and other popular works for young adults, sadly took his own life. Here is a tribute from James Blasingame, associate professor of English Education at Arizona State University, and the 2010 president of the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the […]
12-24-13 The Answer Sheet
The Answer Sheet: ‘Jingle Bells’ — written for Thanksgiving?“Jingle Bells” is a classic song sung at Christmas time, but it didn’t start out that way. First published in 1857, it was written by James Lord Pierpont, to be sung on Thanksgiving — not Christmas. There is some question as to where it was written — Massachusetts and Georgia both are plausible. Medford, Mass., […] 3 by Valerie Strauss