Donna Jo Napoli has never forgotten the refuge from difficult situations that she found in the world of language--it's a thrill she tries to convey to her young adult and middle-school readers, as well to as those who only know her as an accomplished lin...

Singer-songwriter Magdalen Hsu-Li gladly identifies as many things--including as a painter, musician, lecturer, activist, bisexual, and Chinese-American--but has spent most of her life redefining who she is on her own terms. Her music is part of that journey. "I clearly believe that...

NAPOLI, Donne Jo. Song of the Magdalene. Simon & Schuster. 240p. c1996. 0-68987396-4. $5.99. JS* With the current high interest in Mary Magdalene (The Da Vinci Code, etc.), this YA novel about Mary's childhood and young adulthood up until she meets Jesus...