His book on community mental health, 9 highland road, was a finalist for the pen. Michael winerip wrote his debut book for young readers, adam canfield of. Teachers get little say in a book about them the new york times. The 12 traits of great nursing home administrators. For the second interview of this blog, i was lucky enough to interview michael winerip of the new york times. A pulitzer prizewinning reporter and columnist for the new york times, he lives in lido beach, new york. He says, a oeafter i finished writing the first adam canfield novel, i. I found it even more suspenseful than the first book in the adam canfield series, adam canfield of the slash. In his more than 30 years at the new york times, michael winerip held almost every newsroom job, including investigative reporter, magazine staff writer, columnist, national education writer, national political correspondent and deputy metro editor.
On the evening of april 21 in building 21 at the fishkill correctional facility, samuel harrell, an inmate with a history of erratic behavior linked to bipolar disorder, packed his bags and announced he was going home, though he still had several years left to serve on his drug sentence. Rosalma and her spanishspeaking abuela grandmother spend the day together in a. Jan 28, 2011 in an earlier piece, a column that appeared on monday, michael winerip argued that the best college mental health programs were sometimes created in the wake of highprofile tragedies including several suicides at new york university in 20034. Find authors like michael winerip from the worlds largest community of readers. Thalia kids book club camp education symphony space. Michael winerip motherlode blog the new york times. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Local news, sports, business, politics, entertainment, travel, restaurants and opinion for seattle and the pacific northwest. He lives with his wife and four children, who provide fresh material for his writing daily. Michael winerip the choice blog the new york times. Winerip was the lead reporter for the series how race is lived in america, which won the 2001 pulitzer prize for national reporting. Michael winerip is a pulitzer prizewinning reporter for the new york times and is also the author of an awardwinning nonfiction book for adults, 9 highland road.
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Michael winerip charts the experiences of five residents of a group home for the mentally ill over a three year period, showing the content and quality of their daily lives, the different ways in which their. Of the 12 traits that columnist michael winerip identified, a number of them pretty clearly could translate from the school setting to the nursing home. The last reporter by michael winerip is an awesome book. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Mike winerip may singlehandedly save american journalism with this hilarious, suspenseful, deeplysatisfying story of elementarymiddle school students discovering the joys and terrors of investigative reporting. Each week winerip, a former education reporter for the times, deploys humaninterest stories meant to reduce even the most hardened education. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Winerip drew from the series and book for most of the lecture he delivered during his lehigh appearance on march 26. The book grew from his new yorker article two years ago about rubber rooms, where the citys most dysfunctional teachers spent idle days, collecting salaries while. At a time when mental health is gaining attention but is misunderstood, this empathetic book places those suffering from it at the centre and talks about their lives and hopes. A funny and original picture book chronicles the everyday life of a young worm through.
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Michael winerip author of adam canfield of the slash. Rowling has a gift for keeping the emotions, fears and triumphs of her characters on a human scale, even while the supernatural is popping out all over. Of the three million who work in traditional public schools, three are interviewed by mr. A young child living in a mexican migrant family hates the road, which to her symbolizes.
Adam canfield by michael winerip overdrive rakuten. As a result, he is constantly on the move, usually arriving late to his myriad extracurricular activities. By michael winerip see the article in its original context from september 6, 1998, section 6, page 36buy reprintstimesmachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Join us to talk about education, child care, mealtime, sports, technology, the workfamily balance and much. His book on community mental health, 9 highland road, was a finalist for the pen nonfiction award. Adam canfield of the slash and millions of other books are available for instant.
Michael winerip has spent more than thirty years as a reporter. In his 25 years with the times, he has done a number of assignments, including investigative when michael winerip. When michael winerip leaves a phone message, no one worries too much about calling him back. Michael winerip has spent more than thirty years as a reporter and now works as. Michael winerip besides being a childrens book author, mike winerip is a pulitzer prize winning reporter for the new york times. Adam canfield of the slash by michael winerip goodreads.
Winerip, a correspondent for the new york times, corrects the situation in this absorbing account of a group home in. Sane living for the mentally ill, a nonfiction book about a successful community mental health program, published in 1994. Browse books by michael winerip adam canfield of the slash. Besides being a childrens book author, mike winerip is a pulitzer prize. In other words, according to michael winerip who was an education reporter and is. Buy this book julie callahan, victim of her fathers sexual. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading adam canfield of the slash.
Mar 11, 2014 of the 12 traits that columnist michael winerip identified, a number of them pretty clearly could translate from the school setting to the nursing home. The 15article series went on to win a pulitzer prize and, in 2001, was compiled into a book titled how race is lived in america. Reporter shares insights on race news article lehigh. Adam canfield of the slash kindle edition by michael. Michael winerip books, author biography, and reading level. Books on health everyone should have in their library. While serving as coeditors of their school newspaper, middle schoolers. Michael winerip is the author of adam canfield of the slash. It features middle school reporter adam canfield as a gladiator quiz bowler and jazz band member who is also coeditor of the schools newspaper, the slash. To edit or update the above biography on michael winerip, please log in or register. Winerip first covered the story of the home on highland road in 1987 and 1988, when the town of glen cove, long island, was fighting to prevent its establishment. This savvy, engaging story takes on school bullies and other tyrants.
As4 a 2nd printing hardcover book in near fine condition that has remainder mark on the bottom page edges in very good dust jacket that has less than and inch tears with crease on the front bottom left corner and light shelf wear. Adam canfield of the slash kindle edition by michael winerip. Michael winerip is a senior staff writer for the new york times magazine. In a second look behind the scenes at a middle school newspaper, michael winerip deftly blends kidfriendly humor with some provocative issues, including the subtle effects of class and racism and the thrill that comes from speaking truth to power. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Adam canfield of the slash is his first book for young readers. A funny and original picture book chronicles the everyday life of a young worm through diary entries. But when michael winerip of the new york times leaves a phone message, the call gets returned fast. Partway through the year, he told gerald boyd, then managing editor of. Aside from the engaging mouse adventurers, what makes this version of the classic.
At motherlode, lead writer and editor kj dellantonia invites contributors and commenters to explore how our families affect our lives, and how the news affects our familiesand all families. Raising money to resurrect the banned school paper brings adam in contact with some quirky characters in this sharp, funny novel starring the ace middlegrade. Every day, he discussed, mulled over and worried about race. Inside the fight to fix americas schools, teachers are literally the least of it. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes. Michael winerip is a published author of childrens books and young adult books. He is also the author of the adam canfield books, a series of childrens novels about the worlds greatest middle school newspaper. An education journalist on staff at the new york times, michael winerip has also produced a work of nonfiction titled 9 highland road as well as the middlegrade novel adam canfield of the slash. Were all living the family dynamic, as parents, as children, as siblings, uncles and aunts. Michael winerip is the author of adam canfield of the slash and a pulitzer prizewinning reporter for the new york times.
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