About the Reviewer:
Judi Moreillon serves as the teacher-librarian at Emily Gray
Junior High - Tanque Verde High School in Tucson, Arizona.
She co-teaches with classroom teachers to integrate the resources
of the library and technology tools into the curriculum. For
this Southwest novel project, Judi collaborated with 8th-grade
Pre-AP Language Arts teacher Jenni Hunt and her students.
Learning alongside risk-taking learners and educators is the
highlight of Judi's career.
Dr. Moreillon facilitates the Southwest Literature Web site.
She teaches courses in children's and young adult literature
for the School of Information Resources and Library Science
at the University of Arizona. Sing Down
the Rain, one of her published children's books, is
reviewed on this site.
Fall 2008