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Based on Allan Stratton’s novel, Chanda’s Secrets (Annick Press, 2004), a Printz Honor Book, the feature film Life Above All was named an official selection of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival and had its premier on May 23. This gripping film tells the story of a courageous 16-year-old South-African girl whose family and community are threatened by the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The film features a South-African cast and is being released with English subtitles.Shmoop (shmoop.com) has announced that hundreds of their digital Learning Guides are available as ebooks for Sony’s Reader and other compatible digital reading devices. The ebooks cover topics in literature, poetry, U.S. history, civics, music, and biography. Among the ebooks are Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Giver, Early American Immigration, and Causes of the Cold War. For a complete list, visit shmoop.com/sony-reader-ebooks. Teach Systems: U.S. History Women’s Movement, from Cerebellum Corp., received a 2010 Telly Award which recognizes outstanding educational videos. The DVD reviews milestones in women’s rights from the 1800s to the mid-1970s in the United States. For more information, go to cerebellum.com. VIZ Media’s Cross Game, a new anime series, is “a story set against the backdrop of baseball that explores the bonds of love shared between family and friends.” This coming-of-age drama is streaming free on the VIZaime web site, VIZAnime.com.
