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The Ruckus About Reading Curriculum

February 24, 2022February 24, 2022 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments curriculum, ELA, ELA curriculum, Highland Park, HPISD, Lucy Calkins, Park Cities, reading, Schools

HPISD parents, district leaders mull effectiveness of ELA materials

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Need a ‘Grisly,’ Hard-Sounding, or ‘Naughty’ Read?

July 12, 2021July 12, 2021 William Taylor 0 Comments Authors, books, Community, FP, Highland Park, Park Cities, Park Cities People, reading, William Taylor

Didn’t get enough “grisliness” in 2020-21? A former journalist will take readers back a dozen decades to explore tragic events, most of which occurred before the Park Cities incorporated.

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Checking It Out: Lending Library Opens in Front Yard

July 23, 2020July 28, 2020 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments education, Highland Park ISD, Kathy Gardner, Lending Library, Park Cities, reading, schools

Highland Park ISD educator offers books on University Park street

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Thank You, Thank You Very Much For Writing This Book

January 6, 2020 Kirk Dooley 0 Comments arts, Authors, Biographies, books, Community, History, music, Popular Culture, reading, Storytelling

Dallas author tackles the good and bad about the King of Rock and Roll

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State Championship Collection Preserves Gridiron History

December 6, 2019 Staff Report 0 Comments books, Community, Football, Highland Park, Park Cities, reading, Sports

It’s been 75 years since the Highland Park football glory days of Doak Walker and Bobby Layne, but the recent success the Scots have enjoyed on the gridiron – three straight state championships – is unprecedented.

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Book Shelf: Read About Stress, History, and French Flair

November 26, 2019January 9, 2020 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Book Shelf, books, Brain Health, Community, History, Hobbies, interior design, Leisure, Living Well, Local Authors, Park Cities, preston hollow, reading, Stress, Young Adult Novels

The holidays can be a stressful time. Why not sit down and take a break with a book from a local author?

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Did You Know Jayne Mansfield?

July 25, 2019November 15, 2019 Staff Report 0 Comments books, Community, Erik Liberman, Jayne Mansfield: The First Reality Star?, Phil Romano, reading, Seeing Red: Extinction and Other Mysteries Surrounding the Redhead, Stewart Cohen, The MAD Entrepreneur: Making a Difference in the World in Business and in Life

After authoring “Jayne Mansfield: The First Reality Star?” for The Hollywood Reporter, Erik Liberman is looking to do a book on the blonde bombshell from the Park Cities.

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Book Shelf

January 23, 2019November 15, 2019 Bianca R. Montes 0 Comments Book Shelf, Broken Beauty, Community, My Life with Tom Hughes: A Personal Story of the “Musical Man” of Dallas, Randal Ford, reading, Sarah Smith, The Animal Kingdom, Tom Hughes

Whether reliving the life of the musicals man of Dallas or a family’s journey with early onset Alzheimer’s Disease, authors with local ties are finding their