Home Gardens Library Shantall

Capturing your Literacy Journey questions with Shantall at the Home Gardens Library

World Lit influence

How world literature influenced JP’s life

Interview with Dean Margret Auer

An Interview about the Life and Legacy of Dudley Randall

An interview with Terry Blackhawk

An interview about the life and legacy of Dudley Randall.

Great Expectations Interview

Emmy Duerr interviews a Sophie Marcom about the classic novel Great Expectations.

The Handmaid’s Tale- katelyn

A discussion about the novel and certain aspects of the team

Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray Discussion

Literary Merit Book Recommendation Interview
September 18, 2018 App Interview

In this interview I talk with my mother about her past and present reading experiences. She recommends the book “The Five People You Meet In Heaven” by Mitch Albom and talks about how it has affected her in life.

Literary Novels: Allegra Dugan interviews Micaela Dugan on coming of age, reading, and growth.

In this interview, high school senior, Allegra Dugan, talks to her older sister, Micaela Dugan, about finding a love for reading and how Micaela's attitude toward classic literature has grown. They discuss life lessons learned from novels and teachers and...

Mina Dillard-Gits’ takes on literature and her suggestions of books for high school students.

My mother and I discussed various pieces of literature that she enjoyed throughout her life. She also made some recommendations for high school graduates on what books to read.

Literary Merit Book Recommendation

Alyssa Nasca interviews her friend, Liv Sommer, about her recommendation on what Alyssa should read before she graduates.

Book Wise: Juliana Gutierrez and Carol Gutierrez talk about their reading history and book reccomendations.

In this interview, Hinsdale Central student Juliana Gutierrez talks to her mother, Carol Gutierrez, about her reading experiences in the past, her favorite books she has read, and book reccomendations.

Book Wise: Ella and Joe Pope talk about their reading lives, impactful books, and book recommendations
September 12, 2018 App Interview

In this recording, father and daughter, Ella and Joe Pope, talk about their reading lives, the books that have influenced them the most, and what books should be read before the end of high school.

Bruno and Ricardo

I talked about his life and what memorys he had

Sci-Fi

My sisters love for media/literature and her opinions about streaming media.

Tanisha Khare interviews Carol Tabaka about her teaching experience

This interview talks about Carol Tabaka’s teaching experience. It shows how she has grown to become a teacher and her feelings about teaching.

2018 Art Action Day – Jude Dibia “All forms of writing and art are political.”

In preparation for the 2018 Art Action Day, the Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) of PEN America interviewed Jude Dibia, a Nigerian author and civil rights activist who currently lives in Malmö, Sweden. In this interview, Jude talks about his...