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|  | Cybertypes by Lisa Nakamura
Cyberspace entices us with the promise of an online utopia--a web of fluid identities and infinite possibilities. When we look for signs of freedom online--anywhere from chat room conversations to cyberpunk fiction--we are almost inevitably urged toward liberation from our bodies and their restrictive attributes like race, gender, and age. But cyberculture critic Lisa Nakamura insists that the Internet is a place where race matters. Race itself may not be fixed or finite, but Nakamura argues that racial stereotypes-or cybertypes -are hardwired into our online interactions: Identity tourists masquerade in virtual roles like Asian_Geisha and Alatinolover. Web directories sharply narrow racial categories. Anonymous computer users are assumed to be white. In Cybertypes, Nakamura looks at what happened to race when it went online, and how our ideas about race continue to be shaped and reshaped every time we log on. AUTHOR: Lisa Nakamura
PUBLISHER: Routledge
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | The Teaching Gap by James Hiebert, James W. Stigler
Comparing math teaching practices in Japan, Germany, and the United States, a prominent developmental psychologist and a leading educator show what works and what doesn't--offering an action plan for improving education inside the American classroom.... AUTHOR: James Hiebert, James W. Stigler
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | The Myth of Laziness by Mel Levine
Levine, a pediatrician, examines and dissects some of the causes behind the difficulties teens have producing in school. He concludes by offering some strategies parents and their children can adopt to address and overcome motivational challenges. AUTHOR: Mel Levine
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Pick-&-Shovel Poet by Jim Murphy
In the year 1910, when he was 16 years old, Pascal D'Angelo and his father immigrated from Italy to the United States. While adapting to life in their new country, the D'Angelos worked as laborers and lived in tenements. Young Pascal studied English mostly through reading what was available to him at the public library. This biography demonstrates how someone who learned English as a second language eventually become a published poet in the United States. Illustrated with archival photographs. AUTHOR: Jim Murphy
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company Trade & Reference Division
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | The Singing Man by Angela S. Medearis, Terea D. Shaffer
In this adaptation of a Yoruba folktale, a young boy's desire to be a musician when he grows up is seen as frivolous by his tribe's elders who, because what he wants to do is not valued, force him to leave his home and family. During his years away from home the boy becomes a wonderful musician and eventually finds a way to show others the joy--and true value--of music. Illustrated with oil paintings. AUTHOR: Angela S. Medearis, Terea D. Shaffer
PUBLISHER: Holiday House, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | The Wonderful Sky Boat by James Watts, Jane L. Curry
This collection of 27 Native American stories includes contributions from the Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes. AUTHOR: James Watts, Jane L. Curry
PUBLISHER: McElderry, Margaret K. Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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