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Review by Timothy Gager

This novella, beautifully illustrated by Sara Zieve Miller, transcends the world into a place of whimsy and adventure. It is an adventure that will capture the imagination of children and those of any age. In The Little Queen, Geddes tells the story of a little girl whose parents pass on, leaving her to live on as the little queen. It is a role the little queen initially wants to rid herself of, willing to trade places with anyone to become something else.

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Somerville poet Melissa Castillo-Garsow recently released a book of poems, Coatlicue Eats the Apple. Grasow is a Mexican-American writer, poet and scholar currently completing a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University. Here is an excerpt from this fine collection.

My new book, Last Night at the Wursthaus (Grey Sparrow Press), will be up shortly on Amazon. The title poem is about the Wursthaus, a German eatery in Harvard Square that closed in 1996. I was a patron of the said bar, and met many interesting characters over a house dark…

Don’t forget: Tomorrow is the deadline to register to vote or change your address ahead of the Sept. 18 City preliminary election.
Click here to learn more about your options to register.

Also visit somervillema.gov/elections to find out where you vote, who’s on your ballot, and lots of other election-related information.

Arrests:
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Frederick Camp, of 23 Payson Ave., Dorchester, August 21, 4:40 p.m., arrested at Mystic Ave. on a charge of larceny over $250 and on warrant charges of shoplifting by asportation and receiving a stolen motor vehicle.

Jennifer Crump, August 22, 4:10 p.m., arrested at Artisan Way on charges of receiving stolen property, shoplifting over $100 by asportation, and conspiracy.

Vaughan, Harold E. “Harry” Jr. –Of Revere, Aug. 27^th. Beloved husband of the late Kathleen (Bruning). Father of Maureen “Moe” and her husband Rick Schober of Arlington, Harold E. “Harry” Vaughan III and his Fiancé Charlene Paolillo of Somerville, and Eric and his wife Marisa Vaughan of Saugus. Son of the late Helen and Harold E. Vaughan Sr. Grandfather of Saffron, Ameriah, Noelani, and Keziah Schober, Ava, Harold IV, Bryce, Adriana, and Carina Vaughan. Harry is also survived by his Aunt Barbara Glazebrook and many loving family and friends. A Funeral Mass will be held in St. Anthony’s Church, 250 Revere St., Revere on Thursday, Aug. 31^st at 10am. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden.

Summer is almost over. Somerville Public Schools welcomes students in grades 1 -12 back to school on Wednesday, August 30.

The first day for Kindergarten and PreKindergarten students is Tuesday, September 5. There will be no school on Friday, September 1 and Monday, September 4 (Labor Day.)

The Somerville Foundation for Animals (501(c)3) announces the 8th Annual Somerville Dog Festival. The festival will be held at Trum Field on Broadway.  Admission is free but donations accepted.  All well-mannered dogs on leash and current on their vaccinations are invited.

Movie Nights in the Park is back after a successful first edition. Come join in at Chuckie Harris Park for a series of short movies organized by East Somerville Main Streets, Somerville Media Center and the Arlington International Film Festival.

Come at 7:00 p.m. for live music as well as food and drinks from locally beloved Fasika.

Open-Source student data system offers near real-time information that helps schools provide timely, individualized interventions and student support

The Boston Foundation awarded a two-year, $200,000 grant to Somerville Public Schools (SPS) this summer to continue development of Somerville’s innovative, open-source Student Insights online student data software. The funding will be used to add new software features as the district continues to improve and expand the system, and to extend the software to other urban Massachusetts school districts. Under the guidance of SPS K-8 Curriculum Coordinator Uri Harel, Somerville has been working on Student Insights to centralize student data in order to give teachers a fuller and more timely picture of the interventions and supports students need to be successful in their classrooms.