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Publishers Weekly vol. 270 no. 16 Apr. 17, 2023, review of Where I Live: Poems About My Home, My Street, and My Town. p. 63.
Kirkus Reviews Dec. 1, 2022, review of Janeczko, Paul B.: WHERE I LIVE. p. NA.
Kirkus Reviews Mar. 15, 2019, review of Janeczko, Paul B.: SECRET SOLDIERS.
School Library Journal vol. 69 no. 1 Jan., 2023. Rachel Zuffa, “JANECZKO, Paul B, sel. Where I Live: Poems About My Home, My Street, and My Town.”. p. 86.
School Library Journal vol. 65 no. 3 Apr., 2019. Emily Beasley, “JANECZKO, Paul B.: Secret Soldiers: How the U.S. Twenty-Third Special Troops Fooled the Nazis.”. p. 98.
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Paul Bryan Janeczko (July 27, 1945 - February 19, 2019) was an American poet and anthologist. He published 40 books beginning in the 1980s, including poetry compilations, non-fiction guides for young writers, and books for teachers.
Early life
Janeczko was born on July 27, 1945, in Passaic, New Jersey. He was the son of Frank John and Verna (Smolak) Janeczko.[1] Janeczko was not a serious student when he was young. When he enrolled at St. Francis College in Maine he realized what he had missed. To quote Janeczko, “That's when it dawned on me that it was time for me to start learning.”
Janeczko attended graduate school at John Carroll University in Ohio and then began teaching.
Career
He taught high school English for 22 years in Ohio, Massachusetts, and Maine. In 1990, Janeczko decided to leave the classroom in order to focus on poetry and his newborn daughter, Emma.
He issued a new poetry anthology in 2015, The Death of the Hat: A Brief History of Poetry in 50 Objects.
Personal life
At the time of his death, Janeczko lived in western Maine with his wife and daughter. He visited schools in the United States and Europe, providing workshops for teachers and students. At home he continued to write books.
Janeczko was a member of the National Council of Teachers of English, Educators for Social Responsibility, New England Association of Teachers of English, and Maine Teachers of Language Arts.
Janeczko died on February 19, 2019, at the age of 73.[1]
Recognition
He received several awards, including
American Library Association Books for Young Adults,
American Library Association Notable Books,
New York Public Library Best Books
School Library Journal Best Young Adult Books of the Year
Works
Poetry
Brickyard Summer (1999
Stardust Hotel (1993)
That Sweet Diamond: Baseball Poems (1998)
Worlds Afire (2004)
Wing Nuts: Screwy Haiku [with J. Patrick Lewis] (2006)
Birds on a Wire, or, a Jewel Tray of Stars [with J. Patrick Lewis] (2007)
Novels
Bridges to Cross (1986)
Young Indiana Jones and the Pirates' Loot (1994)
Nonfiction and professional books
Loads of Codes and Secret Ciphers (1988)
Favorite Poetry Lessons [with Judy Lynch] (1998)
Teaching 10 Fabulous Forms of Poetry [with Judy Lynch] (2000)
How to Write Poetry (2001)
Writing Funny Bone Poems (2001)
Seeing the Blue Between: Advice and Inspiration for Young Poets (2002)
Good for a Laugh: A Guide to Writing Amusing, Clever, and Downright Funny Poems (2003)
Writing Winning Reports and Essays (2003)
Opening a Door: Reading Poetry in the Middle School Classroom (2003)
Top Secret: A Handbook of Codes, Ciphers, and Secret Writing (2004)
How to Write Haiku and Other Short Poems (2004)
Rhyming Dictionary [with Sun Young] (2006)
The Dark Game (2010)
Anthologies
The Crystal Image (1977)
Postcard Poems: A Collection of Poetry for Sharing (1979)
Don't Forget to Fly: A Cycle of Modern Poems (1981)
Poetspeak: In Their Work, About Their Work, A Special Kind of Poetry Anthology (1983)
Strings: A Gathering of Family Poems (1984)
Pocket Poems: Poems Selected for a Journey (1985)
This Delicious Day: 65 Poems (1987)
Going Over to Your Place: Poems for Each Other (1987)
The Music of What Happens: Poems That Tell Stories (1988)
The Place My Words Are Looking For: What Poets Say About and Through Their Work (1990)
Preposterous: Poems of Youth (1991)
Looking for Your Name: A Collection of Contemporary Poems (1993)
Poetry from A to Z: A Guide for Young Writers (1994)
Wherever Home Begins: 100 Contemporary Poems (1995)
I Feel a Little Jumpy Around You: A Book of Her Poems & His Poems Presented in Pairs [with Naomi Shihab Nye] (1996)
Home on the Range: Cowboy Poetry (1997)
Very Best (Almost) Friends: Poems of Friendship (1999)
Stone Bench In An Empty Park (2000)
A Poke in the I: A Collection of Concrete Poems (2001)
Dirty Laundry Pile: Poems in Different Voices (2001)
Blushing: Expressions of Love in Poems and Letters (2004)
A Kick in the Head: An Everyday Guide to Poetic Forms (2005)
Hey, You! Poems to Skyscrapers, Mosquitoes, and Other Fun Things (2007)
The Death of the Hat: A Brief History of Poetry in 50 Objects (2015)
Where I Live: Poems About My Home, My Street, and My Town
Paul B. Janeczko, illus. by Hyewon Yum. Candlewick, $18.99 (48p) ISBN 978-1-5362-0094-2
Sorted into three parts and featuring lines by poets and children's book creators alike, 34 short, winning poems selected by the late Janeczko contemplate the meaning of home and belonging via a strong sense of place. In the book's first section, "Home," Reuben Jackson's "Sunday Brunch" and Gary Soto's "Ode to a Sprinkler" each revel in summers spent locally--on a porch and on neighbors' lawns, respectively. Section two, "Street," features Naomi Shihab Nye's "Spruce Street, Berkeley"; Patricia Hubbell's "Sidewalk Cracks"; and Nikki Grimes's "Block Party," which all consider pavement-related locales. And in the final section, "Town," Lois Lenski's "People" and Nikki Giovanni's "Knoxville, Tennessee" sensorially convey neighborhood encounters. Throughout, Yum's colored pencil and watercolor art portrays racially diverse figures in metropolitan, rural, and suburban landscapes both bustling and quiet. It's a sights-and-sounds anthology that invites readers to observe the appreciable beauty of, as phrased by X.J. Kennedy, "wherever you sit down." Ages 7-10.' (Mar.)
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"Where I Live: Poems About My Home, My Street, and My Town." Publishers Weekly, vol. 270, no. 16, 17 Apr. 2023, p. 63. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A748227675/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=c8b40036. Accessed 23 May 2023.
Janeczko, Paul B. WHERE I LIVE Candlewick (Children's None) $18.99 3, 14 ISBN: 978-1-5362-0094-2
A posthumous gathering of short poems on themes of home and neighborhood.
All but four of the 34 poems Janeczko selected before his death in 2019 have appeared elsewhere; most were published after 2000. The roster of contributors will be largely familiar to readers of his many anthologies: X.J. Kennedy leads off with an affirmation that "Home" is "Wherever you sit down / to eat your supper, pet your cat, / do homework, watch TV," Walter de la Mare describes peeking through window blinds to watch passersby, and Gary Soto offers a suburban "Ode to a Sprinkler." In more reflective tones, Linda Sue Park writes evocatively of a wind in "October" playing tag with a plastic bag and Naomi Shihab Nye, of people like "leaves drifting / downhill in morning fog" on "Spruce Street, Berkeley." Nikki Grimes and Nikki Giovanni chime in with summertime celebrations of, respectively, a "Block Party" and "Knoxville, Tennessee," and Langston Hughes rounds things off with metaphorical images of a "City" that "Spreads its wings" in the morning and "In the evening / Goes to bed / Hanging lights / About its head." Yum echoes the pervasive air of peaceful serenity with colored pencil and watercolor scenes in which city, country, and suburban settings share presence with racially diverse groups and individuals, mostly children. (This book was reviewed digitally.)
A luminous sendoff, rich in happy memories and sweet nostalgia. (Picture-book poetry. 6-10)
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"Janeczko, Paul B.: WHERE I LIVE." Kirkus Reviews, 1 Dec. 2022, p. NA. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A729072701/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=128ae1f0. Accessed 23 May 2023.
Janeczko, Paul B. SECRET SOLDIERS Candlewick (Children's Informational) $19.99 4, 23 ISBN: 978-0-7636-8153-1
During World War II, the U.S. 23rd Headquarters Special Troops was created to launch a series of operations to deceive the Germans.
Artists, actors, telegraphers, set designers, engineers, and sound technicians were recruited for this secret unit--an atypical group of soldiers. By using prerecorded sounds of moving tanks, staging false camps with inflatable tanks and artillery, driving around the countryside wearing fake unit patches, and feeding locals false information, the men of the 23rd may have influenced the course of the war. Although the information presented is accurate and generally interesting, the structure of this effort is unsatisfactory. Numerous pageslong supplemental sections (printed on darkened pages and in a sans-serif type) provide additional information on topics introduced in the narrative, but these sections confusingly interrupt the story, sometimes midsentence, and too often come before the topics are introduced. Other additional sections provide brief biographies of some members of the 23rd, sometimes long before or after they're mentioned in the story. Additionally, each operation performed by the unit is described in repetitive detail, reporting over and over the use of uniform unit patches and unit designations on vehicles. Backmatter, however, is ample and detailed, including extensive source notes, a bibliography, image credits, and an index (the latter two not seen).
Save this one for only the most dedicated of World War II buffs. (Nonfiction. 11-18)
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"Janeczko, Paul B.: SECRET SOLDIERS." Kirkus Reviews, 15 Mar. 2019. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A578090652/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=695c89cb. Accessed 23 May 2023.
* JANECZKO, Paul B, sel. Where I Live: Poems About My Home, My Street, and My Town. illus. by Hyewon Yum. 48p. Candlewick. Mar.' 2023. Tr $18.99. ISBN 9781536200942.
Gr 1-3--This posthumous compilation selected by distinguished anthologist Janeczko beautifully captures the essence of home; Yum's art enhances this, centering each poem firmly into diverse communities. Thirty-four poems are divided into three sections: Home, Street, and Town. The section titles seem arbitrary at first, although the delightful variance in styles and rhythms is exciting. For example, "Crickets," a concrete poem by Myra Cohn Livingston, appears in Home, as the crickets' hypnotic chirps through the night interrupt or sing one to sleep. "Ode to My Shoes" by Francisco X. Alarcon has shoes "fall asleep/ and dream/ of walking," in Street, relaxing so they're fresh for the new day. Langston Hughes, Nikki Giovanni, Linda Sue Park, Gary Soto, and Naomi Shihab Nye are a few of the authors included, each of their poems dazzling with literary devices, figurative language, and exquisite word choices. Yum's trademark colored pencil and watercolor illustrations are full spread. Graphic placement is well done, allowing Yum's art to cradle each piece. People and places are diverse in artistic expression, allowing readers to recognize themselves in different poems and increasing understanding for different situations. Janeczko selected poems about nature, safe spaces, siblings, shopping, pets, ice cream, transportation, and being the new kid: all the mundane, yet essential, things that remind people of what home is. VERDICT A first purchase for all libraries serving young children, this is an outstanding poetry compilation about the meaning of home.--Rachel Zuffa
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Zuffa, Rachel. "JANECZKO, Paul B, sel. Where I Live: Poems About My Home, My Street, and My Town." School Library Journal, vol. 69, no. 1, Jan. 2023, p. 86. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A732326593/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=b986f820. Accessed 23 May 2023.
JANECZKO, Paul B. Secret Soldiers: How the U.S. Twenty-Third Special Troops Fooled the Nazis. 304p. maps, photos. Candlewick. Apr. 2019. Tr $19.99. ISBN 9780763681531.
Gr 9 Up--The use of spies and intercepting information regarding enemies' movements are key to winning any military campaign. But what if the enemy was actually sending false signals, setting up fake encampments and using sophisticated recording equipment to simulate movement that never really happened? Such was the task of the Twenty-Third Special Troops in the European Theater of World War II. Their actions and techniques were so secret they remained classified for 50 years after the war ended. This title follows their story from the conception and recruitment of tire units to their final mission and return home. While the beginning is a bit confusing with lots of detail and a rapidly introduced large cast of characters, a rhythm develops taking readers on a journey of intrigue across Europe. This title is not a good choice for a first-time military history reader, as the military jargon begins on page one and little background of the overall conflict is provided throughout. However, for those with a mental map of the war, this book will provide delightful details of a very specialized and secret group. Biographical sketches of many of the members of the Twenty-Third Special Troops are included as well as brief sidebars detailing related topics. Plentiful photographs and maps are included throughout. VERDICT While some might grow weary of reading details of each specific mission, military history lovers will find much to appreciate in this extensive retelling of a skillful deception that helped end World War II.--Emily Beasley, Omaha Public Schools
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Beasley, Emily. "JANECZKO, Paul B.: Secret Soldiers: How the U.S. Twenty-Third Special Troops Fooled the Nazis." School Library Journal, vol. 65, no. 3, Apr. 2019, p. 98. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A581175350/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=060f9f04. Accessed 23 May 2023.