Red Side Story Mistake – UPDATED

The sequel to Shades of Grey by Jasper FForde just came out and it is an excellent. No spoilers in this posting.

I found one text error and wrote to both Mr. Fforde and the publisher Soho Press (yet to get a response). Here is the email I sent:

“I love the new Jasper Fforde book Red Side Story and I found a text mistake that got past your editors. Details:

page 425

“To our right there were cliffs and rugged coastline which led to a headland about a mile away, and to our right there was more of the same — just with a headland perhaps six or seven miles distant.”

One of the two “our right”s should be an “our left.”

Edition is hardcover, 2024, Soho press inc, isbn 978-1-64129-628-1, usa printing.”

Do you think I will get a “thank you” in the corrected paperback release?

UPDATE

Jasper wrote me back! It was in my junk email folder (boo).

“Hi Charles.

Thanks for that – we’ll correct it (and the nine others!) for the paperback..

Glad you like the book.

Cheers

Jasper”

AI, but not Spellcheck

This Canva app is almost ready to bring my vision to life.

This is app is in a bit of a pickle, wouldn’t you say?

Not Just ANY Excellent, but MOST Excellent

The NYCDOE division of human resources is offering an award for outstanding service, and I suppose the division director, or Charles Peeples (the person the award is named after), loved Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure.

Here is the award info

And here is a most excellent clip from Bill and Ted’s.

PBL (Project-based learning), circa 2024.

This was on a wall. No context.

Book Case or Not!

Think this is a full-sized book case with a normal-sized The Silent Patient?

Think Again!

This is a tabletop book case with dozens of tiny books! To arrange! To rearrange! So fun!

Inclusivity for Wegmans

A recent field trip to Wegmans supermarket in Brooklyn revealed a lovely example of accessibility for its employees. The broom and dustpan (they called it a “butler”) for the custodial staff had photos of the items as well as labels. Reminds me of our accessible classrooms.

 

Ozobots Race

The clip is 4X speed, and shortened, but you get the idea. The Ozobot robots followed the line, circled at the top, and raced to the finish line. It was the students’ first exposure to the robots, and it was very exciting.

Working for the Man

I appreciate the invitation to join a city-worker dance party.

What it lacks in grammar it makes up for in abbreviations.