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It's Monday What Are You Reading? 7/13/2015
i only got two books read this week… I was able to read The Hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz. I enjoyed this book, but it took me awhile to get through… Splendor and Glooms was faster to read I thought, but I have always enjoyed historical fiction which is exactly what…
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Mythology for Middle School
We hosted a mythology program on Monday night for our middle school students! And with 36 kids in attendance, it went really well! I created six different activities for the kids to rotate through. I have found stations lead to minimal boredom and problems within the groups. And I always try to…
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It's Monday, What Are You Reading? 6/29/2015
This week I read, Rules for Stealing Stars by Corey Ann Haydu, The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin, A Handful of Stars by Cynthia Lord and The Boys in the Boat:The True Story of an American Team’s Epic Journey to Win Gold at the 1936 Olympics by Daniel James Brown (Young Reader’s Edition).…
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It's Monday, What Are You Reading? 6/22/2015
After 20 solid hours of reading for this year’s 48 Hour Book Challenge, I’m thinking that I’ll be taking it easy this week with my reading, maybe picking up a book or two, but not as many as I usually do. Over the weekend, I knocked out nine books and…
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48 Hour Book Challenge Review #6
140 Character Synopsis/Review: Ari promises to always stick with her brother, but when she must pretend nothing is wrong, she wonders how long she can last. Title: Paper Things Author: Jennifer Richard Jacobson Publisher: Candlewick Press Publication Date: 2015 Page Number: 376 pgs.
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48 Hour Book Challenge Review #5
140 Character Synopsis/Review: Nothing is more inconvenient than trying to hide the murder of the headmistress at a boarding school as seven young ladies soon find out. Title: The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place Author: Julie Berry Publisher: Roaring Brook Press Publication Date: 2014 Page Number: 351 pgs.
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48 Hour Book Challenge Review #4
140 Character Synopsis/Review: Iris’s world is turned upside down when her best friend dies and again when her family moves. How will she survive without her other half? Title: The Question Of Miracles Author: Elana K. Arnold Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publication Date: 2015 Page Number: 233 pgs.
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48 Hour Book Challenge Review #2
I received an ARC of George by Alex Gino at BEA a few weeks ago and couldn’t wait to read it! Finished it last night and am so glad his book is available for kids! 140 Character Synopsis/Review: Everyone thinks George is a boy, but George knows she’s really a girl…
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48 Hour Book Challenge Review #1
I started off with a book suggestion from a colleague – Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms by Katherine Rundell. For now, I’m just going to write up my 140-character book review/synopsis and give you the details later. 140 Character Synopsis/Review: Will loves everything about Africa, but when tragedy strikes she must learn to…
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48 Hour Book Challenge….
starts now! Dinner is done, dishes are drying, I’ve got a glass of wine and I’m sitting in a very comfy chair, I’m ready to start reading! Ill be reading from7:45pm on Friday to 7:45pm on Sunday! I’ll be posting quick reviews through out the weekend with longer reviews to…
