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STRUCK by Jennifer Bosworth

June 26, 2012

Title: STRUCK Author: Jennifer Bosworth Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (a Macmillan imprint) Release Date: May 8, 2012 Number of Pages: 373 Source of Book: ARC from publisher at IRA Convention & NetGalley Mia Price is a lightning addict. She’s survived countless strikes, but her craving to connect to the energy in storms endangers her […]

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Book Trailer Thursday: THE RAVEN BOYS by Maggie Steifvater

June 14, 2012

My fabulous teacher friend, Sarah, at Y.A. Love Blog does a Book Trailer Thursday feature every week to help introduce her students to new books coming out. Now, I’m not doing it every week with her, but this week I’m so excited about the beautiful trailer for THE RAVEN BOYS by Maggie Stiefvater (one of […]

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Are you joining us for #summerthrowdown?

June 12, 2012

We’re launching Summer Throwdown: Librarians vs. Teachers! Perhaps you’ve seen/heard the buzz on twitter (where, I’ve found, most awesome ideas begin with a 140 character spark). Perhaps a friend encouraged you to visit. Perhaps you’re just coming across this and think it sounds fun. No matter how you found us, we’d love for you to […]

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FROM WHAT I REMEMBER… by Stacy Kramer & Valerie Thomas

June 10, 2012

Title: FROM WHAT I REMEMBER… Author: Stacy Kramer & Valerie Thomas Publisher: Disney Hyperion Release Date: May 15, 2012 Number of Pages: 462 Source of Book: Bought the hardcover on the recommendation of Jen (@mentortexts) KYLIE: Tijuana WHAT? I should be putting the finishing touches on my valedictorian speech. Graduation is TODAY, and is this […]

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My Summer #bookaday Plans & TBR Piles

June 8, 2012

Donalyn Miller (aka The Book Whisperer and All-Around Awesome Person) started the #bookaday hashtag on twitter and it’s now in its fourth year (the “rules” are there). It was a way for teachers to challenge themselves to read as much as possible during the summer to increase their knowledge for the following school year, and […]

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KEEP HOLDING ON by Susane Colasanti

June 2, 2012

Title: KEEP HOLDING ON Author: Susane Colasanti Publisher: Viking Juvenile (a Penguin imprint) Release Date: May 31, 2012 Number of Pages: 224 Source of Book: NetGalley electronic ARC A romantic and empowering book about bullying Noelle’s life is all about survival. Even her best friend doesn’t know how much she gets bullied, or the ways […]

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Due to committee commitments this year, I can't post about 2025 books, but I can share my resource from last year. This Virtual Picture Book Read Aloud Library is a Google Slideshow covering 233 titles, in 7 categories, with book covers linking directly to copyright-compliant video read alouds of recommended picture books. 
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