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“Listen.” Each of the mysterious guests at Greenglass House is called upon to tell a story and this is the traditional formula for the start. All of the guests have a secret – a reason for being at the house. All have a different reason, but all of the reasons have something to do with […]
March McQuin has spent his life with his jewel thief father, Alfie. Moving from place to place in preparation for the next big heist, March knows more about lock picking and getaway plans than he does about fractions. In fact, now that he’s twelve, Alfie has included him in the plans. But when the latest […]
As I began this novel by the author of I am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil, and I want to be Your Class President, I worried that this was going to be a cheesy, MG version of The Sword in the Stone. As is obvious from the title, this story borrows from the story of Arthur and Excalibur, but then […]
I have about 6 weeks of ‘vacation’ every summer – my school is on a weird schedule. I spend most of it taking short trips to visit friends and family. Long enough to enjoy everyone, organize their cabinets and clean out their refrigerator, then back to the cats. This week I am visiting one of […]
Apologies to Judith Viorst. Have you ever gotten an Advanced Reading Copy of a book you were really excited for, only to have it fall flat? You open it up, eager with anticipation, only to find it somewhat uneven. As you continue reading, you notice that the flashback sections are much s..l..o..w..e..r than the present […]
Raina Telgemeier, who is currently taking over the world, turned her incredible talents in an interesting direction, taking on the retelling of the original Ann M. Martin Baby-Sitters Club novels in graphic novel format in the mid 2000s. Now that her talents are being widely recognized and are in high demand, these are being re-released […]
Camo Girl tells the story of three sixth graders with one thing in common – all have lost their fathers. Title character Ella lives with her mother and grandmother, who moved in to care for her after the death of her father almost three years ago. Ella’s mother travels four days a week to support […]
As you may have read here, next week we are doing a Second Chance Challenge – we are challenging you to pick up a book that you didn’t finish and try again. Thus the DNF (did not finish) debate. For those of us who are school librarians, it can be a challenge to help some […]
The last conference I attended had a wonderful session entitled ‘Radical Hospitality in the School Library Media Center.’ And I’m not just saying that because it was a friend and colleague who was presenting. It was really wonderful. I’ve strived since my first library to find ways to make the students feel welcome and wanted […]
Several years ago, the school district where I work finally unblocked YouTube, and a whole world of opportunity was opened. There is so much educational content available on YouTube, and much of it is useful to the tween crowd. I’d like to start by highlighting several channels that have incredibly useful educational content (with the […]
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