Jess Keating’s middle grades debut book, How to Outrun a Crocodile When Your Shoes are Untied, was mentioned by a lot of my teacher friends last year as one to read, and now the second book in the series, How to Outswim a Shark Without a Snorkel, is out. I’ve been following Jess on twitter […]
My 2014 Reading Retrospective
I like looking back at my reading “year in review” and being reminded of all of the worlds I’ve spent time in and characters I’ve gotten to know over the past year of reading. In looking back at this year, I read many more picture books, tried to get to more middle grades because of […]
My Book Obsession – the Mara Dyer Trilogy by Michelle Hodkin
the Mara Dyer trilogy by Michelle Hodkin Publisher: Simon & Schuster Final Book Release Date: November 4, 2014 I have been obsessed with Michelle Hodkin‘s debut series ever since I first read an early copy of THE UNBECOMING OF MARA DYER in June of 2011 and stayed up way too late because I couldn’t stop reading and woke […]
Where I’ll Be – #NCTE14 & #ALAN14
This week I’ll be heading to National Harbor (outside Washington, D.C.) for my annual trek to the NCTE Annual Convention. This year will be my 4th time attending the National Council of Teachers of English convention, and my 3rd time presenting. It’s one of the most meaningful professional development experiences of my year because not […]
Busy Reading, New Role (Chair)
I’ve been busy reading, very busy reading, but there hasn’t been as much time to blog about the books individually because of an exciting new role I’ve taken on and the reading I’ve been doing related to it. It became official this weekend! The Wisconsin State Reading Association (WSRA) Children’s Literature Committee is a group […]
TTT: Top 10 Places Books Have Made Me Want to Visit
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish Top Ten Places Books Have Made Me Want to Visit Barcelona ISLA AND THE HAPPILY EVER AFTER by Stephanie Perkins Prague DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE by Laini Taylor Hogwarts The HARRY POTTER series by JK Rowling Paris STARRY NIGHTS by Daisy Whitney Coldtown THE COLDEST GIRL IN COLDTOWN by […]
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