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My First Day of School Read Alouds 2013

August 1, 2013

I want to make a big impact with the read alouds I choose for the first day of school. Yes, I read picture books to my 7th & 8th graders. I want a quick text that we can all share to start creating our classroom community in a positive way. I want my students to […]

Blog Tour: SIDEKICKED Author/Editor Interview & Giveaway

July 15, 2013

Title: SIDEKICKED Author: John David Anderson Publisher: Walden Pond Press Release Date: June 25, 2013 Number of Pages: 384 With not nearly enough power comes way too much responsibility. Andrew Bean might be a part of H.E.R.O., a secret organization for the training of superhero sidekicks, but that doesn’t mean that life is all leaping […]

TTT: Top 10 Books I’ve Read So Far in 2013

June 25, 2013

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish Top Ten Books I’ve Read So Far in 2013 In no particular order (because that would be way too hard!) SOMETHING LIKE NORMAL by Trish Doller I HUNT KILLERS by Barry Lyga OCTOBER MOURNING: A Song for Matthew Shepard by Leslea Newman GHOST HAWK […]

Launching the New & Improved #SummerThrowdown

June 24, 2013

Welcome to #summerthrowdown year 2!!!!! This year we’re making a few changes to improve #summerthrowdown based on what we did with our students this past school year as part of our Sister Classroom journey of interstate collaboration. Because we love our librarians, and don’t want to wedge the stake of competition between us [Brian’s description] […]

TTT: Top 10 Books at the Top of My Summer TBR List

June 18, 2013

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish Top Ten Books At The Top Of My Summer TBR List Already Released GAME by Barry Lyga OPENLY STRAIGHT by Bill Konigsberg THE 5th WAVE by Rick Yancey PRIMATES by Jim Ottaviani & Maris Wicks (graphic novel) Most Eagerly Anticipated Advance Copies THE DREAM […]

Blog Tour: THE WIG IN THE WINDOW by Kristen Kittscher Guest Post

June 17, 2013

I’m so excited to have been asked to be a part of the blog tour for THE WIG IN THE WINDOW, a fun middle grades mystery by Kristen Kittscher (a middle school teacher!). I’m especially excited that Kristen offered up a guest post on her revision process (an aspect of the author’s writing life I’m […]