A School Librarian Sharing Books & #ClassroomBookADay
Title: ATLANTIA Author: Ally Condie Publisher: Dutton Children’s (a Penguin imprint) Release Date: October 28, 2014 Number of Pages: 368 Source of Book: ARC from Publisher at ALA Can you hear Atlantia breathing? For as long as she can remember, Rio has dreamt of the sand and sky Above—of life beyond her underwater city of Atlantia. But… Read More
I have been making a concerted effort to read more picture books in the last year, and with my work on the Wisconsin State Reading Association’s (WSRA) Children’s Literature Committee, it has given me even more reason to. And then, when I found out I would have an additional 10 minutes for each class period this coming year, I decided… Read More
Catching that silly summer cold over the weekend, I completely missed Top Ten Tuesday, so I’m making it a Top Ten Thursday this week. Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish Top Ten Books I’d Give to Readers Who Have Never Read a Free Verse Novel WHAT MY MOTHER DOESN’T KNOW by Sonya Sones TO BE PERFECTLY HONEST: A… Read More
Title: BREATHE, ANNIE, BREATHE Author: Miranda Kenneally Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Release Date: July 16, 2014 Number of Pages: 306 Source of Book: egalley from publisher Annie hates running. No matter how far she jogs, she can’t escape the guilt that if she hadn’t broken up with Kyle, he might still be alive. So to honor his… Read More
I’ve been reading a lot these last few months, even if I haven’t been blogging much, I’ve been tweeting and sharing thoughts on my goodreads, and also sharing many recommendations in person. So, in the interest of sharing what some of my favorite titles have been so far this year, I wanted to document a bit of what I’ve been… Read More
I have been woefully neglectful on blogging this summer (really this year so far). I thought for sure with ending the school year, I would get back to blogging, but that hasn’t happened…because life got in the way. First there was this… My 8th grade class, who I will never forget because they were my first ever class I’ve gotten… Read More
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish Top Ten Books That Should Be In Your Beach Bag This Summer OPEN ROAD SUMMER by Emery Lord WISH YOU WERE ITALIAN by Kristin Rae THE CHAPEL WARS by Lindsey Leavitt EXILE by Kevin Emerson WE WERE LIARS by e. lockhart BETTER OFF FRIENDS by Elizabeth Eulberg ON THE FENCE by Kasie West SUMMER LOVE by Jill… Read More
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish Since it’s a choose-your-own-topic week, I went back to an idea I had commented on recently. Whether it’s for my personal reading enjoyment, or what I know will be popular and asked for by my students, these are the authors who get automatic pre-orders because none of their books have let… Read More
