A School Librarian Sharing Books & #ClassroomBookADay
Title: JUST LIKE FATE Author: Cat Patrick & Suzanne Young Publisher: Simon Pulse Release Date: August 27, 2013 Number of Pages: 304 Source of Book: eARC from publisher Caroline is at a crossroads. Her grandmother is sick, maybe dying. Like the rest of her family, Caroline’s been at Gram’s bedside since her stroke. With the pressure building, all Caroline wants… Read More
I’m a huge Shannon Messenger fan…I love her books! Have you read any of them yet? I loved, loved, loved Shannon Messenger‘s first middle grades book, KEEPER OF THE LOST CITIES, (and for that matter, her first young adult book, LET THE SKY FALL), and since I ended up with a second copy of the ARC of book 2… Read More
I’ve read some great books this summer, some old and some that don’t come out until this fall…and I read some awesome books that were May, June, July releases that I absolutely recommend you don’t miss, so I figured I’d share them all in one post to make it easy for you to find and add to your TBR stacks… Read More
It’s the 4th Annual Picture Book 10 for 10, hosted by Cathy Mere & Mandy Roebek, and I’m so glad Cathy invited me to participate because I’ve been making it a priority to focus on reading picture books this summer, and am excited to share some that I love the most. This was really hard to narrow down to a… Read More
This is the first post in a new feature I’m calling “Author Spotlight on…” Many times I find favorite authors who have written multiple books I love and recommend all the time, and I want to feature those authors with all of their titles so you know about them and what books to look for, especially if it’s an author… Read More
Title: THE 5th WAVE Author: Rick Yancey Publisher: Putnam Juvenile (a Penguin imprint) Release Date: May 7, 2013 Number of Pages: 457 Source of Book: ARC from a friend Book Website: http://the5thwaveiscoming.com/ The Passage meets Ender’s Game in an epic new series from award-winning author Rick Yancey. After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky… Read More
It’s August (how did that happen?)! We’ve come to the end of another year of #summerthrowdown. Year 2 (in its new iteration) was a success in throwing down against our huge stacks of books to read! Need a reminder what that’s all about? Here’s the post that launched the reading of thousands of books. Our theme: Together we are… Read More
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 see the value and depth… Read More
