tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53508875133948395512024-02-21T02:04:52.761-05:00The Library GalsThe Library Galshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09751588277787227624noreply@blogger.comBlogger285125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350887513394839551.post-13280381747688389222017-08-10T07:00:00.000-04:002017-08-10T07:00:11.104-04:00Picture Book 10 for 10<div style="background-color: white;">
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thank you to <a href="http://reflectandrefine.blogspot.com/2015/08/ten-days-until-picture-book-10-for-10.html" style="text-decoration-line: none; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Cathy Mere</a> and <a href="http://enjoy-embracelearning.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Mandy Robek</a> for hosting the Picture Book 10 for 10 (#PB10for10). I'm so excited to participate this year. I've seen people posting in years past, but I always forgot about it. But last year I set a reminder on my calendar for July so that I would remember!</span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span><br />
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Grab a Badge</b> (just copy the URL address of the one above or take a screenshot)</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Join the <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/109747361653807401083/stream/ec0b8562-04b0-4a4b-8987-0caef6874e94" style="text-decoration-line: none;">#pb10for10 Google Community</a></span></b></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Choose Your Favorites:</b> All you need to do is choose ten picture books you cannot live without for whatever reason. In the first days of this event, everyone shared their ten very favorite titles. This still works. You will notice, however, that many past participants choose some type of theme to determine their selections. We'll leave this up to you.</span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Narrow Your List to Ten:</b> It isn't easy, is it? We've seen some crafty ways to get around that number. </span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Write Your August 10th Post:</b> Write a post about the ten books you cannot live without. Share your post on August 10th and link it to the <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/109747361653807401083/stream/ec0b8562-04b0-4a4b-8987-0caef6874e94" style="text-decoration-line: none;">Picture Book 10 for 10 Community</a>. </span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>No Blog? No Problem:</b> If you don't have a blog, this might be the perfect time to start one --- or there are a million digital ways to join (see post below). Of course, now with the Google Community it is quite easy to just post your favorites directly into the community without a blog. We will also be tweeting from the #pb10for10 hashtag. </span></li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Comment: </b>On August 10th (and maybe for a week --- there are a lot of posts) take some time to read posts from other participants. Please comment on at least three. </span></li>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There are so many great picture books out there it is hard to narrow it down to ten. </span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In fact, I had to make a list and then from that list narrow it down to ten. There is not a theme to my choices.</span></div>
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Stacey (@libraryjo92)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00578100363467723888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350887513394839551.post-23331473595547447172017-07-31T06:00:00.000-04:002017-07-31T06:00:12.129-04:00It's Monday! What Are You Reading?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1di2tCfTUWm_90NiCkdWfdCZN-fN7HkirI6jPZPDhVZzzf5pJFXBalY_TGDZruL9hHrK2cCx9CGfVSJSFCDSsBpJ9ceNAWh4idiucQnR-lbph5rfHMW5lwSFrNCSLSWrz9GG_l89rww/s1600/Monday+Reading.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="638" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1di2tCfTUWm_90NiCkdWfdCZN-fN7HkirI6jPZPDhVZzzf5pJFXBalY_TGDZruL9hHrK2cCx9CGfVSJSFCDSsBpJ9ceNAWh4idiucQnR-lbph5rfHMW5lwSFrNCSLSWrz9GG_l89rww/s200/Monday+Reading.jpg" width="199" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">This meme was started by Sheila at</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span><a href="http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration-line: none;">Book Journey</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">. The kid's version was started by J</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">en at </span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><a href="http://www.teachmentortexts.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration-line: none;">Teach Mentor Text</a> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">and Kellee and Ricki at <a href="http://www.unleashingreaders.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration-line: none;">Unleashing Readers</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">I'm so excited because this is the third week in a row that I've been able to post, I've been able to read a lot and I stepped outside my comfort zone this week and did something that I wouldn't normally do. I'm not willing to share yet what I did. But if we ask our kids to step out of their comfort zones to push their learning, shouldn't we be willing to do the same thing?</span><br />
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<a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1487620933l/33118312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="33118312" border="0" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1487620933l/33118312.jpg" width="131" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">The first book that I read was <b>Refugee</b> by Alan Gratz. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33118312-refugee?from_search=true">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. Wow, just wow! This book was INCREDIBLE!! This book has been talked about on Twitter for a while. I knew that I would need to get my hands on a copy. When I went to the Scholastic Reading Summit I was lucky enough to get a copy from Mr. Schu! This book is such a powerful read, one that everyone needs to read. It is so timely given everything that is happening in our world. Alan Gratz has created characters that grab you by the heart and don't let go. This is when book that I will never forget. If you haven't gotten a copy, you need to get one now! <a href="https://soundcloud.com/scholastic-inc/listen-to-alan-gratz-read-an-excerpt-from-refugee">Click here to can hear Alan Gratz read an excerpt the book on Scholastic's Soundcloud</a>. You can also hear many other authors and educators discussing a variety of topics.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Sorry for the short post today. I'll post later on this week about <b>Wishtree</b> by Katherine Applegate, <b>Prince and Pirate</b> by Charlotte Gunnufson and <b>The Book of Mistakes</b> by Corinna Luyken.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">I've got three books that I've been reading this past week, a picture book, a middle grade book, and a professional book! I've been tweeting more this week as well. Attending the Scholastic Reading Summit had a lot to do with that. But it felt great to be connected with my PLN again. </span><br />
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<a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51uINTM9bUL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Here Comes Teacher Cat by [Underwood, Deborah]" border="0" height="175" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51uINTM9bUL.jpg" style="background-color: transparent;" width="200" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">The picture book that I read was Here Comes Teacher Cat by Deborah Underwood and illustrations by Claudia Rueda. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33027457-here-comes-teacher-cat?ac=1&from_search=true">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. This is another great addition to her cat series. I have loved the cat, but I think that this one is my favorite! These books have just the right amount of text to not be overwhelming to the beginning readers. With having a small amount of text, there can be lots of questions that parents and teachers can ask using the illustrations as a spring board for kids to form their answers. Speaking of the illustrations, Claudia Rueda has done another wonderful job bring cat's adventures to life. I was provided this book by Penguin Young Readers. This book will be published on August 8, 2017. I think I will have to buy another copy of this book for my library because I want to keep a copy for myself. My hope one day is to meet Deborah and have her sign my book! </span><br />
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<a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1464782577l/30329718.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="30329718" border="0" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1464782577l/30329718.jpg" width="132" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">The professional book that I read was Kids Deserve It!: Pushing Boundaries and Challenging Conventional Thinking by Todd Nesloney and Adam Welcome. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30329718-kids-deserve-it">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. I had the pleasure of meeting Todd Nesloney in February 2017 in Florida. We are both on advisory boards for Scholastic Book Fairs. I learned a lot from talking and listen to him share ideas and information during our meetings. I knew that he had co-wrote a book, but it took me this long to get a hold of it. I'm glad I waited until the summer to read it, so that I can really think about the ideas that he and Adam Welcome wrote about. I read this book in three days. It was a very easy read, but it made me think quite a bit as I was reading. As I enter year 22 in my teaching career, this book reinforced that I need to continue to push myself to grow for my students. One of the most important ideas that I'll take from this book is to remember to celebrate even the smallest successes. Being in the library I see every student in the school. Many times it is one of the few places some of my school's neediest/behavior challenged kids are successful. I try to call home to give them a positive phone call because that is not the normal phone call for them. I do really well until about the middle of the year. I'm making it my goal to do better this coming year. I enjoyed this book so much, I even picked up a copy for my principal.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">It feel so strange to be blogging again. I have really let this slide, but something had to give and this was it. I have been feeling terribly guilty about not blogging and have avoid reading most blogs that I do follow so I didn't add to the guilt. There is also a lot of changes coming to my job this next year, which we were told at the end of the school year. So I'm trying to plan for a new normal. I took a great vacation with my parents to celebrate their upcoming 50th wedding anniversary to Yellowstone National Park and Glacier National Park. On this vacation I took time to do a lot of quiet reflection on life, school, and everything in between (without doing any actual "work"). Sometimes I think that I have placed too much pressure on myself to do everything and I find myself doing nothing. So I taking this time as redo on my "New Year". I have been actually doing some reading, which I had stopped doing and I'm starting to blog again with this post. My goal is to work up to twice a week, but for now I will be happy posting every Monday!</span></span><br />
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<a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1458679077l/23617200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Full Cicada Moon by Marilyn Hilton" border="0" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1458679077l/23617200.jpg" width="130" /></a><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">I have read two really great historical fiction books. The first was <b>Full Cicada Moon</b> by Marilyn Hilton. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23617200-full-cicada-moon">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. There is so much to like about this book that is written in verse. This book was set in the late 1960's when there was a lot going on that our students have never experienced. For example, when girls could only take home economics and boys could only take shop. The main character, Mimi, is a African American Japanese girl, who moves from a progressive California to a not as progressive Vermont. The racial experiences that Mimi deals with are written appropriately for the middle grade audience. I loved how Mimi is very enthusiastic about science, especially space. It is great to see a female character interested in science. I will admit, that going into this book I wasn't sure I was going to like it. But the more I read, the more I couldn't stop reading. This book is a MD Black-Eyed Susan <i>(state book award)</i> nominated book for the 2017-18 school year. I can't wait to book talk this book for my students next year.</span></span><br />
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<a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1487956525l/32614258.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="32614258" border="0" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1487956525l/32614258.jpg" width="132" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d;">The second historical fiction book I have read was <b>Walking with Miss Millie</b> by Tamara Bundy. </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32614258-walking-with-miss-millie?ac=1&from_search=true"><span style="color: blue;">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</span></a><span style="color: #38761d;">. From the first chapter, this book drew me in and didn't let me go. I started reading this book the night before I left on my 16 day vacation. I got to page 146 before I had to leave for the airport. Since I was already packed, I couldn't bring it along with me. And I had received my copy from Penguin Young Readers, so that meant that it wasn't published yet and I couldn't even buy an electronic copy! I thought about this book every day while I was on vacation. It had a hold on me and wasn't going to let go until I finished it. My first night back, after I unpacked and started on my laundry, I had to finish it. I wish we could all have a Miss Millie in our lives to offer those little nuggets of advice when we truly need it. This book tackles a lot in it pages: moving, absentee father, deaf brother, Alzheimer's, racism, and death. But even with all these heavy issues to deal with there is a lightness about this book. There is one quote from Miss Millie that stuck with me, especially given the beginning of this post, </span><i><span style="color: #134f5c;">"I learned it's okay to get mad. It's okay to get sad, but after all that gettin' mad and sad, ya gotta get smart. Ya gotta take a step back, away from all your hurtin', and figure out what ya can change and what ya can't." </span></i></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">I've typed this up to put on my desk at school, so that I can remember this wonderful piece of advice. This book made a very big impact on me and it is one that I won't ever forget!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Stacey (@libraryjo92)</span></span>Stacey (@libraryjo92)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00578100363467723888noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350887513394839551.post-31349683408959952182017-03-20T06:30:00.000-04:002017-03-20T06:30:29.322-04:00Brobarians Blog Tour<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It has been a while since I've had a chance to post anything or even read anything! Something that I'm hoping to fix, now that my life is starting to calm down. Instead of my usual It's Monday! What Are You Reading? post, I'm pleased to present a new picture book from Lindsay Ward.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>This is the tale of the mighty Brobarians. Two warriors, once at peace…now at odds.<br /><br />Iggy the Brobarian has taken over the land. Can Otto the Big Brobarian win it back? Or maybe, with a little help, the two brothers can find peace again…</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I absolutely loved this book! This was such a unique way to approach sibling rivalry. The story was entertaining and easy to identify with, even being an only child. I have had a few friendships were we seemed more like siblings than friends. After I got done reading I had to go back and just look at the illustrations that Lindsay Ward created for the book. They are incredible! I especially loved the cloud that she made out of the red and blue lined writing paper. If you would like to see more of Lindsay's illustrations check out <a href="http://www.kidlitfrenzy.com/kid-lit-frenzy/2017/3/14/brobarians-blog-tour-and-giveaway">Alyson Beecher's post</a> on the blog tour.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I always wonder how an author becomes inspired to write their books. I love being able to share that with my students. It lets them know that inspiration can come from an ordinary event. And now to let you know too:</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrpEG15MZmU586ljQKu4SCVF4SCvNbU0SbmU1QNjFaIAvLG7O1mq-CWF0zYmg2AtqtyrDdLyEV69iPnN1FHiBU1BN9k4WvrkCAKcA-GJ3U_tSu1FoHpxVlSSGN0pUDrj66BmxHkc6mUYk/s1600/Lindsay+Ward+photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrpEG15MZmU586ljQKu4SCVF4SCvNbU0SbmU1QNjFaIAvLG7O1mq-CWF0zYmg2AtqtyrDdLyEV69iPnN1FHiBU1BN9k4WvrkCAKcA-GJ3U_tSu1FoHpxVlSSGN0pUDrj66BmxHkc6mUYk/s200/Lindsay+Ward+photo.jpg" width="133" /></a><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489979616309_3651">Lindsay Ward would never have written this book if she hadn't stayed up late one night watching Conan the</span> <span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489979616309_3623">Barbarian. She finds the idea of baby barbarians to be very funny . . . and hopes you do too. Lindsay's recent books include </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489979616309_3650">Rosco vs. the Baby</span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489979616309_3649"> and </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489979616309_3645">The Importance of Being 3</span>. Most days you can find her writing and <span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489979616309_3475">sketching at home in Ohio with her family. Learn more about her at </span><a href="http://www.lindsaymward.com/" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489979616309_3622" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489979616309_3621">www.lindsaymward.com</span></a><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489979616309_3648"> or on Twitter: @lindsaymward.</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Definitely check out Lindsay's website to find her other books. She has written quite a few! I'm going to be finding some that I haven't read soon. Also you can get a great coloring sheet of Otto and Iggy <a href="http://lindsaymward.com/books/bro-barians/">here</a>! I'm even more excited, after reading Brobarians, for my friend to have her second child. They have decided to wait to find out the gender. She and her husband already have one boy and now I'm really hoping they have a second so I can give the family a copy of this book! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stacey (@libraryjo92)</span>Stacey (@libraryjo92)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00578100363467723888noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350887513394839551.post-29672203847608126902017-02-06T06:00:00.000-05:002017-02-06T06:40:40.946-05:00It's Monday! What Are You Reading?<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">Once again I had a crazy week! This week has felt like two weeks in one! On Monday we had snow, so we had a two hour late arrival. but I couldn't enjoy it. Over the weekend my parents had trouble with both of their cars. My dad had an MRI scheduled at 7:45am, but I didn't feel comfortable letting them drive in the snow. So I ended up getting up and driving them to the MRI facility. The only good thing about this was I had about a solid hour of reading time!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d; line-height: 22px;">I finished </span><b style="color: #38761d;">You Can Fly</b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"> by Carole Boston Weatherford. </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27206496-you-can-fly"><span style="color: blue;">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</span></a><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">. I just love a book written in verse and this one was great! I learned that there is so much I didn't know about the Tuskeegee Airmen. The verse form allow for a lot of information to be shared without becoming overwhelming. I really appreciated the timeline and all the resources that the author shared at the end of the book. This is one that I can't wait to share with my students. I hope that they will enjoy it as much as I did.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The only other book I read this week was <b>This Book Is Out Of Control!</b> by Richard Byrne. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27779277-this-book-is-out-of-control?ac=1&from_search=true">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. In this book we meet up with Bella, her dog, and Ben who has a remote controlled toy. As with the other two books things don't go according to plan. There is a lot of reader participation in this book too. I know that this will become a favorite of my students as the other two books have. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have started <b>Jasper and The Riddle of Riley's Mine</b> by Caroline Starr Rose. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30201158-jasper-and-the-riddle-of-riley-s-mine">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. This book will be published tomorrow February 7, 2017. I'm only on page 82 and I am LOVING the book already. Can't wait until I have time to read some more of it!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">I've got a very short post this week because last week was SO busy. On Wednesday I had author and illustrator Henry Cole visit my school. Monday and Tuesday of course, I was prepping for his visit. I'm a Type-A personality, so I had to make sure everything was in place. It was a great visit and was still the talk of the school on Thursday. My assistant did three AMAZING bulletin board! I will be posting about his visit, showing those amazing bulletin boards, and showing some pictures from his presentation. Can't wait to share his visit with everyone!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I'm still working on finishing </span></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">You Can Fly</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "chewy"; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> by Carole Boston Weatherford. I'm hoping to have it finished tomorrow. I should have time to finish it!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">My reading was done in short spurts this week. I was busy all week, but I can't remember what I did. I didn't make any progress on </span></span><b style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">You Can Fly</b><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"> by Carole Boston Weatherford. This is a book I want to savor, so I want to wait until I can sit a finish it in one reading. All three of the books that I read were part of my latest Junior Library Guild delivery. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">The next book I read was <b>Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea</b> by Ben Clanton. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28503853-narwhal?ac=1&from_search=true">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. This looks to be the first in a new series. I was so excited since it was a graphic novel for my younger students. My younger students love graphic novels, but usually want those that are way above their reading level. In this book Narwhal and "Jelly" become friends and have a lot of adventures. This book is going to be very popular in my library. I might just have to get a second copy. If you haven't seen this one, check it out. You won't be disappointed. </span></span><br />
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<a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1474824443l/28954214.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="28954214" border="0" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1474824443l/28954214.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">The third book I read this week was <b>Octopuses One to Ten</b> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28954214-octopuses-one-to-ten?ac=1&from_search=true">Ellen Jackson. Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. Yes, I read another nonfiction book! This one was awesome!! I learned so much about the octopus. I never realized there was so much that I didn't know. I think there are 10 different types of octopuses! On the pages with the different octopuses there is a size comparison. Some octopus are compared with the human body. While others are so small they are compared to the size of a human hand. This was a really neat nonfiction book. I can't wait to share it with my students. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">I think after the playoff game I watched yesterday, I'm going to lose myself in books this week. My team will be watching from home this year. This was not the way I had hoped this season would have ended. But I will be rooting for the Atlanta Falcons to win the Super Bowl!!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">It was a busy week, so I didn't get a lot of reading done. But, hold on to your hats, I actually read two nonfiction books! I also finished up a chapter book that I've been reading since January 2nd.</span><br />
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<a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1469406846l/30008717.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="30008717" border="0" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1469406846l/30008717.jpg" width="157" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">The first nonfiction book I read was <b>What's The Big Deal About First Ladies</b> by Ruby Shamir and illustrated by Matt Faulkner. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30008717-what-s-the-big-deal-about-first-ladies?ac=1&from_search=true">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. This nonfiction picture book was great! I learned so much about the first ladies that I didn't know! It was fascinating to learn all these neat facts about a very incredible group of women. I never knew (or thought about) Florence Harding was the first first lady to have voted for her husband! My dad is a huge history buff, so it was fun to stump him with many of the interesting facts. I can't say enough about Matt Faulkner's illustrations, they are gorgeous!! Once I finished reading the text in the book, I had to go back I really look at the illustrations for all the details that Matt Faulkner included. This will be a great addition to my library! This book was sent to me from Penguin Young Readers.</span><br />
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<a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1469403949l/30201191.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="30201191" border="0" height="176" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1469403949l/30201191.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">The second nonfiction book I read was <b>When The Sky Breaks</b> by Simon Winchester. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30201191-when-the-sky-breaks?ac=1&from_search=true">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. I have a love/hate relationship with severe weather. I am fascinated by severe weather and whenever there is a big storm coming near where I live, I'm on top of all the updates. But I hate the damage and destruction it causes and the anxiety it causes in me. This book gave so much information about severe weather. Simon Winchester has been in many places for the severe storms and is able to give a personal experience about what it is like. There is so much information given in this book, it is not for just a casual reader. The photographs add so much to this book and really show the devastation that these storms can cause. There are a lot of great charts and little extras. It also has the NWS bulletin that Robert Ricks published right before Hurricane Katrina hit. As I read it, I remember reading this at the time and being scared, even though I was no where close to the path of this storm. This book was sent to me from Penguin Young Readers. It will be published on January 31st.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">I've started reading the book <b>You Can Fly</b> by Carole Boston Weatherford. It is a poetry book about The Tuskegee Airmen. I've only recently just started, but is one that I'm thinking about when I'm not reading it. What is everyone else reading?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">This meme was started by Sheila at</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span><a href="http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Book Journey</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">. The kid's version was started by J</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">en at </span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><a href="http://www.teachmentortexts.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Teach Mentor Text</a> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">and Kellee and Ricki at <a href="http://www.unleashingreaders.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Unleashing Readers</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">I actually feel pretty good about my reading life this week. I'm still in the process of reading my next middle grade book, Journey's End by Rachel Hawkins. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18296902-journey-s-end">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. I'll post more about this book once I finish it. I am enjoying it though!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">I was able to read 5 picture books from Penguin Young Books. These books were all very different from each other made it all the better!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Wolf in the Snow</b> by Matthew Cordell</span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>You Don't Want a Unicorn</b> by Ame Dykeman</span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Over and Under the Pond</b> by Kate Messner</span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Triangle</b> by Mac Barnett</span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The Case of the Stinky Stench</b> by Josh Funk</span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Creepy Pair of Underwear!</b> by Aaron Reynolds</span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The King of the Birds</b> by Acree Graham Macam</span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>You Belong Here</b> by M.H. Clark</span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Ada Twist, Scientist</b> by Andrea Beaty</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark</b> by Debbie Levy</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Scar Island</b> by Dan Gemeinhart</span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Jasper & the Riddle of Riley's Mine</b> by Caroline S. Rose</span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The Unbreakable Code (Book Scavenger)</b> by Jennifer Bertman</span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The Great Treehouse War</b> by Lisa Graff</span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Orphan Island</b> by Laurel Snyder</span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Mr. Lemoncello's Great Library Race</b> by Chris Grabenstein</span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The Matchstick Castle </b></span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">by Keir Graff</span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Journey's End</b> by Rachel Hawkins</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">I know that there are others that will come up during the year, but these are the ones I hope to have read by December of 2017! I've actually already finished one of the books, <b>The Matchstick Castle</b> by Keir Graff. It was actually my first read of 2017. See my review <a href="http://librarygals.blogspot.com/2017/01/its-monday-what-are-you-reading.html">here</a>. This book is due to be published on January 10th. I was given a copy by Penguin Young Readers for a review.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Can't see what else everyone has on their lists!</span><br />
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I've already started my second read of 2017. It is <b>Journey's End</b> by Rachel Hawkins. Hopefully I'll be able to post an update next week. On January 5th please check back for my Must Reads in 2017! You can read my final post on my Must Reads in 2016 in the previous post. </div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">They are: <b>Everyone Loves Bacon, Do Not Open The Box, Booked, Be A Friend, Bear's Big Day, Duck Duck Porcupine, Stormy Night, Hoot and Peep, Horrible Bear, Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics, Snappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask to be in This Book), The War That Saved My Life, Comics Squad: Lunch, Firelight (Amulet #7), Hour of Bees, Phoebe and Her Unicorn, Chicken in Space, Pax, Twenty Yawns, Penguin's Christmas Wish, </b>and <b>It's Not Time For Sleeping</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Out of 29 books I read 21! I feel really good about this, considering everything that has been going on in my life. I'm still trying to work on my nonfiction book gap. I think this will be something that I am always going to be working on!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I also read some books that were not on my original Must Reads in 2016 posts. But if I had known about them when I was writing in January, I would have added them. They were <b>Took, Interstellar Cinderella, Wolf Hollow, Ms. Bixby's Last Day, and </b></span><b style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story</b><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The second book was <b>Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story</b> by Caren Stelson. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29056319-sachiko" target="_blank">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. I was able to read an ARC of this book from NetGalley. this book was published in October. Wow, just wow! This book is so powerful. I knew a bit about the creation of atomic bomb and the events surrounding the dropping of them. But I really didn't know about what happened in the areas after the bombs fell. My heart is heavy thinking about what all the innocent victims had to go through. This is a story that needs to be told. If you have not read this book, I highly suggest that you get a copy to read. This is a powerful read and one that I will never forget.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I hope everyone had a great reading year! I can't wait to see what everyone wants to read in 2017 because I need some ideas!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">I guess maybe my title should be: It's Monday, I'm Still Not Reading!!! I have not been doing a lot of reading. I am in a huge reading slump and I'm looking to my Nerdy book pals for some help! I've only posted once since July and I've been staying off Twitter. I guess I just needed to take a step back from a lot of things. I'm trying to get back to it, because I feel less alone with books and my friends on Twitter.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">In August, actually my first day back to work, we found out that my aunt fell and suffered a severe traumatic brain injury. Her brain was so swollen that her brain stem moved. The bleeding was stopped and her brain isn't swollen anymore, but she will never be the same again. So I've been trying to help out my mom as she adjusts to a new normal with her sister. It has been hard to know that she went from being a healthy active person to someone who doesn't recognize her own family. I think that my family and I have been going through a bit of a depression over what has happened to my aunt. This makes you realize you need to live each day to the fullest and hug your loved ones tight!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">The second book I read was <b>The Creeping Shadow</b> by Jonathan Stroud. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23922381-the-creeping-shadow" target="_blank">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. I just LOVE this series and I may or may not have done a little happy dance in the book store when I saw this book. I am not a big creepy/scary book fan, but this one has just enough to make sure I don't read it at night. My students couldn't get enough of this series when we had it in the book fair. I know they will be excited about this installment. I can't wait to see what happens next in this series.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can't believe it is October already! There has been SO much has gone on since I last posted. The new school year was off with a bang! It was a crazy time, but good time. And then I got sick! I was out of school for a week! I have never been off that long due to illness. I'm still not 100%, but I am on the road to recovery. It is going on month now and I'm ready to feel healthy again!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">I find that when I am that sick, I cannot read! I am not able to focus long enough to follow a book. I was able to read a little bit, but not a whole lot during the time that I was really sick. To illustrate how sick I really was I was not able to finish Raina Telgemeier's new graphic novel <b>Ghosts</b>.</span> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25903764-ghosts" target="_blank">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a><span style="color: #6aa84f;">. I'm looking forward to starting it over again and enjoying it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Two other books I read are also Christmas books too. I read Jan Brett's <b>Gingerbread Christmas</b>. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28687149-gingerbread-christmas?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. One of my favorite books has been <b>The Gingerbread Baby</b>, so I was quite happy to see this one. There is always so much going on with the illustrations as soon as I finished reading the text, I had to go back and "read" the illustrations. I always find myself getting lost in Jan Brett's illustrations. This book will be published by Penguin Random House on October 18, 2016. I was sent this copy for review.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">This meme was started by Sheila at</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span><a href="http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Book Journey</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">. The kid's version was started by J</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">en at </span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><a href="http://www.teachmentortexts.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Teach Mentor Text</a> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">and Kellee at <a href="http://www.unleashingreaders.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Unleashing Readers</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">.</span><br />
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<a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1453058669l/27272417.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="27272417" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1453058669l/27272417.jpg" width="133" /></a><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">The second book this week is a chapter book by C.C. Payne called <b>The Thing About Leftovers</b>. </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27272417-the-thing-about-leftovers?from_search=true" style="line-height: 22px;" target="_blank">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a><span style="line-height: 22px;">. I sat down to read a few chapters of the book as a reward for spending two hours really cleaning my house and doing laundry. Well, once I started this book I could not stop reading until I finished. Fizzy (Elizabeth), is a very easy character to relate to. Fizzy is dealing with learning a new normal after her parents divorce and start moving on with their lives. I can see this book being a really great one for students who have gone or are living through their parents divorce. Fizzy verbalizes many of the same emotions that they are having and this book might help them start some conversations. The book gave me some insights to how many of my students might be feeling as they go through this. I highly recommend you giving this book a try!</span></span></span><br />
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<a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1445790752l/26109335.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="26109335" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1445790752l/26109335.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The first one is <b>Playtime?</b> by Jeff Mack. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26109335-playtime" target="_blank">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. I always love the simplicity of Jeff Mack's books. This one has only two words: playtime and bedtime. Like his other book, <b>Look</b>, the story is played out in the illustrations. I love the back and forth between the child and the gorilla. This is a great story for reading, but for also asking kids questions about the illustrations. Many kids don't know how to "read" illustrations. Since this one has so many details in the illustrations it is a great way to begin showing them how to "read" them.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">During my break from blogging I did read some books, so I'm going to use this post to post about two of my favorites. I received both of these books from Penguin Young Readers. The first is a chapter book and the second is a picture book.</span><br />
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<a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1440581709l/25489429.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="25489429" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1440581709l/25489429.jpg" width="132" /></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">The chapter book is <b>Sweet Home Alaska </b>by Carole Estby Dagg. </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25489429-sweet-home-alaska?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Click here for a summary on Goodread</span><span style="color: #38761d;">s</span></a><span style="color: #38761d;">. I'm always excited when I read historical fiction book that I enjoy because for many years I stayed away from that genre. I said that it wasn't a genre I enjoyed. It just turned out I was reading the wrong historical fiction books! I loved how this book has a strong female character who never gives up. Previously visiting Alaska made this book even more interesting to me. The story is all about the settling of the Palmer Colony. Palmer happened to be a stop on my trip to Alaska. I knew that people went to Alaska and settled there, but I didn't know the history behind it. Make sure you read the author's note in the back of the book. I was so curious as to what made her decided to write about this period of time. Her notes answered my question!</span></span><br />
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Stacey (@libraryjo92)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13720424072442281220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350887513394839551.post-74108408750640149242016-07-15T07:30:00.000-04:002016-07-15T07:30:14.080-04:00Book Smiles: Eddie the Bully<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEj7cS6Wxme4jp32Uha5dXm8kUbyOeSmbCzSy6ygcSmk9stMxBnqcYsMfPwFde2LhB7jjm8zcqe8dluOMRHdBKmHcdUziu7j5rxZtvCYM7Yxw2enukO03QKvq8XRSybrIg0M2xBB3Wk6fMbaVtMG3ASyWyn8QU83-zsC0o8r2tABM6gP9p-YC8rSpmHcpg=" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEj7cS6Wxme4jp32Uha5dXm8kUbyOeSmbCzSy6ygcSmk9stMxBnqcYsMfPwFde2LhB7jjm8zcqe8dluOMRHdBKmHcdUziu7j5rxZtvCYM7Yxw2enukO03QKvq8XRSybrIg0M2xBB3Wk6fMbaVtMG3ASyWyn8QU83-zsC0o8r2tABM6gP9p-YC8rSpmHcpg=" width="200" /></a><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I am a huge Henry Cole fan! So when I was approached by Little Bee Books to have a change to review Henry Cole's newest book I jumped at the chance! His newest book is called <b>Eddie the Bully</b>. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28953974-eddie-the-bully?from_search=true&search_version=service" target="_blank">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. This book is a great book for the elementary level because it shows straight forward examples of bullying behavior. Sometimes it is hard for young children to come up with examples, so this book will help with those discussions. A new student comes in and changes the dynamic of the class. I can see lots of discussions coming from the addition of this student. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you ever have the change to have Henry Cole visit your school, I highly recommend it! He is engaging to all ages, from PK-5th and even the adults! I had the pleasure of having him at my school three years ago. We will be trying to have him back this next school year!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">I've been reading four early readers or ones that I called leveled readers. All four are due to be published on July 19, 2016. I received them from Penguin Young Readers to review. The four books are </span><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27272433-slow-slow-sloths?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Slow, Slow Sloths</span></a></b><span style="color: #38761d;"> by Bonnie Bader, </span><b style="color: #38761d;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27272451-giraffes?from_search=true&search_version=service" target="_blank">Giraffes</a></b><span style="color: #38761d;"> by Jennifer Dussling, </span><b style="color: #38761d;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27272449-thomas-edison-and-his-bright-idea?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">Thomas Edison and His Bright Idea</a></b><span style="color: #38761d;"> by Patricia Brennan Demuth, and </span><b style="color: #38761d;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27272447-tiny-goes-to-the-movies?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">Tiny Goes to the Movies</a></b><span style="color: #38761d;"> by Cari Meister. Click the title for a summary on Goodreads. I know my kids are going to love these books. I love using the nonfiction books to introduce my Kindergarten students to research. We read the book, share a few neat facts, then they go back and try to write a sentence and draw a picture. I learned quite a bit about sloths and giraffes after reading these books. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1451400644l/26200563.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="26200563" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1451400644l/26200563.jpg" width="167" /></a><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">I'm a little late to the party, but I have become obsessed with the musical Hamilton! I download the original Broadway cast recording and have been listening to it nonstop. I was so excited to find </span><b style="line-height: 22px;">Hamilton: The Revolution</b><span style="line-height: 22px;"> by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter. </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26200563-hamilton" style="line-height: 22px;" target="_blank">Click for a summary on Goodreads</a><span style="line-height: 22px;">. It was so awesome to see the insights and thoughts behind the whole musical. Most times with musicals you don't get that behind the scenes look at the creation of them. Reading the all the little notes that went along the songs made them even more special. It was also so great to have the words to every song right there in front of me because there are some lyrics I missed. I haven't listened to a Broadway cast recording this much since I saw Phantom of the Opera for the first time. Now my dream is to one day see Hamilton! I'm planning on reading the biography that started it all this summer. And a am so happy that Lin-Manuel Miranda has made it cool to be a history nerd!</span></span></span><br />
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Stacey (@libraryjo92)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13720424072442281220noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350887513394839551.post-31396328224375275192016-07-08T09:00:00.000-04:002016-07-08T09:00:00.154-04:00Update To My Must Read in 2016<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtvsbcCBHXZ_B7iNfsQqOAaMKixYTzgvyLeV7Erbwqg7R0FOcHsof_vX929DS6xQUXfOIZfQ7N_9-5uRjiIb2EMrRizJH_ERf5rAx4WM3GEEzVZcHAX8ibgIIByZUX_rhs2Y8Rp0Uro-I/s1600/must-read-2016-logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtvsbcCBHXZ_B7iNfsQqOAaMKixYTzgvyLeV7Erbwqg7R0FOcHsof_vX929DS6xQUXfOIZfQ7N_9-5uRjiIb2EMrRizJH_ERf5rAx4WM3GEEzVZcHAX8ibgIIByZUX_rhs2Y8Rp0Uro-I/s200/must-read-2016-logo.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I didn't post my update in April because something had to give and blogging was it. I've been reading many of my Must Reads in 2016 as well as a few that have been some Must Reads! <a href="http://librarygals.blogspot.com/2016/01/must-reads-of-2016.html" target="_blank">Here is my original post</a></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. Looking back over those that I have read so far, I can't think of one that I haven't liked. Of course, there are some other books that have come up along the way. I've also been making an effort to read more nonfiction books. I've always said that nonfiction is my book gap. Out of the 29 that I first selected I've read 15 so far.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">They are: <b>Everyone Loves Bacon</b>, <b>Do Not Open The Box</b>, <b>Booked</b>, <b>Be A Friend</b>, <b>Bear's Big Day, Duck Duck Porcupine, Stormy Night, Hoot and Peep, Horrible Bear, Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics</b>, <b>Snappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask to be in This Book)</b>, <b>The War That Saved My Life</b>, <b>Comics Squad: Lunch</b>, <b>Firelight (Amulet #7), Hour of Bees,</b> and <b>Phoebe and Her Unicorn</b>.</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have slipped in a few other reads that were not on my Must Reads in 2016. I really enjoyed <b>Took</b> by Mary Downing Hahn. It has enough creepy for my students without being too scary. It is on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan chapter book nominee list for next school year. Also on the picture book list is <b>Intersteller Cinderella</b> by Deborah Underwood. This was a fun take on the typical Cinderella tale. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I've read two that were not on my original list, but need to be on everyone's to read list. These two books have stayed with me long after I finished reading them. The first is <b>Wolf Hollow</b> by Lauren Wolk. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26026063-wolf-hollow?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. This book was incredibly well written and one that I could not put down. This book made me feel so many emotions, including ones that I was not expecting. I continued to think about the ending of this book for days after I finished it. If you haven't read this one yet, make sure you add it to the top of your to read list.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The second book is <b>Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story</b> by Caren Stelson. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29056319-sachiko" target="_blank">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. I was able to read an ARC of this book from NetGalley. It will be published on October 1st. Wow, just wow! This book is so powerful. I knew a bit about the creation of atomic bomb and the events surrounding the dropping of them. But I really didn't know about what happened after the bombs fell. My heart is heavy thinking about what all the innocent victims had to go through. This is a story that needs to be told. Make sure you get a hold of a copy of this book in October. </span><br />
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Stacey (@libraryjo92)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13720424072442281220noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350887513394839551.post-49726186984573169292016-07-05T09:00:00.000-04:002016-07-05T09:00:23.688-04:00It's Been A While<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can't believe that it is already July 5th! It has been three months since I've posted anything on this blog. This past year was my 20th year in education. I taught in the classroom (3rd Grade & 1st Grade) for 6 years, was the Media Specialist at a High School for 1 year, and I've been a Media Specialist at an Elementary School for 13 years. This year was one of the hardest in my professional career. I wasn't sure I was going to make it out on the other side, but I have and I'm trying to get back to doing things that I like to do.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I know that I shouldn't feel guilty about not blogging, but I do. It is something that I really enjoy doing. I'm going to try and work my way back to blogging at least once a week this summer. It might be more some weeks, but I'm going to try for one post. I know that I've been neglecting my Twitter feed as well, and that is going to change too. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm also recommitting myself to taking care of myself. During the holidays, I put back on a little bit of my weight. Not too much, but enough for me to be frustrated. Because I continued to walk after school, I didn't put as much on as I most likely would have. The best part about summer is that I can get out and walk in the mornings. I started with a 2 mile walk and then bumped it up to a 2.5 mile walk. So I'm going to keep at it and really start watching what I eat again!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">I've been in the madness that is my March BOOK Madness. See the previous post. I'm now done to the final two, <b>Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast</b> by Josh Funk vs. <b>Please Mr. Panda</b> by Steve Anthony. Can't wait to see who will win!! Stay tuned!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">I started back to work last Tuesday from Spring Break, but there was no easing back in. I was finishing all the prep work for my school visit from Marc Tyler Nobleman. He has written over 70 books, but his visit was focused on <b>Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman</b> and <b>Billy the Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman</b>. I'll be posting abut his visit later this week. A sneak peek: It was AWESOME!!!!</span></span><br />
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<a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1425076899l/23271637.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="23271637" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1425076899l/23271637.jpg" width="135" /></a><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">Now on to my reading for the past few weeks. I've read <b>The Nest</b> by Kenneth Oppel and illustrated Jon Klassen. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23271637-the-nest?from_new_nav=true&ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. Such an interesting book. I'm still trying to decide if I liked or if I didn't. I'm having a hard time deciding. On one hand the story was interesting enough to hold my interest and continue reading to fine out how it ended. On the other hand, the plot was a little out there, even for me. In a few months, a reread might be in order. I'm interested to see what others thought. There were not a lot of illustrations in this book, but Jon Klassen made them really creepy which fits to overall theme of this book.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">I read <b>Phoebe and Her Unicorn</b> by Dana Simpson. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22710140-phoebe-and-her-unicorn?from_new_nav=true&ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">Click here for a summary on Goodread</a>s. I mainly read this book because it is a Maryland Black-Eyed Susan nominated book for Graphic Novels. It has been widely popular with my students. In fact, I had to check it out from the public library because it was never on my shelf for long! I can see why my students like the book. I enjoyed the book and can't wait to share the second and third book with my students.</span></span><br />
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<a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1419320661l/23719217.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="23719217" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1419320661l/23719217.jpg" width="132" /></a><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">The last book that I managed to read in the past few weeks was <b>Took</b> by Mary Downing Hahn. </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23719217-took?from_new_nav=true&ac=1&from_search=true" style="line-height: 22px;" target="_blank">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a><span style="line-height: 22px;">. I've always been a fan of Mary Downing Hahn. As I was growing up, I could always count on her for a scary read and this one did not disappoint! This is a Maryland Black-Eyed Susan nominated book for chapter books next school year. I know that many of my students will be lining up to read this book. Ghost stories are always so popular. I started this book the last day of my Spring Break and I had to finish it before I went to bed that night. Even though, I had to stay up past my bedtime. But the book was worth it.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">I'll be posting this week about my March BOOK Madness and my visit from Marc Tyler Nobleman, so stay tuned!</span></span></span><br />
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<br />Stacey (@libraryjo92)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13720424072442281220noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350887513394839551.post-90949826729753665722016-03-29T05:00:00.000-04:002016-03-29T05:39:25.918-04:00The End Of March Already!!<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Time sure is flying by. I'm still wondering what happened to February and most of March! I've been doing some reading, but not a lot. I've had a lot going on with my March BOOK Madness. Last year my assistant took care of the bulletin board and updating it, but this year she is gone and I've taken it on. I didn't realize how much work it took at the beginning since I start with 16 pairs (32 books)! But I have loved every minute! Except when I had a few students decided to cheat. I put a stop to it as soon as I found out. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">These are the 16 pairs I started with:</span><br />
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Brother</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">versus<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>I Wanna New Room</b></span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Book</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">versus<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>This Book Just Ate My Dog</b></span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">I Don't
Wanna Be a Frog</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">versus<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>McToad Mows Tiny Island</b></span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Vader and Son</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">versus<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Vader's Little Princess</b></span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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the Bunny</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">versus<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>I'll Chomp You</b></span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Alert</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">versus<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Mother Bruce</b></span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Pancake and Sir French Toast</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">versus<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Happy Birthday Cupcake</b></span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Tree</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">versus<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Stick and Stone</b></span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Friendshape</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">versus<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Happy</b></span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Panda Gets the Grumps</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">versus<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Please Mr. Panda</b></span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Red</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">versus<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Marilyn's Monster</b></span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Where
Are My Books</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">versus<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Dewey Bob</b></span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Whale in My Swimming Pool</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">versus<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great</b></span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Snoozefest</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">versus<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Goodnight
Already</b></span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Snappsy
the Alligator (Didn't Ask to Be in This Book)</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">versus<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>The
Watermelon Seed</b></span></span><br />
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Cat: Totally Secret Secret</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">versus<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>If You Ever Wanted to Bring an
Alligator to School, Don't!</b></span></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I'm now down to the Final Four:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b>This Book Just Ate My Dog</b> versus <b>Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b>Please Mr. Panda</b> versus <b>If You Ever Wanted to Bring an Alligator to School, Don't!</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I can't wait to see who wins!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I'm going to try and get blogging again. Time just got away from me. Hopefully I'll be able to get into a routine again. I've already got a good start on my update to my Must Reads in 2016. I know that post will be coming soon.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Happy Reading!!</span></div>
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Stacey (@libraryjo92)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13720424072442281220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350887513394839551.post-13568723739929558262016-02-15T14:15:00.000-05:002016-02-15T14:16:16.619-05:00It's Monday! What Are You Reading?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtmZlVeUs8NaA5LOfDqLUVmUdtIDN0awShZSadxPdANazV7PtwBiJhslSOZW9ZIYqTSoZn8bvskMPyVqj_mzTRJamVjMWJWWomaerK8TQdXK5hMwbsNoXIc1VFVRdSs4xdNOrMR5S82FAw/s1600/IMWAYR+2015.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtmZlVeUs8NaA5LOfDqLUVmUdtIDN0awShZSadxPdANazV7PtwBiJhslSOZW9ZIYqTSoZn8bvskMPyVqj_mzTRJamVjMWJWWomaerK8TQdXK5hMwbsNoXIc1VFVRdSs4xdNOrMR5S82FAw/s200/IMWAYR+2015.png" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">This meme was started by Sheila at</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span><a href="http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Book Journey</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">. The kid's version was started by J</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">en at </span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><a href="http://www.teachmentortexts.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Teach Mentor Text</a> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">and Kellee at <a href="http://www.unleashingreaders.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Unleashing Readers</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">It has been another crazy week! And one that I thought would never end. I had quite a few meeting after school and I had to visit one of my mentees this week. Most nights I didn't get home until after 8:00pm. I was just so tired I didn't feel like reading! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">This past weekend I did finish <b>Mr. Lemoncello's Library</b> Olympics by Chris Grabenstein. </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25387393-mr-lemoncello-s-library-olympics" style="line-height: 22px;" target="_blank">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a><span style="line-height: 22px;">. This was a great follow-up to the first book <b>Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library</b>. I loved all the references to many of my favorite books! The appearances of some fellow nerdy book club members were an added bonus! The Dewey references made a little test for me to see if I knew what subject was being referenced. But once again this book made me realize how bad I am at rebus questions. So I won't be answering any of those questions if I find myself competing in the Library Olympics!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">Hope you had a better reading week than I did. I'm going to try to dive back into Bone Gap and see if I can get into it.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">Happy Reading!!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">Stacey (@libraryjo92)</span></span></span><br />
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