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Review: Elemental (John)
AUTHOR: Antony JohnSERIES: planned trilogyPUBLISHER: DialPUBLICATION DATE: November 21, 2012ISBN: 9780803736825 PAGES: 320SOURCE: publisher's review copyGENRE: science fictionGIVE IT TO: MS readers who...
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Review: The Gathering (Armstrong)
AUTHOR: Kelley ArmstrongSERIES: Darkness Rising, book 1PUBLISHER: HarperCollinsPUBLICATION DATE: April 12, 2011ISBN: 9780061797026 PAGES: 359SOURCE: my libraryGENRE: paranormal romanceGIVE IT TO: MS,...
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Review: Keeping the Castle (Kindl)
AUTHOR: Patrice KindlSERIES: nonePUBLISHER: Viking Children'sPUBLICATION DATE: June 14, 2012ISBN: 9780670014385PAGES: 261SOURCE: public libraryGENRE: historical romance/VictorianGIVE IT TO: MS girls...
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Review: The Storyteller (Michaelis)
AUTHOR: Antonia MichaelisSERIES: nonePUBLISHER: AbramsPUBLICATION DATE: January 1, 2012 (originally published February 2011)ISBN: 9781419701221 PAGES: 402GENRE: Fairy tale? Realistic? Fantasy? Not...
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Review: Real Mermaids Don't Wear Toe Rings (Boudreau)
AUTHOR: Helene BoudreauSERIES: Real Mermaids, book 1PUBLISHER: SourcebooksPUBLICATION DATE: December 10, 2010ISBN: 9781402244124 PAGES: 206SOURCE: my libraryGENRE: fantasy (mermaids)GIVE IT TO: MS...
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Cookies! Candy! Pie! Booktalk
Recently, I have been doing library booktalks based on themes. I've done two so far this year: Gangs, Outlaws, and Bad Hombres and another one on hurricanes and bad weather (still need to post...
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Review: Paper Valentine (Yovanoff)
AUTHOR: Brenna Yovanoff SERIES: nonePUBLISHER: RazorbillPUBLICATION DATE: January 8, 2013ISBN: 9781595145994 PAGES: 368SOURCE: publisher's ARCGENRE: mysteryGIVE IT TO: HS students who like murder...
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Review: 52 Reasons to Hate My Father (Brody)
AUTHOR: Jessica BrodySERIES: nonePUBLISHER: Farrar, Straus & Giroux PUBLICATION DATE: July 3, 2012ISBN: 9780374323035 PAGES: 340SOURCE: my libraryGENRE: romance/chick litGIVE IT TO: girls, grades...
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Review: The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight (Smith)
AUTHOR: Jennifer E. SmithSERIES: nonePUBLISHER: Poppy/ Little BrownPUBLICATION DATE: Jan. 2, 2012ISBN: 9780316122382PAGES: 236SOURCE: my libraryGENRE: romance/realistic fictionGIVE IT TO: MS, HS girls;...
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Review: The Selection (Cass)
AUTHOR: Kiera Cass SERIES: The Selection, book 1PUBLISHER: HarperTeenPUBLICATION DATE: April 24, 2012ISBN: 9780062059932 PAGES: 327SOURCE: my libraryGENRE: dystopia; romance GIVE IT TO: It is kind of a...
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Review: Hooked (Fichera)
AUTHOR: Liz FicheraSERIES: Hooked, book 1PUBLISHER: Harlequin TeenPUBLICATION DATE: January 31, 2013ISBN: 9780373210725 PAGES: 368 SOURCE: NetGalleyGENRE: contemporary romanceGIVE IT TO: HS girls...
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Genrefication Update: 2 years later
It's been nearly two years since my amazing aide and I started genre-fying our library's fiction section. While it was a TON of work, we have never regretted it. Since then, I have helped guide other...
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Top 12 of 2012--Overall Favorites
Gotta throw in my hat on all the End-of-the-Year "Best of" lists!I've completed 72 books in 2012 (still a few days to go!), down from 86 last year. Still aiming for 100 in 2013--maybe I'll make it this...
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Genre Spotlight: HORROR
The Genre Spotlight is a new section on my blog. Over the next several weeks, I am going to spotlight one section in my library to discuss at length. I will highlight the general characteristics of...
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Review: In Honor (Kirby)
AUTHOR: Jessi KirbySERIES: none PUBLISHER: Simon & SchusterPUBLICATION DATE: May 8, 2012ISBN: 9781442416970 PAGES: 235SOURCE: public libraryGENRE: realistic fictionGIVE IT TO: upper-MS; HS--great...
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Review: Strands of Bronze and Gold (Nickerson)
AUTHOR: Jane NickersonSERIES: none PUBLISHER: Random House Children'sPUBLICATION DATE: March 13, 2013ISBN: 9780307975980 PAGES: 352SOURCE: NetGalleyGENRE: gothic horrorGIVE IT TO: MS, HS, anyone who...
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Review: Finn Finnegan (Karchut)
AUTHOR: Darby KarchutSERIES: nonePUBLISHER: Spencer Hill PressPUBLICATION DATE: March 12, 2013 ISBN: 9781937053321PAGES: 200SOURCE: publisher's ARCGENRE: fantasy, action-adventureGIVE IT TO: middle...
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Review: Shelter (Coben)
AUTHOR: Harlan CobenSERIES: Mickey Bolitar, book 1PUBLISHER: Putnam JuvenilePUBLICATION DATE: Sept. 6, 2011ISBN: 9780399256509 PAGES: 304SOURCE: my library GENRE: mysteryGIVE IT TO: anyone--has mass...
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Review: Slated (Terry)
AUTHOR: Teri TerrySERIES: Slated, book 1PUBLISHER: Orchard BooksPUBLICATION DATE: May 3, 2012ISBN: 9781408319468PAGES: 448SOURCE: NetGalleyGENRE: sci-fi; dystopiaGIVE IT TO: MS, HS SUMMARY:...
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Booktalk Presentation Idea: "A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall"
This year, I started incorporating more music and video into my book talk presentations. The students LOVE it, and I have a blast presenting them. The books all center on a theme, which I choose based...
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