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Saturday Shout-Out: Zac & Mia (Betts)
AUTHOR: AJ BettsPUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt NUMBER IN SERIES: standalone PUBLICATION DATE: 2013 GENRE: Realistic Fiction GRADE LEVELS: 8-11 READALIKES:The Fault in Our Stars (Green); This Star...
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Review: The Prisoners of Breendonk (Deem)
AUTHOR: James M. DeemSERIES: nonePUBLISHER: HMH BooksPUBLICATION DATE: August 4, 2015ISBN: 9780544096646PAGES: 352SOURCE: NetGalleyGENRE: narrative nonfictionGIVE IT TO: MS, HSSUMMARY: Belgium, 1940....
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Review: Half Bad (Green)
AUTHOR: Sally GreenSERIES: Half Bad Trilogy, book 1PUBLISHER: VikingPUBLICATION DATE: March 4, 2014ISBN: 9780670016785PAGES: 394 SOURCE: my libraryGENRE: ParanormalSETTING: England & Switzerland,...
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Saturday Shout-Out: The MineCraft books (a.k.a. middle school catnip)
AUTHOR: multiple authors (see booklist below)PUBLISHER: multiple publishers NUMBER IN SERIES: standalone PUBLICATION DATE: 2011-2014GENRE: nonfiction GRADE LEVELS: 4-8 Saturday Shout-Out time! Today's...
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Genrefication Objection #4: Genrefication is just the latest fad.
Some librarians believe genrefication is just the latest fad. They say that Dewey has been around for 150 years, and it still works. If it ain’t broke…One of my library's most popular genre...
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Saturday Shout-Out: How They Croaked (Bragg/O'Malley)
AUTHOR: Georgia Bragg and Kevin O'MalleyPUBLISHER: Walker Children's NUMBER IN SERIES: standalonePUBLICATION DATE: March 15, 2011GENRE: nonfiction GRADE LEVELS: 5-8 All I had to do is tell the story of...
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Genrefication Objection #5: Genrefication is inconsistent and non-standard.
Mystery? Horror? Action? Suspense?This is certainly true and probably the greatest challenge facing genrefying librarians. What do you do with books that could fall into two or three different genres?...
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Genrefication Objection #6: Genrefication discourages students from reading...
Honestly, as a librarian and a parent, I just want children and teens to read. I will do whatever it takes. I will stand on my head. I will roller skate. I will sing "Good Morning Baltimore" every...
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Review: The Burning (Skogen)
AUTHOR: Jennifer Skogen SERIES: Haunting of Grey HillsPUBLISHER: EPIC PressPUBLICATION DATE: September 1, 2015ISBN: 9781680760293 PAGES: 216SOURCE:SLJ review copy GENRE: horror, hi-loSETTING: Grey...
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Saturday Shout-Out: Last Survivors series (Pfeffer)
AUTHOR: Susan PfefferPUBLISHER: HMH Books for Young Readers NUMBER IN SERIES: 4PUBLICATION DATE: 2006-2013GENRE: post-apocalypse (fiction) GRADE LEVELS: 7+ I just love this series! It has been...
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Review: Reawakened (Houck)
AUTHOR: Colleen HouckSERIES: Reawakened, book 1PUBLISHER: DelacortePUBLICATION DATE: August 25, 2015ISBN: 9780385376570PAGES: 400SOURCE: NetGalleyGENRE: fantasy, mythology, romanceSETTING: New York and...
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Review: Vengeance Road (Bowman)
AUTHOR: Erin BowmanSERIES: nonePUBLISHER: HMH Books for Young ReadersPUBLICATION DATE: Sept. 1, 2015ISBN: 9780544466388PAGES: 336SOURCE: EdelweissGENRE: WesternSETTING: Arizona Territory, 1800sGIVE IT...
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Saturday Shout-Out: The Black Book of Colors (Cottin)
AUTHOR: Menena CottinTRANSLATED BY: Elisa AmadoILLUSTRATOR: Rosana Faria SERIES: nonePUBLISHER: Groundwood BooksPUBLICATION DATE: June 30, 2006ISBN: 9780888998736PAGES: 24SOURCE: my libraryGENRE:...
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The Romance/Chick Lit Section: A YA vs. MG Dilemma
I just finished my first year as a middle/high school librarian. Prior to last year, I was a middle school (6-8) librarian for five years, and before that, I was elementary for five years. I have...
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Review: Until Friday Night (Glines)
AUTHOR: Abbi GlinesSERIES: The Field Party, book 1PUBLISHER: SimonPulsePUBLICATION DATE: August 25, 2015ISBN: 9781481438865PAGES: 352SOURCE: EdelweissGENRE: contemporary romanceSETTING: present-day;...
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Why I'm Paying My Kids to Read
I know this post will stir some controversy, and I completely understand that. A few years ago, I probably would have been just as outraged as some of you are sure to be. But I also know there are many...
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Review: Dumplin' (Murphy)
AUTHOR: Julie Murphy SERIES: nonePUBLISHER: Balzer+BrayPUBLICATION DATE: September 15, 2015ISBN: 9780062327185PAGES: 384SOURCE: Edelweiss e-ARC GENRE: contemporary/realistic fictionSETTING: small town...
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Saturday Shout-Out: CHERUB series (Muchamore)
AUTHOR: Robert MuchamoreSERIES: CHERUB, currently 12 in seriesPUBLISHER: Simon PulsePUBLICATION DATE: 2005-2010 ISBN: 9780689877797 PAGES: 350-400 SOURCE: my library GENRE: action-adventure; spies...
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Review: Ash & Bramble (Prineas)
Don't you hate it when you are sure a book is just about to get good--it just has to!--if only you read a few more chapters? If only you can get past this one boring part? So you keep reading, night...
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Review: Walk On Earth A Stranger (Carson)
A refreshingly unique new title from the author of Girl of Fire and Thorns, and it's a Western! Walk on Earth A Stranger is one of my top picks for 2015--don't miss it!AUTHOR: Rae CarsonSERIES: The...
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