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Review: Girl of Fire and Thorns (Carson)
AUTHOR: Rae CarsonSERIES: Fire and Thorns, book 1PUBLISHER: GreenwillowPUBLICATION DATE: September 20, 2011ISBN: 9780062026484PAGES: 423SOURCE: Overdrive/public libraryGENRE: fantasyGIVE IT TO: MS, HS...
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Review: The Fire Horse Girl (Honeyman)
AUTHOR: Kay HoneymanSERIES: nonePUBLISHER: Arthur A. LevinePUBLICATION DATE: January 1, 2013ISBN: 9780545403108PAGES: 336SOURCE: public libraryGENRE: historical fictionGIVE IT TO: MS, HS SUMMARY: As a...
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Booktalk idea: Octopus's Garden
Had a blast sharing this Beatles-inspired book talk with my seventh graders last week! We started out talking about being ready for summer vacation and going to the pool/lake/beach. Then, I played...
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Booktalk idea: Titles That Rhyme with -ATE
Used this one with seventh grade last week!I like to use music and/or video as themes for my booktalks, so for this one, I used the song "Mediate" by INXS. I had this album myself in seventh grade, and...
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Review: Article 5 (Simmons)
AUTHOR: Kristen SimmonsSERIES: Article 5, book 1PUBLISHER: Tor TeenPUBLICATION DATE: January 31, 2012ISBN: 9780765329585PAGES: 362SOURCE: my libraryGENRE: dystopia with romanceGIVE IT TO: HS SUMMARY:...
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Review: Towering (Flinn)
AUTHOR: Alex FlinnSERIES: Kendra Chronicles, book 3PUBLISHER: HarperTeenPUBLICATION DATE: May 14, 2013ISBN: 9780062024176 PAGES: 304SOURCE: EdelweissGENRE: fairy tale retellingGIVE IT TO: MS SUMMARY:...
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Review: Catching Jordan (Kenneally)
AUTHOR: Miranda KenneallySERIES: Hundred Oaks, book 1PUBLISHER: Sourcebooks FirePUBLICATION DATE: December 1, 2011ISBN: 9781402262272 PAGES: 281SOURCE: my libraryGENRE: romance/sports GIVE IT TO: HS...
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Review: Identity Theft (Davies)
AUTHOR: Anna DaviesSERIES: nonePUBLISHER: PointPUBLICATION DATE: April 30, 2013ISBN: 9780545477123 PAGES: 256 SOURCE: NetGalley and SLJ review copyGENRE: mystery/suspenseGIVE IT TO: MS boys or girls...
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Got ARCs? Start a Book Review Club!
photo by DI Got shelves overloaded with ARCs? What to do with them?After years of TLA visits and writing book reviews for SLJ, a review committee, and my blog, I have a huge shelf of ARCs in my...
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Review: The Immortal Rules (Kagawa)
AUTHOR: Julie Kagawa SERIES: Blood of Eden, book 1PUBLISHER: Harlequin TeenPUBLICATION DATE: April 24, 2012 ISBN: 9780373210510 PAGES: 485 SOURCE: Overdrive (public library)GENRE: horror, vampires,...
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Review: School Spirits (Hawkins)
AUTHOR: Rachel HawkinsSERIES: School Spirits, book 1PUBLISHER: Disney-HyperionPUBLICATION DATE: May 14, 2013ISBN: 9781423148494PAGES: 304SOURCE: NetGalleyGENRE: paranormalGIVE IT TO: MS, HS girls, fans...
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Review: The Fairest Beauty (Dickerson)
AUTHOR: Melanie DickersonSERIES: nonePUBLISHER: ZondervanPUBLICATION DATE: January 8, 2013PAGES: 323 SOURCE: public library/Overdrive GENRE: fairy tale spin-off GIVE IT TO: MS girls SUMMARY:...
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Got moldy, wet, colored-in, nasty weeded books? Give them a new purpose!
We have this huge box of weeded books in my storage area. It's overflowing with books that have gotten wet, spilled on, have unidentified crusty substances on them, have teeth marks, are falling apart,...
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Review: The Elite (Cass)
AUTHOR: Kiera CassSERIES: The Selection, book 2PUBLISHER: HarperTeenPUBLICATION DATE: April 23, 2013ISBN: 9780062059963PAGES: 323SOURCE: publisher's ARCGENRE: romance? GIVE IT TO: MS, HS SUMMARY: As a...
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Booktalking with a side of onions: How waiting tables made me a better librarian
(photo courtesy Country Cookin')I was 15-years old when I landed my first job as a waitress. I worked at a family restaurant called Country Cookin' in Roanoke, VA. Over the next five years, I would...
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Back by popular demand...summer checkout!
See these books? They are about to be fought over.If you are unfamiliar with my summer checkout from last year (or just need a refresher), you might want to read this post first. It explains...
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Will the real MrsReaderPants please stand up?
I got an interesting surprise yesterday. Apparently, I have a Twitter twin. Someone out there in the Twitterverse thinks I'm important enough to use my real name, my MrsReaderPants name, and my EXACT...
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Review: Eleanor & Park (Rowell)
AUTHOR: Rainbow RowellSERIES: nonePUBLISHER: St. Martin's PressPUBLICATION DATE: February 26, 2013ISBN: 9781250012579PAGES: 325SOURCE: public libraryGENRE: realistic/contemporary romanceGIVE IT TO: HS...
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Review: The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom (Healy)
AUTHOR: Christopher Healy SERIES: The League of Princes, book 1PUBLISHER: Waldon Pond PressPUBLICATION DATE: May 1, 2012ISBN: 9780062117434PAGES: 419SOURCE: public libraryGENRE: fairy tale spin-offGIVE...
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Review: Icons (Stohl)
AUTHOR: Margaret StohlSERIES: Icons, book 1PUBLISHER: Little, BrownPUBLICATION DATE: May 7, 2013ISBN: 9780316205184 PAGES: 428SOURCE: publisher's ARCGENRE: science fiction; aliensGIVE IT TO: high...
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