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How Authentic Are Professional Book Reviews?
Do you purchase books based on written reviews? Do you prefer Goodreads, professional journals, blogs, or a mix of all of them? For me, it's a mix. Because of my weekly New Release Spotlights, I read...
View ArticleReview: Damsel (Arnold)
Okay, this little book is currently raising a lot of eyebrows in the YA world. It's marketed as YA and got two starred reviews from SLJ and Booklist. It's a feminist retelling of Sleeping Beauty, and...
View ArticleNew Book Releases for Kids and Teens: November 20, 2018
Happy Thanksgiving to all my US peeps! Unfortunately, China doesn't celebrate Thanksgiving this week, and neither does my school. So...this Thursday is a normal school day for all of us. To be...
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What YA Holiday Titles Are Under Your Tree?
***This post was updated on November 20, 2018 to include new titles and delete titles that are no longer available in print.***YA authors and publishers, I have a bone to pick with you...Read more »
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How to Host a Holiday Bookmark Art Contest
Welcome to my first-ever Holiday Blog Hop! There are five incredibly-talented librarian bloggers participating in the Hop, which includes free ideas, activities, and printables for you to use in...
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Jonathan's Corner: Review of Big Nate (Peirce)
I have a special treat for you today! My 11-year old son Jonathan loves to read graphic novels and wants to write book reviews for my blog. I don't know how long this will last, but I'm going to ride...
View ArticleNew Book Releases: November 27, 2018
Only three more weeks until Winter Break, and boy, am I ready for it! We are excited to put up our Christmas tree this weekend, even as we worry that our crazy pup Cisco will likely growl at it or even...
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Holiday Jeopardy Game--Great for Holiday Parties!
View this game on my TPT storeThe wood from this Christmas plant makes up Harry Potter’s wand.Name a country that celebrates Christmas in the middle of their summer.How many sides does a dreidel...
View ArticleReview: My New Crush Gave to Me (Petroff)
Every year in December, I make it a point to read at least one Christmas book. This year, I'm going with My New Crush Gave to Me, a cute rom-com for teens by Shani Petroff. Read more »
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New Book Releases for Kids & Teens: December 4, 2018
Two more weeks of school before our Winter Break! It always seems to go quickly in retrospect, but while we are in the thick of it...SLOW. We decided not to travel this Christmas, our first stay-home...
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Book Display Posters with Readalike Bookmarks--January (free for a limited...
Okay, I know January is the LAST thing we want to think about while we're all singing Christmas carols, dancing around in ugly Christmas sweaters, and guzzling our weight in eggnog, but...the January...
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New Release Spotlight: December 11, 2018
Congratulations to Michelle from Euless, TX for winning the New Release Giveaway from last week! Michelle chose the book Unpresidented: A Biography of Donald Trump as her prize. I'm doing the new...
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A Snowball on a Hill: How to Start a School-Wide Reading Challenge for 2019
**This is another new product that is free for the first few days it's out! It will remain free through Sunday, December 16th. Please help a sister out and be sure to let me know if you see any glaring...
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New Release Spotlight: December 18, 2018
It's Winter Break!!! I know many schools are still in session for part or all of this week...you're almost there!Congratulations to Julie from Olathe, KS for winning last week's New Release Spotlight's...
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How To Start A No-Stress Book Club At School
I am positive I've written about the No-Stress Book Club before, but I cannot find it anywhere on my blog. Perhaps I wrote it for the school newsletter or LM_Net or something else? In any case, it...
View ArticleReview: Not If I Save You First (Carter)
I read this book because it appears on the 2019-2020 Texas LoneStar Reading List. While I am no longer a Texas librarian, I still love reading the selections on the LoneStar list. Author Ally Carter...
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New Product Thursday: February Display Posters--FREE for a limited time!
Happy New Year! In case you missed it on the FaceBook page, my New Year's Resolution for 2019 is an ambitious one. I've set a goal to create 50 new products for my Teachers Pay Teachers store in 2019....
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New Release Spotlight: January 8, 2019
I'm seeing stars this week! After a two-week hiatus from my weekly Spotlights, it's finally January! I have my work cut out for me on the New Release Spotlights this month. January is always a big...
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New Product Thursday, Week 2: Writing Interest Survey
Welcome back to New Product Thursday! As I mentioned last week, my New Year's Resolution for 2019 was to create and post a new product for librarians and teachers every Thursday this year. I know it's...
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New Release Spotlight: January 15, 2019
A huge congratulations to Sarah T. from Nova Scotia, Canada for winning last week's New Release Spotlight giveaway! Sarah chose Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen McManus as her prize. Remember that the...
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