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Friday, November 25, 2011

REVIEW: Revolver (Built with amazing mood, tone and tension since 1910/1899)

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Sedgwick, M. (2009).   Revolver. New York: Roaring Brook Press. 201 pages. Appetizer:   Sig's father is dead. He died in an acc...
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Sunday, November 20, 2011

REVIEW: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever

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Kinney,  J.  (2011).  Diary of a Wimpy Kid:  Cabin Fever .  New York:  Amulet Books. 217 pages. Appetizer:   Greg Heffley is back to s...
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Saturday, October 22, 2011

Readathon: Updates One and Two

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YAY!  IT HAS BEGUN! 1)Where are you reading from today? My students' midterms!  And some theory on the teaching of writing.  (It...
Sunday, October 16, 2011

REVIEW: Saint Training

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Fixmer, E.  (2010).   Saint Training .  Grand Rapids, MI:  Zonderkidz. 233 pages. Appetizer:   It's the spring of 1967 and sixth gr...
Wednesday, October 12, 2011

REVIEW: TTYL

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Myracle, L.  (2004).   ttyl.   New York:  Amulet Books. 209 pages. Appetizer:   The first in an often censored series, ttyl chronicles ...
Tuesday, October 4, 2011

REVIEW: Shakespeare Bats Cleanup (It's like a better sequel to Love That Dog than Hate That Cat was! Yay sports + poetry!)

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Koertge, R.  (2003).   Shakespeare Bats Cleanup.   Cambridge, MA:  Candlewick Press. 116 pages. Appetizer:   14-year-old Kevin Boland w...
Saturday, October 1, 2011

REVIEW: Jenny Green's Killer Junior Year (I was not impressed)

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Belasen, A., &; Osborn, J. (2008). Jenny Green's Killer Junior Year.   New York:  Simon Pulse. 284 pages. So, when I first starte...
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

REVIEW: Smile (This book did make me smile--and gave me flashbacks to my braces days)

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Telgemeier, R.  (2010).   Smile.   New York:  Graphix. 214 pages. Appetizer:   Set over approximately four years (between 1988 and 1991...
Wednesday, September 21, 2011

REVIEW: The True Meaning of Smekday (I still heart it)

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The last time I read The True Meaning of Smekday , I listened to the audio book... And it was magnificent! This time around, I decided to ...
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

REVIEW: Mad Love (is tons of mad fun!--but maybe a little too chaotic)

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Selfors, S.  (2011).   Mad Love.   New York:  Walker & Company. 323 pages. Appetizer:   Alice has been telling a lot of lies lately...
Sunday, September 18, 2011

REVIEW: Wonderstruck (I wasn't struck)

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Selznick, B.  (2011).  Wonderstruck .  New York:  Scholastic Press. 629 pages. Appetizer:  Set in Gunflint Lake, Minnesoa in 1977, Ben i...
Tuesday, September 13, 2011

REVIEW: The Facts Speak For Themselves (but don't use quotation marks)

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Cole, B. (1997). the facts speak for themselves. New York: Puffin Books. 184 pages. Appetizer: Thirteen-year-old Linda was escorted into the...
Saturday, September 10, 2011

Louisiana Series: An audio Book review of My Louisiana Sky (AKA the day I began to worry about Coral Snakes)

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As a way to get to know my new state of residence, I've been trying to read literature about Louisiana.  (The selection has proven to ...
Monday, September 5, 2011

REVIEW: Darth Paper Strikes Back (YAY!!!!!)

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Once again, I must apologize for the lack of posts.  It would seem that as stressful as preparing to move halfway across the country was, ac...