Mrs. Book Dragon – A middle school teacher devouring and reviewing middle school literature

Summer Bookaday Final

August 17, 2019 ♦

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With the craziness of the first week of school, I forgot to post my Summer Bookaday Challenge Final! My goal was 84 books and I surpassed that goal by reading 91 books! Look at my hour al pages for specifics on what books and categories and for my must reads.…

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

August 5, 2019 ♦

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July 29-August 4 I finished up quite a few books and have started some really amazing ones. Books I Finished 180 Days by Gallagher and Kittle was an enlightening and really helpful book I read as my professional development this summer. It was realistic, easy to read, and had great…

Interview With Jess Redman

August 2, 2019 ♦

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Introduction: About You 3 Little Known or Interesting Things About You 1. I have very little sense of direction. Even if I’ve visited your house many, many times, odds are good that I will ask you how to get there, and then drive the wrong way when I leave. 2.…

KidLit Interview With Ky’la Sims (Author KMJ)

August 1, 2019 ♦

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All About KMJ 3 Little Known or Interesting Things About You I used to be in a girl group called Ordinary Things.I am a current graduate student at Purdue University.I sang on stage with my choir group at Carnegie Hall. Hogwarts House The Hogwarts House I was sorted into was…

Thoughts: Maybe He Just Likes You by Barbara Dee

August 1, 2019 ♦

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I am sitting on my back deck with my cup of Raspberry tea, wearing a Harry Potter hoodie, and reflecting on this middle-grade novel that I feel lucky to have read before it is released. I was first introduced to Barbara Dee through the wide world of Twitter and since…

Happy Book Birthday (and a Review)!

July 30, 2019 ♦

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For Black Girls Like Me by Mariama J Lockington In this lyrical coming-of-age story about family, sisterhood, music, race, and identity, Mariama J. Lockington draws on some of the emotional truths from her own experiences growing up with an adoptive white family.I am a girl but most days I feel…

Picture Book Frenzy Reviews

July 29, 2019 ♦

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During last weekend’s 24in48 Readathon, I had what I have named a Picture Book Frenzy! I sat down and read a stack of PBs that I had for our Lit Review Crew. I read a mix of really great stories and each was uplifting. I plan on reading these books…

PB Frenzy Review: Albie Newton

July 29, 2019 ♦

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Albie Newton By Josh Funk and Illustrated by Ester Garay Meet Albie Newton: child genius. He’s a whiz at inventing things. But is he inventive enough to figure out how to make friends? When precocious inventor Albie Newton enters a new preschool, he concocts the perfect plan for making friends. Unfortunately,…

PB Frenzy Review: I Will Be Fierce

July 29, 2019 ♦

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I Will Be Fierce By Bea Birdson and Illustrated By Nidhi Chanani It’s a brand-new day, and a young girl decides to take on the world like a brave explorer heading off on an epic fairytale quest. From home to school and back again, our hero conquers the Mountain of…

PB Frenzy Review: Brave Ballerina: The Story of Janet Collins

July 29, 2019 ♦

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Brave Ballerina: The Story of Janet Collins By Michele Meadows and Illustrated By Ebony Glenn A lyrical picture book biography of Janet Collins, the first African American principal dancer at the Metropolitan Opera House. Janet Collins wanted to be a ballerina in the 1930s and 40s, a time when racial segregation…