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Advice Needed!

Hello followers! I am in need of some advice. This blog is for reviewing books and sharing other book and reading related topics for the middle school age range. I would also love to start writing about teaching and education. Should I create a separate blog for my teaching posts?…
Book Review: Radium Girls by Kate Moore

Book Review: Radium Girls by Kate Moore

Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women by Kate Moor Started Reading: July 31 Finished Reading: September 11 Pages: 496 pages Audiobook and physical Summary The incredible true story of the women who fought America’s Undark danger The Curies’ newly discovered element of radium makes gleaming headlines across the nation as…
Book Review Template

Book Review Template

What Should Be In A Book Review? Title of Book Author publication date Insert Picture of Book Cover (reduce size) Copy the summary from the back on the book. Can copy from Amazon and had link Why I chose this book: Overall Review: including a star rating (out of 5):…
3rd Quarter Reading

3rd Quarter Reading

We have started the second half of the school year and now have a quarter long reading goal instead of a monthly one. 3rd Quarter reading Due March 8. There are 45 school days and 63 total days (counting weekends) to read. Students have made goals, listed books to read,…
When You Finish A Book

When You Finish A Book

Here are MUST HAVES for your blog post: Title Author Publication Date Page numbers Date Started Date Finished Summary (copy from Amazon and link) Picture of book Rating out of 5 stars 3-5 sentences on overall thoughts about the book. CHOOSE ONE for the rest of the blog post (if…
Blogging Tips

Blogging Tips

I am new to blogging so I have compiled a list of things that I have learned to help make blogging easier. Please comment with additional tips! Reading Journal I have been keeping a reading journal since I started my blog and I don’t know where I would be without…
Bloglovin’

Bloglovin’

I recently started blogging with my students and managing over 40 blogs was getting a little overwhelming. I had the students let me know when they posted a book review because that was how I counted a book towards their reading goal. However, I found that several students were posting…