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Sharing Black Stories: The Only Black Girls in Town by Brandy Colbert

June 16, 2020 ♦

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Audiobooks have become a staple for me over the last couple of years. I first discovered them when I was traveling all over as a substitute teacher. I think my first audiobook (CD) was Hamilton…and it was a long listen! Now you can find at least 3 audiobooks downloaded on…

Meet the Ravenclaw writer who loves spaghetti, Wendy McLeod MacKnight

April 8, 2020 ♦

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Introduction: About You 3 Little Known or Interesting Things About You My favourite movie is the Wizard of OzI could eat spaghetti every day for the rest of my lifeI feed birds, squirrels, raccoons, groundhogs, moles, and chipmunks. Hogwarts House and Camp Halfblood Cabin Ravenclaw all the way! I was…

Into the Tall, Tall Grass by Loriel Ryon is Out in the World!

April 7, 2020 ♦

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Welcome to the world, Into the Tall, Tall Grass. It’s a different world than the one you were written in, but it’s still a world that needs you. A world that deserves you. A world that will embrace you. A special thanks to Loriel and Margaret K McElderry Books for…

A Chat with Frances O’Roark Dowell

October 12, 2019 ♦

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Frances O’Roark Dowell and her publisher, Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, were kind enough to share The Class with me this summer. I devoured it, enjoying the multiple perspectives and the mystery and I knew it would be a popular read among my sixth graders. I am so thankful that Frances also…

PB Frenzy Review: Whobert Whover, Owl Detective

July 29, 2019 ♦

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Whobert Whover, Owl Detective By Jason Gallaher and Illustrated By Jess Pauwels Help Whobert Whover, Owl Detective, keep his woods safe in this hilarious who-who-dun-it.What happened to Perry the Possum? Whobert Whover, Owl Detective, is on the case!Did Debbie the Duck whack Perry with her wicked wings?Or did Freddie the…

Mini Review: Ollie Oxley and the Ghost

July 4, 2019 ♦

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Ghosts Rule! Bullies Drool! Those are the words Lisa Schmid inscribed in the ARC copy I won on a Twitter Giveaway. Those words will definitely draw my students in to read this book because these sixth graders love ghost stories. Overall, I really enjoyed this mystery. My students love ghost…

Meet Samantha Clark

June 25, 2019 ♦

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Samantha Clark is the author of The Boy, The Boat, and The Beast which was released June 26, 2018. It is now being released in paperback, so to celebrate I have asked Samantha Clark to be here on the blog to share a little about her book and writing life.…

Happy Book Birthday!

April 16, 2019 ♦

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Ada Twist and the Perilous Pants by Andrea Beaty is released TODAY! You loved the bestselling picture books starring Rosie Revere, Ada Twist, and Iggy Peck. Now you can follow The Questioneers’ further adventures in all-new chapter books! Don’t miss the first instant New York Times bestselling volume, Rosie Revere and the Raucous…

Crack the Code

February 17, 2019 ♦

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Review: How I Became a Spy by Deborah Hopkinson The Lit Review Crew received this book from the author as an ARC and I am so happy to be able to share this book with the world. I gave this book four stars. The mystery, the quotes, the codes, and…

A Place For Everything

February 17, 2019 ♦

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Review: The Train of Lost Things by Ammi-Joan Paquette Can’t Get Enough… Mystery-Is the train real? Where do your Lost Things go? What is the fog? Who is driving the train? How do you get Lost Things back? Heartache – The dad. 😰Love – the dad! His love for his…