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Meme: High School Daze to Praise
Shaman by Doc Kozzak The Curse of the Shaman - Michael Kusugak The Curse of the Shaman is the story of Wolverine and his family. They are Inuit people in the days before European contact. I found … more »
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Booktalk: Greetings from Planet Earth
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brush wrote 1 day ago: This is a booktalk I did for a library school class assignment. I’ve included the transcript: … more »
Realistic Contemporary Fiction
daretosoar65 wrote 2 days ago: I am Not Joey Pigza, by Jack Gantos is a fabulous book! I had the chance to hear Jack Gantos speak … more »
Narnia revisted
oonae wrote 1 week ago: I’ve been asked the same question three times in the last two months. Seems like it might be … more »
Competitions
westword wrote 2 weeks ago: Two competitions have been brought to my attention. Free books! Schools can win a complete library o … more »
Forgotten Author for Children and Teens: WYLLY FOLK ST. JOHN
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susan259 wrote 3 weeks ago: I don’t remember when I first picked up one of her books. I imagine it was a long hot summer … more »
Planning in progress
westword wrote 3 weeks ago: I am busy at the moment putting together some programs that I want to pilot in the second half of th … more »
Zero-sum games
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oonae wrote 1 month ago: Mimi Smartypants has some good words on picture books. I particularly liked her devastation of th … more »
The Penderwicks
andwestofthemoon wrote 1 month ago: The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy by Jeanne Bi … more »
The Penderwicks
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Jenny wrote 1 month ago: When I was a kid, I used to be a regular at the public library. More than a regular, really. I’d … more »
Author links and other useful stuff
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westword wrote 1 month ago: As I mentioned in my report last week, the teacher-librarians at the network meeting I attended had … more »
The American Legend or Fun with Norton
madwit17 wrote 2 months ago: The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Volume B: 1820-1865 Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving … more »
Recent events
westword wrote 2 months ago: Apologies for not updating the westword blog sooner, but I was in Melbourne for the Children’s … more »
The Scent of Water
oonae wrote 2 months ago: One of the more common patterns in British children’s literature places a group of kids into a … more »
Review: The Higher Power of Lucky
brush wrote 3 months ago: Bibliography: Patron, Susan. 2006. The Higher Power of Lucky. Ill. by Matt Phelan. New York: Atheneu … more »
Meme: High School Daze to Praise
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sfens wrote 3 months ago: Shaman by Doc Kozzak The Curse of the Shaman - Michael Kusugak The Curse of the Shaman is the stor … more »
Review: The Midwife's Apprentice
brush wrote 3 months ago: Bibliography: Cushman, Karen. 1995. The Midwife’s Apprentice. Prince Frederick, MD: Record … more »
Review: Lincoln: A Photobiography
brush wrote 3 months ago: Bibliography: Freedman, Russell. 1987. Lincoln: A photobiography. New York, N.Y.: Clarion Books. ISB … more »
Life In The Goat Lane
realityshowgirl wrote 3 months ago: Life In The Goat Lane Linda Fink Children’s Lit copyright: 1991 isbn: 0-9657048-1-5 It is the … more »
American morning
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Jessica Smith wrote 3 months ago: - - A bright, sunny, slightly cold morning. I interviewed for the New York City Teaching Fellows … more »
