Tag: reading
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The Exploding TBR List: Slice of Life #sol18
I have 78 books checked out right now from one of the three libraries I use. I only have 12 checked out from another one, but those twelve are all seven-day loans with no renewals. From my campus library, I have 17 books checked out, and those have a wonderfully long loan time (six months!!)…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? #imwayr 2/13/17
Matt Phelan transports the Snow White fairy tale to 1920s New York with magical results. The fundamental elements of the tale are still there, but there are so many creative choices that will resonate for older readers: the seven dwarves have become seven street kids; the glass coffin has become a picture window at Macy’s;…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? #imwayr 2/6/17
It’s hard to imagine a more powerful introduction to the Civil Rights Movement than John Lewis’s graphic novel trilogy, March. Lewis’s leadership position in the movement gives him an insider’s view of the most important events, but March isn’t only about historical events: it’s also about how to live with integrity and meaning, how to…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? #imwayr 12/26/16
So many pictures books, as it turns out. I’m in a mad reading dash to the end of the year, working through various piles and stacks around the house–as well as bringing in several dozen new books, as if I didn’t already have enough. I’ve spent many happy hours over the past week perusing the…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? #imwayr 9/19/16
Nick loves to read and he loves his cats, so he decides to combine those two interests into one by teaching his cats to read. There is initial reluctance, especially from the perpetually cranky Stevenson (delightfully illustrated with a grouchy face in every single illustration by Kate Berube–at least until he learns to read), but…
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10 Bookish Facts About Me: Slice of Life #sol16
Today’s Slice of Life was inspired by The Broke and Bookish’s Top Ten Tuesday feature. Usually Top Ten Tuesdays focus on book lists, but this week the focus is on readers. Writing this post, I was reminded how productive a provided title and a little bit of structure can be. I tried to share new, never-before-shared-on-the-blog facts this…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? #imwayr 4/4/16
On the blog: A little curated content–my favorite reading from around the web A poem for NaPoWriMo: What’s In My Gratitude Journal A new challenge–National Poetry Writing Month A reflection on what I learned in a month of daily slicing A slice about my son learning he can’t play football anymore A collection of six-word…
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How to Find Joy in Reading and Writing #summerPD
If I could change just one thing about the elementary education and secondary English education majors I teach, it would be this: they would all love to read and write. I believe a love of reading and writing is a prerequisite to creating a classroom where children and teenagers become avid, engaged readers and writers.…
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5 Things I Loved About Last Week: The Reading Edition #celebratelu 1/31/15
Ruth Ayres hosts a weekly celebration at her blog. I appreciate this invitation to reflect positively on my week. 1. I started and ended the week with my nose in a book. This is the second week I’ve followed through on my new goal of spending the first hour of my week on Monday morning…
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Books I Got For Christmas
I am not sure my mother was quite prepared for the length of my Christmas book wish list, but she gamely and generously ordered all of them. Even though I knew what all of the books were, it was still very exciting to open all of them yesterday. Now I have piles of wonderful new…
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