Septembers’s Result – The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller I have been putting off this post because I’ve had The Book Whisperer on hold for almost two months – and it still hasn’t become available! So my thoughts on it […]
Well, it’s Thanksgiving weekend. And my library holds have been piling up. So! I’ve decided to have an impromptu readathon tomorrow. Because of my new position at work (oh hey did I mention I have a new position? I’m going […]
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Yup, I’m finally clearing this post out of my drafts… Sweep by Jonathan Auxier For nearly a century, Victorian London relied on “climbing boys”–orphans owned by chimney sweeps–to clean flues and protect homes from fire. The work was hard, thankless […]
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Why we chose Richard Wagamese’s Starlight My dad and I previously read Wagamese’s novel Medicine Walk for a Family Reads discussion back in 2016. One day, Starlight came up while we were chatting (I think he had just placed it […]
The Cybils Awards aims to recognize the children’s and young adult authors and illustrators whose books combine the highest literary merit and popular appeal. About the Cybils Awards Who Can Judge? The Children’s and Young Adult Book Blogger Awards (AKA […]