Tag: books
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2019: Year in Books
During 2019, I challenged myself to read 200 books. As a librarian who reads kid lit all the time, 200 books doesn’t seem like a lot since I can fly through a stack of picture books in thirty minutes and because of my job, they count! I didn’t meet my goal, however. Life got crazy…
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Library App Review: Novel Effect
Novel Effect has been one of my favorite apps recently–and the favorite of others as it was added to AASL’s (American Association of School Librarians) Best Apps List. I am using the app this week during kindergarten and first grade storytime, so I wanted to share it with you before we get started. My students…
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Has it really been a year?
I can’t believe it, but we have finished our school year. Last Thursday was my last day with students and last Friday was my last teacher workday. I’ve been vacationing at my parents’ house, but will be going back to my house tomorrow morning at the crack of dawn. I need to pay bills and…
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Winter Blues
It is not a big secret that the winter seems to suck the life out of me. I’m writing this with what I think it a sinus infection brewing. I can’t seem to shake the sinus issues I have been having this winter. I think it is a bad combination of weather, germy kids at…
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Motivational Monday–Not Happening Today
Today is Monday and it hasn’t been motivational. When I woke up this morning, there was snow on the ground. It was coming down. Not much to look at but it was snowing and I wasn’t having it. I’ve gotten some good reading for class done recently. Not quite enough, but I’m trying. Today was…
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The Best Friend [A Book Review] & Kindle Oasis
I just finished The Best Friend, which was a very stereotypical teen romance novel with some twists. While the book was good, I found myself frustrated with the characters and the ending of the work. I also read the bonus chapter that was promoted at the end of the Kindle book, which left me wanting more…