Category: Books
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What the Dewey Decimal System Means To Me
I was going to call this post “What MARC records mean to me” but the truth is I was inspired by the show What the Constitution Means to Me by Heidi Schreck and that show is about looking both backwards and forwards. For me, there is no backwards in MARC…
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MSLA Conference 2024
The conference was great! It started with a stirring keynote by Rajani Larocca, author of picture books, YA fiction and nonfiction who is also a primary care physician! It was truly inspiring to hear her talk about the books and teachers who have inspired her as well as the wide…
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Summer Reading
For this last of the summer blogs, I decided to look at some of the required/recommended reading on the Boston Public Schools Summer Booklist. There are many titles on the list for grades 9-12 but the following look interesting to me and I hope to read them all before school…
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You’ve Got to Know Your History
Historical fiction is a great way to learn about the past while reading compelling stories. Recently the explosion of graphic novels have brought more stories, new and old, accessible to more readers. Below are some of the titles I am most interested in inclu Between Shades of Gray by Ruta…
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Love & Romance for Everyone!
As you can see from the number of titles on this list, love stories are some of my favorites! My daughter also loves them and she has added some of her favorite titles as well. Another plus – many of the books listed below have been made into movies or…
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Fantasy & Sci Fi
I love fantasy books but I am not such a fan of Sci Fi. Change my mind! Below I will list some of my favorite fantasy titles and series and I will let you know a little about them. Then I will list some titles that have been recommended to…
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