tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53508875133948395512017-03-23T06:48:14.900-04:00The Library GalsThe Library Galshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09751588277787227624noreply@blogger.comBlogger281125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350887513394839551.post-31349683408959952182017-03-20T06:30:00.000-04:002017-03-20T06:30:29.322-04:00Brobarians Blog Tour<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It has been a while since I've had a chance to post anything or even read anything! Something that I'm hoping to fix, now that my life is starting to calm down. Instead of my usual It's Monday! What Are You Reading? post, I'm pleased to present a new picture book from Lindsay Ward.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xWe2geBQrnY/WM9LptIyv9I/AAAAAAAAAJI/OoEg-MfQ-pYwRU_1SYJ7TMjMl3pjV03TwCLcB/s1600/Brobarians%2Bcover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xWe2geBQrnY/WM9LptIyv9I/AAAAAAAAAJI/OoEg-MfQ-pYwRU_1SYJ7TMjMl3pjV03TwCLcB/s320/Brobarians%2Bcover.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>This is the tale of the mighty Brobarians. Two warriors, once at peace…now at odds.<br /><br />Iggy the Brobarian has taken over the land. Can Otto the Big Brobarian win it back? Or maybe, with a little help, the two brothers can find peace again…</i></span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I absolutely&nbsp;loved this book! This was such a unique way to approach sibling rivalry. The story was entertaining&nbsp;and easy to identify with, even being an only child. I have had a few friendships were we seemed more like siblings than friends. After I got done reading I had to go back and just look at the illustrations that Lindsay Ward created for the book. They are incredible! I especially loved the cloud that she made out of the red and blue lined writing paper. If you would like to see more of Lindsay's illustrations check out <a href="http://www.kidlitfrenzy.com/kid-lit-frenzy/2017/3/14/brobarians-blog-tour-and-giveaway">Alyson Beecher's post</a> on the blog tour.</span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I always wonder how an author becomes inspired to write their books. I love being able to share that with my students. It lets them know that inspiration can come from an ordinary&nbsp;event. And now to let you know too:</span><br /><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YqnWfc0KbOA/WM9LnyZBl8I/AAAAAAAAAJM/bDIRxMeuqFc2g2GjNv8nFOCHE0326BejACEw/s1600/Lindsay%2BWard%2Bphoto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YqnWfc0KbOA/WM9LnyZBl8I/AAAAAAAAAJM/bDIRxMeuqFc2g2GjNv8nFOCHE0326BejACEw/s200/Lindsay%2BWard%2Bphoto.jpg" width="133" /></a><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489979616309_3651">Lindsay Ward would never have written this book if she hadn't stayed up late one night watching Conan the</span> <span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489979616309_3623">Barbarian. She finds the idea of baby barbarians to be very funny . . . and hopes you do too. Lindsay's recent books include </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489979616309_3650">Rosco vs. the Baby</span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489979616309_3649"> and </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489979616309_3645">The Importance of Being 3</span>. Most days you can find her writing and <span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489979616309_3475">sketching at home in Ohio with her family. Learn more about her at&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.lindsaymward.com/" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489979616309_3622" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489979616309_3621">www.lindsaymward.com</span></a><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1489979616309_3648"> or on Twitter: @lindsaymward.</span></i></span><br /><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span><br /></span></i></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Definitely check out Lindsay's website to find her other books. She has written quite a few! I'm going to be finding some that I haven't read soon. Also you can get a great coloring sheet of Otto and Iggy <a href="http://lindsaymward.com/books/bro-barians/">here</a>! I'm even more excited, after reading Brobarians, for my friend to have her second child. They have decided to wait to find out the gender. She and her husband already have one boy and now I'm really hoping they have a second so I can give the family a copy of this book!&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Reading!!</span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stacey (@libraryjo92)</span>Stacey Hazudahttps://plus.google.com/109203104036982377004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350887513394839551.post-29672203847608126902017-02-06T06:00:00.000-05:002017-02-06T06:40:40.946-05:00It's Monday! What Are You Reading?<br /><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WNyq2vIEMt4/V4kw_bi5wVI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/OltIyBBYXecpMLvYckmBL3ZZbJJj8He8QCLcB/s1600/IMWAYR%2B2015.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WNyq2vIEMt4/V4kw_bi5wVI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/OltIyBBYXecpMLvYckmBL3ZZbJJj8He8QCLcB/s200/IMWAYR%2B2015.png" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">This meme was started by Sheila at</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Book Journey</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">. The kid's&nbsp;version was started by J</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">en at&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><a href="http://www.teachmentortexts.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Teach Mentor Text</a>&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">and Kellee and Ricki at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.unleashingreaders.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Unleashing Readers</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">Once again I had a crazy week! This week has felt like two weeks in one! On Monday we had snow, so we had a two hour late arrival. but I couldn't enjoy it. Over the weekend my parents had trouble with both of their cars. My dad had an MRI scheduled at 7:45am, but I didn't feel comfortable letting them drive in the snow. So I ended up getting up and driving them to the MRI facility. The only good thing about this was I had about a solid hour of reading time!</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1462176591l/27206496.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="27206496" border="0" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1462176591l/27206496.jpg" width="145" /></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d; line-height: 22px;">I finished&nbsp;</span><b style="color: #38761d;">You Can Fly</b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">&nbsp;by Carole Boston Weatherford. </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27206496-you-can-fly"><span style="color: blue;">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</span></a><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">. I just love a book written in verse and this one was great! I learned that there is so much I didn't know about the Tuskeegee Airmen. The verse form allow for a lot of information to be shared without becoming overwhelming. I really appreciated&nbsp;the timeline and all the resources that the author shared at the end of the book. This is one that I can't wait to share with my students. I hope that they will enjoy it as much as I did.</span></span><br /><div style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1451246567l/27779277.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="27779277" border="0" height="197" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1451246567l/27779277.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The only other book I read this week was <b>This Book Is Out Of Control!</b> by Richard Byrne. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27779277-this-book-is-out-of-control?ac=1&amp;from_search=true">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. In this book we meet up with Bella, her dog, and Ben who has a remote controlled toy. As with the other two books things don't go according to plan. There is a lot of reader participation in this book too. I know that this will become a favorite of my students as the other two books have.&nbsp;</span></div><div style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have started <b>Jasper and The Riddle of Riley's Mine</b> by Caroline Starr Rose. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30201158-jasper-and-the-riddle-of-riley-s-mine">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. This book will be published tomorrow February 7, 2017. I'm only on page 82 and I am LOVING the book already. Can't wait until I have time to read some more of it!</span></div><div style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Reading!!</span></div><div style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stacey (@libraryjo92)</span></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"></span>Stacey Hazudahttps://plus.google.com/109203104036982377004noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350887513394839551.post-70159308915162041752017-01-30T06:00:00.000-05:002017-01-30T06:00:24.385-05:00It's Monday! What Are You Reading?<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WNyq2vIEMt4/V4kw_bi5wVI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/OltIyBBYXecpMLvYckmBL3ZZbJJj8He8QCLcB/s1600/IMWAYR%2B2015.png" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: white; clear: left; color: #094eb8; display: inline !important; float: left; font-family: Chewy; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WNyq2vIEMt4/V4kw_bi5wVI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/OltIyBBYXecpMLvYckmBL3ZZbJJj8He8QCLcB/s200/IMWAYR%2B2015.png" style="border: none; position: relative;" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">This meme was started by Sheila at</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Book Journey</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">. The kid's&nbsp;version was started by J</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">en at&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><a href="http://www.teachmentortexts.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Teach Mentor Text</a>&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">and Kellee and Ricki at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.unleashingreaders.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Unleashing Readers</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">I've got a very short post this week because last week was SO busy. On Wednesday I had author and illustrator Henry Cole visit my school. Monday and Tuesday of course, I was prepping for his visit. I'm a Type-A personality, so I had to make sure everything was in place. It was a great visit and was still the talk of the school on Thursday. My assistant did three AMAZING bulletin board! I will be posting about his visit, showing those amazing bulletin boards, and showing some pictures from his presentation. Can't wait to share his visit with everyone!</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1455468946l/25785698.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="25785698" border="0" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1455468946l/25785698.jpg" width="142" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">I read two picture books this week. The first one was <b>The Night Gardener</b> by The Fan Brothers. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25785698-the-night-gardener?ac=1&amp;from_search=true">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. I was so interested as I read the story to see what animal would appear next after a visit from the Night Gardener. The illustrations in this book took my breath away. This was another book that I had to go back and study the illustrations after I finished reading it. I know that I'm a little late to the party on this book, but I know I can't be alone. If you haven't read this book, don't delay in getting a copy of this book!</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1476979425l/432463.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="432463" border="0" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1476979425l/432463.jpg" width="178" /></a><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">The second book that I read was </span><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">If You Give a Mouse a Brownie&nbsp;</span></b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">by Laura Numeroff. </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/432463.If_You_Give_a_Mouse_a_Brownie?ac=1&amp;from_search=true" style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">. I have loved these books since I read <b>If You Give a Mouse a Cookie</b>. I am so excited to have another one because I love using these to teach my students the relationship between author and illustrator. Numeroff and Felicia Bond are such a dynamic duo that I don't think children of any age will tire of these books. I know that they are so hard to keep them on my shelf! This one will not disappoint! Can't wait to share it with my students.</span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">I'm still working on finishing&nbsp;</span></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">You Can Fly</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &quot;chewy&quot;; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">&nbsp;by Carole Boston Weatherford. I'm hoping to have it finished tomorrow. I should have time to finish it!</span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &quot;chewy&quot;; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &quot;chewy&quot;; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">Happy Reading!!</span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &quot;chewy&quot;; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &quot;chewy&quot;; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">Stacey (@libraryjo92)</span></span>Stacey Hazudahttps://plus.google.com/109203104036982377004noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350887513394839551.post-34693425963320013912017-01-23T06:00:00.000-05:002017-01-23T06:00:00.134-05:00It's Monday! What Are You Reading?<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WNyq2vIEMt4/V4kw_bi5wVI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/OltIyBBYXecpMLvYckmBL3ZZbJJj8He8QCLcB/s1600/IMWAYR%2B2015.png" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: white; clear: left; color: #094eb8; display: inline !important; float: left; font-family: Chewy; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WNyq2vIEMt4/V4kw_bi5wVI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/OltIyBBYXecpMLvYckmBL3ZZbJJj8He8QCLcB/s200/IMWAYR%2B2015.png" style="border: none; position: relative;" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">This meme was started by Sheila at</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Book Journey</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">. The kid's&nbsp;version was started by J</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">en at&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><a href="http://www.teachmentortexts.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Teach Mentor Text</a>&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">and Kellee and Ricki at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.unleashingreaders.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Unleashing Readers</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">My reading was done in short spurts this week. I was busy all week, but I can't remember what I did. I didn't make any progress on&nbsp;</span></span><b style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">You Can Fly</b><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">&nbsp;by Carole Boston Weatherford. This is a book I want to savor, so I want to wait until I can sit a finish it in one reading. All three of the books that I read were part of my latest Junior Library Guild delivery.&nbsp;</span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span><a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1473606368l/28954227.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="28954227" border="0" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1473606368l/28954227.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">I'm a huge Jan Thomas fan and her new book <b>Is That Wise, Pig</b> is another winner. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28954227-is-that-wise-pig?ac=1&amp;from_search=true">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. Ever since I read What Will Fat Cat Sit On, I look forward to reading any book by Jan Thomas. I love books where I can involve my students in helping me read. This book has the line "Is that wise, pig" over and over which the kids can help out with. Her illustrations add to the overall enjoyment of this book. I know this one will be a favorite of my students.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span><a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1469402845l/28503853.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28503853" border="0" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1469402845l/28503853.jpg" width="144" /></a><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">The next book I read was <b>Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea</b> by Ben Clanton. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28503853-narwhal?ac=1&amp;from_search=true">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. This looks to be the first in a new series. I was so excited since it was a graphic novel for my younger students. My younger students love graphic novels, but usually want those that are way above their reading level. In this book Narwhal and "Jelly" become friends and have a lot of adventures. This book is going to be very popular in my library. I might just have to get a second copy. If you haven't seen this one, check it out. You won't be disappointed.&nbsp;</span></span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1474824443l/28954214.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="28954214" border="0" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1474824443l/28954214.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">The third book I read this week was <b>Octopuses One to Ten</b> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28954214-octopuses-one-to-ten?ac=1&amp;from_search=true">Ellen Jackson. Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. Yes, I read another nonfiction book! This one was awesome!! I learned&nbsp;so much about the octopus. I never realized there was so much that I didn't know. I think there are 10 different types of octopuses! On the pages with the different octopuses there is a size comparison. Some octopus are compared with the human body. While others are so small they are compared to the size of a human hand. This was a really neat nonfiction book. I can't wait to share it with my students.&nbsp;</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">I think after the playoff game I watched yesterday, I'm going to lose myself in books this week. My team will be watching from home this year. This was not the way I had hoped this season would have ended. But I will be rooting for the Atlanta Falcons to win the Super Bowl!!</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Reading!!</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Stacey (@libraryjo92)</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Stacey Hazudahttps://plus.google.com/109203104036982377004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350887513394839551.post-80764511515202658312017-01-16T09:07:00.002-05:002017-01-16T09:09:08.378-05:00It's Monday! What Are You Reading?<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WNyq2vIEMt4/V4kw_bi5wVI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/OltIyBBYXecpMLvYckmBL3ZZbJJj8He8QCLcB/s1600/IMWAYR%2B2015.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WNyq2vIEMt4/V4kw_bi5wVI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/OltIyBBYXecpMLvYckmBL3ZZbJJj8He8QCLcB/s200/IMWAYR%2B2015.png" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">This meme was started by Sheila at</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Book Journey</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">. The kid's&nbsp;version was started by J</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">en at&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><a href="http://www.teachmentortexts.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Teach Mentor Text</a>&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">and Kellee and Ricki at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.unleashingreaders.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Unleashing Readers</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">It was a busy week, so I didn't get a lot of reading done. But, hold on to your hats, I actually read two nonfiction books! I also finished up a chapter book that I've been reading since January 2nd.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1456175450l/18296902.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="18296902" border="0" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1456175450l/18296902.jpg" width="132" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">The chapter book that I finished was <b>Journey's End</b> by Rachel Hawkins. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18296902-journey-s-end?ac=1&amp;from_search=true">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. I enjoyed the journey of this book and I was left wanting more at the end. I found myself really caring about the characters in this story. This was Rachel Hawkins first middle grade book, which I think is a success. Nolie travels to Scotland to spend the summer with her father. While there she meets a local girl named Bel. She shows Nolie all around and tells her the story of the Boundary, the fog just off the coast of the town. The is a legend about how and why the fog came to be there. No one who goes into the fog comes out, until Nolie and Bel spot Al on the beach. Al went into the fog in 1918 and has not aged a bit in the hundred years he has been gone. There is just enough creepy in this book for those elementary students who want a creepy book!</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1469406846l/30008717.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="30008717" border="0" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1469406846l/30008717.jpg" width="157" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">The first nonfiction book I read was <b>What's The Big Deal About First Ladies</b> by Ruby Shamir and illustrated by Matt Faulkner. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30008717-what-s-the-big-deal-about-first-ladies?ac=1&amp;from_search=true">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. This nonfiction picture book was great! I learned so much about the first ladies that I didn't know! It was fascinating to learn all these neat facts about a very incredible group of women. I never knew (or thought about) Florence Harding was the first first lady to have voted for her husband! My dad is a huge history buff, so it was fun to stump him with many of the interesting facts. I can't say enough about Matt Faulkner's illustrations, they are gorgeous!! Once I finished reading the text in the book, I had to go back I really look at the illustrations for all the details that Matt Faulkner included. This will be a great addition to my library! This book was sent to me from Penguin Young Readers.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1469403949l/30201191.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="30201191" border="0" height="176" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1469403949l/30201191.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">The second nonfiction book I read was <b>When The Sky Breaks</b> by Simon Winchester. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30201191-when-the-sky-breaks?ac=1&amp;from_search=true">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. I have a love/hate relationship with severe weather. I am fascinated by severe weather and whenever there is a big storm coming near where I live, I'm on top of all the updates. But I hate the damage and destruction it causes and the anxiety it causes in me. This book gave so much information about severe weather. Simon Winchester has been in many places for the severe storms and is able to give a personal experience about what it is like. There is so much information given in this book, it is not for just a casual reader. The photographs add so much to this book and really show the devastation that these storms can cause. There are a lot of great charts and little extras. It also has the NWS bulletin that Robert Ricks published right before Hurricane Katrina hit. As I read it, I remember reading this at the time and being scared, even though I was no where close to the path of this storm. This book was sent to me from Penguin Young Readers. It will be published on January 31st.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">I've started reading the book <b>You Can Fly</b> by Carole Boston Weatherford. It is a poetry book about The Tuskegee Airmen. I've only recently just started, but is one that I'm thinking about when I'm not reading it. What is everyone else reading?</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">Happy Reading!!</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">Stacey (@libraryjo92)</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"></span>Stacey Hazudahttps://plus.google.com/109203104036982377004noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350887513394839551.post-86960196278198866002017-01-09T09:37:00.001-05:002017-01-09T09:37:44.189-05:00It's Monday!! What Are You Reading?<div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Chewy; font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WNyq2vIEMt4/V4kw_bi5wVI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/OltIyBBYXecpMLvYckmBL3ZZbJJj8He8QCLcB/s1600/IMWAYR%2B2015.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; color: #094eb8; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WNyq2vIEMt4/V4kw_bi5wVI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/OltIyBBYXecpMLvYckmBL3ZZbJJj8He8QCLcB/s200/IMWAYR%2B2015.png" style="border: none; position: relative;" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">This meme was started by Sheila at</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Book Journey</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">. The kid's&nbsp;version was started by J</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">en at&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><a href="http://www.teachmentortexts.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Teach Mentor Text</a>&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">and Kellee and Ricki at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.unleashingreaders.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Unleashing Readers</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">I actually feel pretty good about my reading life this week. I'm still in the process of reading my next middle grade book, Journey's End by Rachel Hawkins. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18296902-journey-s-end">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. I'll post more about this book once I finish it. I am enjoying it though!</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">I was able to read 5 picture books from Penguin Young Books. These books were all very different from each other made it all the better!</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1469411710l/29942156.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="29942156" border="0" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1469411710l/29942156.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">The first book was <b>Bedtime for Yeti</b> by Vin Vogel. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29942156-bedtime-for-yeti?ac=1&amp;from_search=true">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. I enjoyed this book. I can see that it would be a great bedtime story for kids. It is not one that I would usually pick up, but the yawning yeti on the front cover drew me in! I hadn't realized that this one is the second yeti book that Vin Vogel wrote. The first was called The <b>Thing About Yetis</b> and was published in 2015. I think I'm going to have to find this one to read too.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1469408043l/30008939.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="30008939" border="0" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1469408043l/30008939.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">The second book was <b>I am Jim Henson</b> by Brad Meltzer. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30008939-i-am-jim-henson?ac=1&amp;from_search=true">Click here for a summary on Goodread</a>s. This book is part of the Ordinary People Change the World series. Loved this book! Great introduction to Jim Henson for those who didn't grow up knowing who he was. I will admit I got teary-eyed at the end. I found myself thinking about what might have been if he had not passed away. The end papers in this book are great. It has Kermit's face on them! I think my favorite two lines came towards the end of the book "But the secret behind my best creations wasn't a strong had, or a catchy song, or even a funny voice. It was a simple idea: There's good in all of us" (Meltzer, 2017). I found this very meaningful especially with what is happening in our world today. I think we need to remember that there is good in all of us and we need to look harder to find it and bring it out. This book will be published tomorrow, January 10th.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1469403211l/30422488.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="30422488" border="0" height="198" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1469403211l/30422488.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">The third book I read was <b>This Book is Magic</b> by Ashley Evanson. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30422488-this-book-is-magic?from_search=true">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. I enjoyed this book because of all the interaction that the reader can have with the book. It reminded me of <b>Press Here</b> by Herve Tullet. I think that this is a great book to read to kids. A small group would be ideal since many pages require the reader to touch the pages to make the magic happen. This book will be published on January 17th.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1478698886l/25940437.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="25940437" border="0" height="172" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1478698886l/25940437.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">The fourth book that I read was <b>Nope!</b> by Drew Sheneman. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25940437-nope?ac=1&amp;from_search=true">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. This book was a lot of fun. I wasn't expecting an almost wordless picture book when I started. But it really doesn't need more than the word nope because the illustrations really tell the story. I read it straight through the first time and then had to go back a second time and really look at the illustrations. They really make the story since there is only one word throughout the book. I was amazed at the emotions that Sheneman could convey in a birds face! As I read about Drew Sheneman on the back flap, I was surprised to read that this is his first book for children. If this book is any indication, I hope he keeps writing for children! This book will be published on January 17th.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">What has everyone else been reading? I'm always looking for suggestions of books that I might have missed!</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">Happy Reading!!</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">Stacey (@libraryjo92)</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"></span>Stacey Hazudahttps://plus.google.com/109203104036982377004noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350887513394839551.post-21184254219690996192017-01-05T06:04:00.003-05:002017-01-05T06:04:52.345-05:00Must Reads in 2017<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">I'm trying to use 2017 as a way to get back on track with my reading life. I have not been online as much recently, so I'm not up on a variety&nbsp;of books that I should put on my Must Reads list. But then I came across posts by Michelle Knott on her blog, <a href="http://mrsknottsbooknook.blogspot.com/">Mrs. Knott's Book Nook</a>. She posted lists of different picture books, nonfiction books, and middle grade novels that are going to be published in 2017. This helped me so much for creating part of this list!</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">Below you will find my Must Reads in 2017!</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><u><b>Picture Books</b></u></span></div><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1470024843l/30039027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="30039027" border="0" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1470024843l/30039027.jpg" width="146" /></a><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;<img alt="29102937" height="172" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1481158645l/29102937.jpg" width="200" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<img alt="31491773" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1475461327l/31491773.jpg" width="151" /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="28957375" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1455765334l/28957375.jpg" width="170" />&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<img alt="28863276" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1456350678l/28863276.jpg" width="151" />&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<img alt="28507895" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1458172796l/28507895.jpg" width="162" /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>My Kite is Stuck</b> by Salina Yoon</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Wolf in the Snow</b> by Matthew Cordell</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>You Don't Want a Unicorn</b> by Ame Dykeman</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Over and Under the Pond</b> by Kate Messner</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Triangle</b> by Mac Barnett</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The Case of the Stinky Stench</b> by Josh Funk</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Creepy Pair of Underwear!</b> by Aaron Reynolds</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The King of the Birds</b> by Acree Graham Macam</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>You Belong Here</b> by M.H. Clark</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Ada Twist, Scientist</b> by Andrea Beaty</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>Nonfiction Picture Books</b></u></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b><br /></b></u></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img alt="20670612" height="198" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1475460835l/20670612.jpg" width="200" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<img alt="29102876" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1483078209l/29102876.jpg" width="161" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<img alt="28114411" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1460706543l/28114411.jpg" width="156" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img alt="32333289" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1475460553l/32333289.jpg" width="200" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<img alt="32919070" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1479604293l/32919070.jpg" width="133" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<img alt="28210996" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1474199573l/28210996.jpg" width="154" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The Youngest Marcher</b>&nbsp;by Cynthia Levinson</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Grand Canyon</b>&nbsp;by Jason Chin</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Some Writer!: The Story of E.B. White</b>&nbsp;by Melissa Sweet</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Can an Aardvark Bark</b>&nbsp;by Melissa Stewart</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Predator Face-Off</b>&nbsp;by Melissa Stewart</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark</b>&nbsp;by Debbie Levy</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Balderdash!: Jon Newbery &amp; the Boisterous Birth of Children's Books</b>&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; by Michelle Makel</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Middle Grade Novels</u></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img alt="29847473" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1464971051l/29847473.jpg" width="135" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<img alt="30201158" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1469403122l/30201158.jpg" width="132" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<img alt="25944803" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1454882228l/25944803.jpg" width="128" />&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<img alt="23285694" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1477627442l/23285694.jpg" width="132" />&nbsp; &nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;<img alt="25753092" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1479858860l/25753092.jpg" width="132" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<img alt="31226744" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1482844108l/31226744.jpg" width="132" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<img alt="29996858" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1469407599l/29996858.jpg" width="132" />&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<img alt="18296902" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1456175450l/18296902.jpg" width="132" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Scar Island</b>&nbsp;by Dan Gemeinhart</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Jasper &amp; the Riddle of Riley's Mine</b>&nbsp;by Caroline S. Rose</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The Unbreakable Code (Book Scavenger)</b>&nbsp;by Jennifer Bertman</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The Great Treehouse War</b>&nbsp;by Lisa Graff</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Orphan Island</b>&nbsp;by Laurel Snyder</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Mr. Lemoncello's Great Library Race</b>&nbsp;by Chris Grabenstein</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The Matchstick Castle&nbsp;</b></span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">by Keir Graff</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Journey's End</b> by Rachel Hawkins</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">I know that there are others that will come up during the year, but these are the ones I hope to have read by December of 2017! I've actually already finished one of the books, <b>The Matchstick Castle</b> by Keir Graff. It was actually my first read of 2017. See my review <a href="http://librarygals.blogspot.com/2017/01/its-monday-what-are-you-reading.html">here</a>. This book is due to be published on January 10th. I was given a copy by Penguin Young Readers for a review.</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Can't see what else everyone has on their lists!</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Reading!!</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Stacey (libraryjo92)</span><br /><span style="clear: left; color: #6aa84f; float: left; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span>Stacey Hazudahttps://plus.google.com/109203104036982377004noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350887513394839551.post-27599479216687838572017-01-02T07:54:00.000-05:002017-01-02T08:03:05.170-05:00It's Monday! What Are You Reading!!<div><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WNyq2vIEMt4/V4kw_bi5wVI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/OltIyBBYXecpMLvYckmBL3ZZbJJj8He8QCLcB/s1600/IMWAYR%2B2015.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WNyq2vIEMt4/V4kw_bi5wVI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/OltIyBBYXecpMLvYckmBL3ZZbJJj8He8QCLcB/s200/IMWAYR%2B2015.png" /></a></div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">This meme was started by Sheila at</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Book Journey</a></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">. The kid's&nbsp;version was started by J</span></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">en at&nbsp;</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><a href="http://www.teachmentortexts.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Teach Mentor Text</a>&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">and Kellee and Ricki at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.unleashingreaders.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Unleashing Readers</a></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"></span><br /><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"></span><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">Happy New Year!! I'm still in disbelief that we have now started 2017! This past year was not the best one I have ever had, but I'm keep moving forward. On New Year's Eve, we had a set back with my aunt, who has the traumatic brain injury. She tried to get up from her wheelchair to walk and she fell. My aunt fractured her hip. She had surgery and is resting at the hospital for a few days. We don't know how much of an effect this fall will have on trying to regain some of her brain function. My parents and I had gone to visit her right after Christmas and we were so pleased that she was beginning to use our names in sentences sometimes. If you can send positive thoughts and prayers to my Aunt Ann my family would appreciate it a lot!</span></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JtGyHotnc-4/WGnJhSJpO9I/AAAAAAAAAIE/9s98KtMN53A_pSY55hhqWpJkhh62rtXtQCLcB/s1600/1st%2Bread.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JtGyHotnc-4/WGnJhSJpO9I/AAAAAAAAAIE/9s98KtMN53A_pSY55hhqWpJkhh62rtXtQCLcB/s200/1st%2Bread.jpg" width="197" /></a>Thanks for listening, I feel better typing that all out. Now on to a happier topic, reading! I actually finished my first read of 2017 already and it was a chapter book! The book was <b>The Matchstick Castle</b> by Keir Graff. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29996858-the-matchstick-castle">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. This was such a great pick for my first read! This book will be published on January 10, 2017. Penguin Young Readers sent my a copy of this book to review. One of the main characters in this book is Brian, who just finished 5th Grade. He has an idea about how his summer is going to go, until life throws him a curve-ball. We can all relate to an unexpected change in plans. He has to go stay with his Uncle and family. Soon he realizes that it is not going to be the summer that he wants. That is until he goes over the fence into the woods and discovers the oddest, most interesting house he has ever seen. This book kept me interested from the first page until the end. I had to keep pulling myself away from the book so that I could clean my house! I'm so glad that I picked this as my first read for 2017 and I highly recommend that you pick up a copy.</div><div><br /></div><div>I've already started my second read of 2017. It is <b>Journey's End</b> by Rachel Hawkins. Hopefully I'll be able to post an update next week. On January 5th please check back for my Must Reads in 2017! You can read my final post on my Must Reads in 2016 in the previous post.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>Happy Reading!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Stacey (@libraryjo92)</div></span><br /><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"></span></div></div>Stacey Hazudahttps://plus.google.com/109203104036982377004noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350887513394839551.post-74851711983364720262016-12-31T09:16:00.001-05:002016-12-31T09:16:30.634-05:00Final Must Reads in 2016<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EgfQMN3zNHY/VotBw8k08EI/AAAAAAAAAco/jFjPFrpRA10/s1600/must-read-2016-logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EgfQMN3zNHY/VotBw8k08EI/AAAAAAAAAco/jFjPFrpRA10/s200/must-read-2016-logo.jpg" /></a><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">It is hard to believe that I am writing my final Must Reads in 2016 post! It seems like just the other day I was getting ready to go back to school! It has been an interesting year, but one that I am happy to see end. Two major things have dominated my fall. I referenced one in my last post, my aunt fell and suffered a severe traumatic brain injury. It has been an adjustment for my family especially my mom, her sister. Aunt Ann continues to make slow progress and she is actually beginning to recognize us. So we are grateful for these small blessings. The other event was a cousin has been diagnosed with Stage 3 ovarian cancer. She had surgery in October and has now begun 18 weeks of chemotherapy. We are thinking positively and hoping for the best. So my reading has taken a bit of hit this fall. Though I did read most of my Must Reads!&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">They are:&nbsp;<b>Everyone Loves Bacon,&nbsp;Do Not Open The Box,&nbsp;Booked,&nbsp;Be A Friend,&nbsp;Bear's Big Day, Duck Duck Porcupine, Stormy Night, Hoot and Peep, Horrible Bear,&nbsp;Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics,&nbsp;Snappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask to be in This Book),&nbsp;The War That Saved My Life,&nbsp;Comics Squad: Lunch,&nbsp;Firelight (Amulet #7), Hour of Bees,&nbsp;Phoebe and Her Unicorn, Chicken in Space, Pax, Twenty Yawns, Penguin's Christmas Wish, </b>and&nbsp;<b>It's Not Time For Sleeping</b>.</span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">Out of 29 books I read 21! I feel really good about this, considering everything that has been going on in my life. I'm still trying to work on my nonfiction book gap. I think this will be something that I am always going to be working on!</span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">I also read some books that were not on my original Must Reads in 2016 posts. But if I had known about them when I was writing in January, I would have added them. They were <b>Took, Interstellar Cinderella, Wolf Hollow, Ms. Bixby's Last Day, and&nbsp;</b></span><b style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story</b><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1457894475l/27064348.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="27064348" border="0" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1457894475l/27064348.jpg" width="132" /></a><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">Two of these books have stuck with me for months after I read them. The first book was <b>Ms. Bixby's Last Day</b> by John David Anderson. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27064348-ms-bixby-s-last-day?from_search=true">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. This book is such an emotional roller coaster from the beginning to the end. I always love books that celebrate the education profession because we get a lot of negative thrown at us these days. This book reminded me why I got into this profession. I was not expecting to like this book as much as I did. I have recommended it for so many of my teacher friends. One teacher at my school picked it up and is reading it to her class. But she was a bit mad because I didn't warn her that she would need tissues. In fact, she had to hand off the book to one student because she couldn't keep reading! This book is one that will stay with me for a long time. I have a feeling that I will be rereading this one again!</span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1477663854l/29056319.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="29056319" border="0" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1477663854l/29056319.jpg" width="161" /></a><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">The second book was&nbsp;<b>Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story</b>&nbsp;by Caren Stelson.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29056319-sachiko" target="_blank">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. I was able to read an ARC of this book from NetGalley. this book was published in October. Wow, just wow! This book is so powerful. I knew a bit about the creation of atomic bomb and the events surrounding the dropping of them. But I really didn't know about what happened in the areas after the bombs fell. My heart is heavy thinking about what all the innocent victims had to go through. This is a story that needs to be told. If you have not read this book, I highly suggest that you get a copy to read. This is a powerful read and one that I will never forget.</span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">I hope everyone had a great reading year! I can't wait to see what everyone wants to read in 2017 because I need some ideas!</span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">Happy Reading!!</span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">Stacey (@libraryjo92)</span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"></span>Stacey Hazudahttps://plus.google.com/109203104036982377004noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350887513394839551.post-16437139614255720052016-12-12T06:00:00.000-05:002016-12-12T06:00:16.041-05:00It's Monday!! What Are You Reading?<div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Chewy; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WNyq2vIEMt4/V4kw_bi5wVI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/OltIyBBYXecpMLvYckmBL3ZZbJJj8He8QCLcB/s1600/IMWAYR%2B2015.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; color: #094eb8; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WNyq2vIEMt4/V4kw_bi5wVI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/OltIyBBYXecpMLvYckmBL3ZZbJJj8He8QCLcB/s200/IMWAYR%2B2015.png" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="200" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">This meme was started by Sheila at</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Book Journey</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">. The kid's&nbsp;version was started by J</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">en at&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><a href="http://www.teachmentortexts.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Teach Mentor Text</a>&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">and Kellee at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.unleashingreaders.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Unleashing Readers</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">I guess maybe my title should be: It's Monday, I'm Still Not Reading!!! I have not been doing a lot of reading. I am in a huge reading slump and I'm looking to my Nerdy book pals for some help! I've only posted once since July and I've been staying off Twitter. I guess I just needed to take a step back from a lot of things. I'm trying to get back to it, because I feel less alone with books and my friends on Twitter.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">In August, actually my first day back to work, we found out that my aunt fell and suffered a severe traumatic brain injury. Her brain was so swollen that her brain stem moved. The bleeding was stopped and her brain isn't swollen anymore, but she will never be the same again. So I've been trying to help out my mom as she adjusts to a new normal with her sister. It has been hard to know that she went from being a healthy active person to someone who doesn't recognize her own family. I think that my family and I have been going through a bit of a depression over what has happened to my aunt. This makes you realize you need to live each day to the fullest and hug your loved ones tight!</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1463950690l/27904311.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="27904311" border="0" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1463950690l/27904311.jpg" width="132" /></a><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">I have read three books since October, the first was <b>Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Hammer of Thor</b> by Rick Riordan. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27904311-the-hammer-of-thor?ac=1&amp;from_search=true" target="_blank">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. I enjoyed this one. The first in the Magnus Chase series drew me back into the world of Rick Riordan. I wasn't loving the last few books that I had read of his and was very hesitant to pick up the Magnus Chase one, but I'm glad I did. This one doesn't disappoint either.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1463500254l/23922381.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="23922381" border="0" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1463500254l/23922381.jpg" width="132" /></a><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">The second book I read was <b>The Creeping Shadow</b> by Jonathan Stroud. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23922381-the-creeping-shadow" target="_blank">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. I just LOVE this series and I may or may not have done a little happy dance in the book store when I saw this book. I am not a big creepy/scary book fan, but this one has just enough to make sure I don't read it at night. My students couldn't get enough of this series when we had it in the book fair. I know they will be excited about this installment. I can't wait to see what happens next in this series.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1475306246l/29241334.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="29241334" border="0" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1475306246l/29241334.jpg" width="132" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">The third book that I read was <b>Liberty</b> by Kirby Larson. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29241334-liberty" target="_blank">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. I knew that I would love this book even before I started page 1. Kirby Larson is an author who has turned me into a fan of historical fiction. Her words in this book wrapped around me like a warm blanket and allowed me escape reality for two hours straight because I couldn't put the book down until I finished it!</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">I'm hoping this post is the step in the right direction for me to get back to blogging and get back to being an active participant on Twitter. I will take any and all book suggestions!</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">Happy Reading!!</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">Stacey (@libraryjo92)</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"></span><br /><div class="a-row a-spacing-none" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #949494; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; width: 922.188px;"><span class="a-size-small a-color-secondary" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(85, 85, 85) !important; font-size: 12px !important; line-height: 1.25 !important;"></span></div>Stacey (@libraryjo92)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13720424072442281220noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350887513394839551.post-78796011999958095482016-10-10T06:30:00.000-04:002016-10-10T06:30:11.779-04:00It's Monday!! What Are You Reading?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IMv8U1OUGl4/V_rn3v1iETI/AAAAAAAAAds/NiLNB9BuuUUQVDPY5yMQOdu1cnBwgzarQCLcB/s1600/IMWAYR%2B2016.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IMv8U1OUGl4/V_rn3v1iETI/AAAAAAAAAds/NiLNB9BuuUUQVDPY5yMQOdu1cnBwgzarQCLcB/s200/IMWAYR%2B2016.png" width="200" /></a></div><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can't believe it is October already! There has been SO much has gone on since I last posted. The new school year was off with a bang! It was a crazy time, but good time. And then I got sick! I was out of school for a week! I have never been off that long due to illness. I'm still not 100%, but I am on the road to recovery. It is going on month now and I'm ready to feel healthy again!</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">I find that when I am that sick, I cannot read! I am not able to focus long enough to follow a book. I was able to read a little bit, but not a whole lot during the time that I was really sick. To illustrate how sick I really was I was not able to finish Raina Telgemeier's new graphic novel <b>Ghosts</b>.</span> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25903764-ghosts" target="_blank">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a><span style="color: #6aa84f;">. I'm looking forward to starting it over again and enjoying it.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1460908607l/28260596.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28260596" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1460908607l/28260596.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">I have read a few picture books when I started to feel better. I read Salina Yoon's newest Penguin book <b>Penguin's Christmas Wish</b>. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28260596-penguin-s-christmas-wish?ac=1&amp;from_search=true#" target="_blank">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. I can't say enough good things about this book. It is a bit bittersweet because this is her last Penguin book. Though, Salina has said that he will appear in other books. It was great to see other friends make an&nbsp;appearance&nbsp;in this book. If you haven't read any of Salina Yoon's Penguin books I highly recommend you run, not walk to get yourself a copy of these books. I am hoping to be able to meet Salina Yoon this May when she is appearing at a book festival near where I live.&nbsp;</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1456090327l/28687149.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="28687149" border="0" height="164" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1456090327l/28687149.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Two other books I read are also Christmas books too. I read Jan Brett's <b>Gingerbread Christmas</b>. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28687149-gingerbread-christmas?ac=1&amp;from_search=true" target="_blank">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. One of my favorite books has been <b>The Gingerbread Baby</b>, so I was quite happy to see this one. There is always so much going on with the illustrations as soon as I finished reading the text, I had to go back and "read" the illustrations. I always find myself getting lost in Jan Brett's illustrations. This book will be published by Penguin Random House on October 18, 2016. I was sent this copy for review.</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1455501938l/28687145.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28687145" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1455501938l/28687145.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The second book I read was also sent to me by Penguin Random House and will also be published on October 18, 2016. It is <b>Maple and Willow's Christmas&nbsp;Tree</b> by Lori Nichols. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28687145-maple-willow-s-christmas-tree" target="_blank">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. This book was great! I didn't know until I went to record this on Goodreads that this is the fourth in a series about these two siblings. I loved how Willow worked hard to make Christmas better when things don't go as planned. I'm going to have to find the other books about these siblings.</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Since I am hopefully on the mend I will be able to be reading some more!</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Reading!!</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stacey (@libraryjo92)</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><br />Stacey (@libraryjo92)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13720424072442281220noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350887513394839551.post-49695937361318446502016-07-25T07:00:00.000-04:002016-07-25T07:00:06.313-04:00It's Monday!! What Are You Reading?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WNyq2vIEMt4/V4kw_bi5wVI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/OltIyBBYXecpMLvYckmBL3ZZbJJj8He8QCLcB/s1600/IMWAYR%2B2015.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WNyq2vIEMt4/V4kw_bi5wVI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/OltIyBBYXecpMLvYckmBL3ZZbJJj8He8QCLcB/s200/IMWAYR%2B2015.png" width="200" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">This meme was started by Sheila at</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Book Journey</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">. The kid's&nbsp;version was started by J</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">en at&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><a href="http://www.teachmentortexts.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Teach Mentor Text</a>&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">and Kellee at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.unleashingreaders.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Unleashing Readers</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">I am just LOVING getting back into the reading groove. I feel so much relaxed when I have time to read. It truly is what feeds my soul!</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1453060292l/27272478.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="27272478" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1453060292l/27272478.jpg" width="155" /></a><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">I've got two books to write about today. The first is </span></span><b style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">The NOT so Quiet LIBRARY</b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"> by Zachariah OHora. </span></span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27272478-the-not-so-quiet-library?ac=1&amp;from_search=true" style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;" target="_blank">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">. This book was just published last week. I just love any kind of book about libraries and books. I couldn't wait to get a hold of this book because I am a huge Zachariah OHora fan. I just LOVED his illustration of Wolfie the Bunny! I was not disappointed with this book. The message at the end is a great one for students. The front cover gives you a bit of a hit about why the library is not quiet. It took me a bit to spot the hint. But if I had opened up the cover to look at the back and front cover at the same time I would have figured it out right away. Make sure you take a look under the book jacket. I just attended a Scholastic Reading Summit and had the pleasure of attending sessions with Mr. Schu. He talked about the importance of teaching kids to&nbsp;appreciate&nbsp;all aspects of a book, including what is hiding under the jacket.</span></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></span><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1453058669l/27272417.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="27272417" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1453058669l/27272417.jpg" width="133" /></a><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">The second book this week is a chapter book by C.C. Payne called <b>The Thing About Leftovers</b>. </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27272417-the-thing-about-leftovers?from_search=true" style="line-height: 22px;" target="_blank">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a><span style="line-height: 22px;">. I sat down to read a few chapters of the book as a reward for spending two hours really cleaning my house and doing laundry. Well, once I started this book I could not stop reading until I finished. Fizzy (Elizabeth), is a very easy character to relate to. Fizzy is dealing with learning a new normal after her parents divorce and start moving on with their lives. I can see this book being a really great one for students who have gone or are living through their parents divorce. Fizzy verbalizes many of the same emotions that they are having and this book might help them start some conversations. The book gave me some insights to how many of my students might be feeling as they go through this. I highly recommend you giving this book a try!</span></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">What have you been reading?</span></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">Happy Reading!!</span></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">Stacey (@libraryjo92)</span></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"></span></span></span>Stacey (@libraryjo92)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13720424072442281220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350887513394839551.post-87611119589968582332016-07-21T09:00:00.000-04:002016-07-21T09:00:35.763-04:00Book Smiles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img height="211" src="https://images-blogger-opensocial.googleusercontent.com/gadgets/proxy?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdaydreamreader.files.wordpress.com%2F2014%2F06%2Fsmile-book.jpg%3Fw%3D551%26h%3D366&amp;container=blogger&amp;gadget=a&amp;rewriteMime=image%2F*" width="320" /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></div><h2 style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Book Smiles</span></h2><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: start;">I've got two books that made me smile this week.</span></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></div><br /><br /><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1445790752l/26109335.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="26109335" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1445790752l/26109335.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The first one is <b>Playtime?</b> by Jeff Mack. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26109335-playtime" target="_blank">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. I always love the simplicity of Jeff Mack's books. This one has only two words: playtime and bedtime. Like his other book, <b>Look</b>, the story is played out in the illustrations. I love the back and forth between the child and the gorilla. This is a great story for reading, but for also asking kids questions about the illustrations. Many kids don't know how to "read" illustrations. Since this one has so many details in the illustrations it is a great way to begin showing them how to "read" them.</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1445791654l/27164276.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="27164276" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1445791654l/27164276.jpg" width="189" /></a><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The other book that made me smile is called <b>1 Big Salad: A Delicious Counting Book</b> by Juana Medina. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27164276-1-big-salad?from_search=true" target="_blank">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. The cover of this book really caught my&nbsp;interest. There is a picture of a salad, but there are drawings on the items in the salad. This author/illustrator to a simple concept and turned it into something so much more. I think my favorite are the 8 flying walnuts! I can't wait to use this my kids! I plan reading this book with them and then giving them some printed pictures of everyday objects and seeing what they create.</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What books have made you smile?</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stacey (@libraryjo92)</span><br />Stacey (@libraryjo92)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13720424072442281220noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350887513394839551.post-18455134992744562672016-07-18T08:56:00.000-04:002016-07-18T08:56:25.057-04:00It's Monday! What Are You Reading?<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lC08mK2JX2k/VhHgXKVm23I/AAAAAAAALYk/P97mgJ9EGRU/s1600/IMWAYR%2B2015.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lC08mK2JX2k/VhHgXKVm23I/AAAAAAAALYk/P97mgJ9EGRU/s200/IMWAYR%2B2015.png" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">This meme was started by Sheila at</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Book Journey</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">. The kid's&nbsp;version was started by J</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">en at&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><a href="http://www.teachmentortexts.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Teach Mentor Text</a>&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">and Kellee at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.unleashingreaders.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Unleashing Readers</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">During my break from blogging I did read some books, so I'm going to use this post to post about two of my favorites. I received both of these books from Penguin Young Readers. The first is a chapter book and the second is a picture book.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1440581709l/25489429.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="25489429" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1440581709l/25489429.jpg" width="132" /></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">The chapter book is <b>Sweet Home Alaska </b>by Carole Estby Dagg. </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25489429-sweet-home-alaska?ac=1&amp;from_search=true" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Click here for a summary on Goodread</span><span style="color: #38761d;">s</span></a><span style="color: #38761d;">. I'm always excited when I read historical fiction book that I enjoy because for many years I stayed away from that genre. I said that it wasn't a genre I enjoyed. It just turned out I was reading the wrong historical fiction books! I loved how this book has a strong female character who never gives up. Previously visiting Alaska made this book even more interesting to me. The story is all about the settling of the Palmer Colony. Palmer happened to be a stop on my trip to Alaska. I knew that people went to Alaska and settled there, but I didn't know the history behind it. Make sure you read the author's note in the back of the book. I was so curious as to what made her decided to write about this period of time. Her notes answered my question!</span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1445789549l/26192916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="26192916" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1445789549l/26192916.jpg" width="155" /></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">The picture book that I read was Hensel and Gretel Ninja Chicks by Corey Rosen Schwartz and Rebecca J. Gomez and illustrated by Dan Santat. </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26192916-hensel-and-gretel?ac=1&amp;from_search=true" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</span></a><span style="color: #38761d;">. This is the third book in which beloved fairy/folk tales have had a ninja twist in them. This book does not disappoint! I'm a huge fan of fractured tales, so I have enjoyed reading them for myself and to my kids. I love how this book tied back to The Three Ninja Pigs. Dan Santat's illustrations are wonderful as usual! I'm never disappointed when looking at a book he illustrates. After I finish reading I have to go back and study his illustrations because they are incredible! With this ninja installment in my library, I think I'm going to have to have a ninja display next year. My kids can never get enough ninja books!</span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Happy Reading!!</span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Stacey (@libraryjo92)</span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"></span>Stacey (@libraryjo92)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13720424072442281220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350887513394839551.post-74108408750640149242016-07-15T07:30:00.000-04:002016-07-15T07:30:14.080-04:00Book Smiles: Eddie the Bully<a href="https://images-blogger-opensocial.googleusercontent.com/gadgets/proxy?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdaydreamreader.files.wordpress.com%2F2014%2F06%2Fsmile-book.jpg%3Fw%3D551%26h%3D366&amp;container=blogger&amp;gadget=a&amp;rewriteMime=image%2F*" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://images-blogger-opensocial.googleusercontent.com/gadgets/proxy?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdaydreamreader.files.wordpress.com%2F2014%2F06%2Fsmile-book.jpg%3Fw%3D551%26h%3D366&amp;container=blogger&amp;gadget=a&amp;rewriteMime=image%2F*" width="200" /></a><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">I am a huge Henry Cole fan! So when I was approached&nbsp;by Little Bee Books to have a change to review Henry Cole's newest book I jumped at the chance! His newest book is called <b>Eddie the Bully</b>. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28953974-eddie-the-bully?from_search=true&amp;search_version=service" target="_blank">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. This book is a great book for the elementary level because it shows straight forward examples of bullying behavior. Sometimes it is hard for young children to come up with examples, so this book will help with those discussions. A new student comes in and changes the dynamic of the class. I can see lots of discussions coming from the addition of this student.&nbsp;</span><br /><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1454864173l/28953974.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="28953974" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1454864173l/28953974.jpg" width="159" /></a><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">Henry Cole's illustrations are outstanding as usual! His personal story of dealing with a bully at the beginning of the book really adds a lot to the book. It also give a concrete example of a way to deal with a bully. It is something that I will share when I read it to my students and&nbsp;encourage&nbsp;my teachers to read if they are the ones sharing it with students. I will be purchasing a copy or two for my library when it is published on August 2, 2016!</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"></span> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c8vKovqOaTc/UT6EsbR0IRI/AAAAAAAAAOE/OgzSprmSjxslXSQ7jAuSizx4mvg_kySmACKgB/s1600/100_1275.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c8vKovqOaTc/UT6EsbR0IRI/AAAAAAAAAOE/OgzSprmSjxslXSQ7jAuSizx4mvg_kySmACKgB/s200/100_1275.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">Henry Cole at my school in 2013.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">If you ever have the change to have Henry Cole visit your school, I highly recommend it! He is engaging to all ages, from PK-5th and even the adults! I had the pleasure of having him at my school three years ago. We will be trying to have him back this next school year!</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">What book has made you smile recently?</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"></span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">Happy Reading!!</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"></span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">Stacey (@libraryjo92)</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"></span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Stacey (@libraryjo92)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13720424072442281220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350887513394839551.post-70632243791640240482016-07-11T09:00:00.000-04:002016-07-11T15:14:26.612-04:00It' Monday! What Are You Reading?<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lC08mK2JX2k/VhHgXKVm23I/AAAAAAAALYk/P97mgJ9EGRU/s1600/IMWAYR%2B2015.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lC08mK2JX2k/VhHgXKVm23I/AAAAAAAALYk/P97mgJ9EGRU/s200/IMWAYR%2B2015.png" width="200" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">This meme was started by Sheila at</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Book Journey</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">. The kid's&nbsp;version was started by J</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">en at&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><a href="http://www.teachmentortexts.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Teach Mentor Text</a>&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">and Kellee at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.unleashingreaders.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Unleashing Readers</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">. So excited to get back to posting about the books I'm reading. In fact, I'm excited to be reading again. I went though quite a dry spell because I just couldn't focus on a lot, including reading.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">I've been reading four early readers or ones that I called leveled readers. All four are due to be published on July 19, 2016. I&nbsp;received&nbsp;them from Penguin Young&nbsp;Readers to review. The four books are </span><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27272433-slow-slow-sloths?ac=1&amp;from_search=true" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Slow, Slow Sloths</span></a></b><span style="color: #38761d;"> by Bonnie Bader, </span><b style="color: #38761d;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27272451-giraffes?from_search=true&amp;search_version=service" target="_blank">Giraffes</a></b><span style="color: #38761d;"> by Jennifer Dussling, </span><b style="color: #38761d;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27272449-thomas-edison-and-his-bright-idea?ac=1&amp;from_search=true" target="_blank">Thomas Edison and His Bright Idea</a></b><span style="color: #38761d;"> by Patricia Brennan Demuth, and </span><b style="color: #38761d;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27272447-tiny-goes-to-the-movies?ac=1&amp;from_search=true" target="_blank">Tiny Goes to the Movies</a></b><span style="color: #38761d;"> by Cari Meister. Click the title for a summary on Goodreads. I know my kids are going to love these books. I love using the nonfiction books to introduce my Kindergarten students to research. We read the book, share a few neat facts, then they go back and try to write a sentence and draw a picture. I learned quite a bit about sloths and giraffes after reading these books.&nbsp;</span></span></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></span><img alt="27272447" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1454283850l/27272447.jpg" width="133" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<img alt="27272449" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1453060772l/27272449.jpg" width="133" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<img alt="27272451" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1453058833l/27272451.jpg" width="133" />&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<img alt="27272433" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1453057916l/27272433.jpg" width="134" /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1451400644l/26200563.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="26200563" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1451400644l/26200563.jpg" width="167" /></a><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">I'm a little late to the party, but I have become&nbsp;obsessed with the musical Hamilton! I download the original Broadway cast recording and have been listening to it nonstop. I was so excited to find </span><b style="line-height: 22px;">Hamilton: The Revolution</b><span style="line-height: 22px;"> by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter. </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26200563-hamilton" style="line-height: 22px;" target="_blank">Click for a summary on Goodreads</a><span style="line-height: 22px;">. It was so awesome to see the insights and thoughts behind the whole musical. Most times with musicals you don't get that behind the&nbsp;scenes look at the creation&nbsp;of them. Reading the all the little notes that went along the songs made them even more special. It was also so great to have the words to every song right there in front of me because there are some lyrics I missed. I haven't listened to a Broadway cast recording this much since I saw&nbsp;Phantom of the Opera for the first time. Now my dream is to one day see Hamilton! I'm planning on reading the biography that started it all this summer. And a am so happy that Lin-Manuel Miranda has made it cool to be a history nerd!</span></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">Happy Reading!!</span></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">Stacey (@libraryjo92) &nbsp;</span></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"></span></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></span>Stacey (@libraryjo92)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13720424072442281220noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350887513394839551.post-31396328224375275192016-07-08T09:00:00.000-04:002016-07-08T09:00:00.154-04:00Update To My Must Read in 2016<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EgfQMN3zNHY/VotBw8k08EI/AAAAAAAAAco/jFjPFrpRA10/s1600/must-read-2016-logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="193" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EgfQMN3zNHY/VotBw8k08EI/AAAAAAAAAco/jFjPFrpRA10/s200/must-read-2016-logo.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">I didn't post my update in April because something had to give and blogging was it. I've been reading many of my Must Reads in 2016 as well as a few that have been some Must Reads! <a href="http://librarygals.blogspot.com/2016/01/must-reads-of-2016.html" target="_blank">Here is my original post</a></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">. Looking back over those that I have read so far, I can't think of one that I haven't liked. Of course, there are some other books that have come up along the way. I've also been making an effort to read more nonfiction books. I've always said that nonfiction is my book gap. Out of the 29 that I first selected I've read 15 so far.</span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">They are: <b>Everyone Loves Bacon</b>, <b>Do Not Open The Box</b>, <b>Booked</b>, <b>Be A Friend</b>, <b>Bear's Big Day, Duck Duck Porcupine, Stormy Night, Hoot and Peep, Horrible Bear,&nbsp;Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics</b>, <b>Snappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask to be in This Book)</b>, <b>The War That Saved My Life</b>, <b>Comics Squad: Lunch</b>, <b>Firelight (Amulet #7), Hour of Bees,</b>&nbsp;and <b>Phoebe and Her Unicorn</b>.</span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">I have slipped in a few other reads that were not on my Must Reads in 2016. I really enjoyed <b>Took</b> by Mary Downing Hahn. It has enough creepy for my students without being too scary. It is on the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan chapter book nominee list for next school year. &nbsp;Also on the picture book list is <b>Intersteller Cinderella</b> by Deborah Underwood. This was a fun take on the typical Cinderella tale.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">I've read two that were not on my original list, but need to be on everyone's to read list. These two books have stayed with me long after I finished reading them. The first is <b>Wolf Hollow</b> by Lauren Wolk. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26026063-wolf-hollow?ac=1&amp;from_search=true" target="_blank">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. This book was incredibly well written and one that I could not put down. This book made me feel so many emotions, including ones that I was not expecting. I continued to think about the ending of this book for days after I finished it. If you haven't read this one yet, make sure you add it to the top of your to read list.</span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">The second book is <b>Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story</b> by Caren Stelson. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29056319-sachiko" target="_blank">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. I was able to read an ARC of this book from NetGalley. It will be published on October 1st. Wow, just wow! This book is so powerful. I knew a bit about the creation of atomic bomb and the events surrounding the dropping of them. But I really didn't know about what happened after the bombs fell. My heart is heavy thinking about what all the innocent victims had to go through. This is a story that needs to be told. Make sure you get a hold of a copy of this book in October.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">Happy Reading!!</span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">Stacey (@libraryjo92)</span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Stacey (@libraryjo92)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13720424072442281220noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350887513394839551.post-49726186984573169292016-07-05T09:00:00.000-04:002016-07-05T09:00:23.688-04:00It's Been A While<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can't believe that it is already July 5th! It has been three months since I've posted anything on this blog. This past year was my 20th year in education. I taught in the classroom (3rd Grade &amp; 1st Grade) for 6 years, was the Media Specialist at a High School for 1 year, and I've been a Media Specialist at an Elementary School for 13 years. This year was one of the hardest in my professional career. I wasn't sure I was going to make it out on the other side, but I have and I'm trying to get back to doing things that I like to do.</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I know that I shouldn't feel guilty about not blogging, but I do. It is something that I really enjoy doing. I'm going to try and work my way back to blogging at least once a week this summer. It might be more some weeks, but I'm going to try for one post. I know that I've been neglecting my Twitter feed as well, and that is going to change too.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm also&nbsp;recommitting myself to taking care of myself. During the holidays, I put back on a little bit of my weight. Not too much, but enough for me to be frustrated. Because I continued to walk after school, I didn't put as much on as I most likely would have. The best part about summer is that I can get out and walk in the mornings. I started with a 2 mile walk and then bumped it up to a 2.5 mile walk. So I'm going to keep at it and really start watching what I eat again!</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Reading!!</span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stacey (@libraryjo92)</span>Stacey (@libraryjo92)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13720424072442281220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350887513394839551.post-70318885720031658812016-04-04T05:00:00.000-04:002016-07-09T21:50:14.176-04:00It's Monday!! What Are You Reading?<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lC08mK2JX2k/VhHgXKVm23I/AAAAAAAALYk/P97mgJ9EGRU/s1600/IMWAYR%2B2015.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lC08mK2JX2k/VhHgXKVm23I/AAAAAAAALYk/P97mgJ9EGRU/s200/IMWAYR%2B2015.png" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">This meme was started by Sheila at</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Book Journey</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">. The kid's&nbsp;version was started by J</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">en at&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><a href="http://www.teachmentortexts.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Teach Mentor Text</a>&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">and Kellee at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.unleashingreaders.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Unleashing Readers</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">. It feels like forever since I have posted about what I've been reading. It also feels like forever since I've done a lot of reading. I was planning on catching up during Spring Break, but life made me slow down and take some time with my family. I had to go back home to PA for a funeral. I won't have wanted to be any other place than with family during our time to say good bye.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">I've been in the madness that is my March BOOK Madness. See the previous post. I'm now done to the final two, <b>Lady Pancake &amp; Sir French Toast</b> by Josh Funk vs. <b>Please Mr. Panda</b> by Steve Anthony. Can't wait to see who will win!! Stay tuned!</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">I started back to work last Tuesday from Spring Break, but there was no easing back in. I was finishing all the prep work for my school visit from Marc Tyler Nobleman. He has written over 70 books, but his visit was focused on <b>Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman</b> and <b>Billy the Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman</b>. I'll be posting abut his visit later this week. A sneak peek: It was AWESOME!!!!</span></span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1425076899l/23271637.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="23271637" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1425076899l/23271637.jpg" width="135" /></a><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">Now on to my reading for the past few weeks. I've read <b>The Nest</b> by Kenneth Oppel and illustrated Jon Klassen. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23271637-the-nest?from_new_nav=true&amp;ac=1&amp;from_search=true" target="_blank">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. Such an interesting book. I'm still trying to decide if I liked or if I didn't. I'm having a hard time deciding. On one hand the story was interesting enough to hold my interest and continue reading to fine out how it ended. On the other hand, the plot was a little out there, even for me. In a few months, a reread might be in order. I'm interested to see what others thought. There were not a lot of illustrations in this book, but Jon Klassen made them really creepy which fits to overall theme of this book.</span></span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1410039389l/22710140.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="22710140" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1410039389l/22710140.jpg" width="133" /></a><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">I read <b>Phoebe and Her Unicorn</b> by Dana Simpson. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22710140-phoebe-and-her-unicorn?from_new_nav=true&amp;ac=1&amp;from_search=true" target="_blank">Click here for a summary on Goodread</a>s.&nbsp;I mainly read this book because it is a &nbsp;Maryland Black-Eyed Susan nominated book for Graphic Novels. It has been widely popular with my students. In fact, I had to check it out from the public library because it was never on my shelf for long! I can see why my students like the book. I enjoyed the book and can't wait to share the second and third book with my students.</span></span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1419320661l/23719217.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="23719217" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1419320661l/23719217.jpg" width="132" /></a><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">The last book that I managed to read in the past few weeks was <b>Took</b> by Mary Downing Hahn. </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23719217-took?from_new_nav=true&amp;ac=1&amp;from_search=true" style="line-height: 22px;" target="_blank">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a><span style="line-height: 22px;">. I've always been a fan of Mary Downing Hahn. As I was growing up, I could always count on her for a scary read and this one did not&nbsp;disappoint! This is a Maryland Black-Eyed Susan nominated book for chapter books next school year. I know that many of my students will be lining up to read this book. Ghost stories are always so popular. I started this book the last day of my Spring Break and I had to finish it before I went to bed that night. Even though, I had to stay up past my bedtime. But the book was worth it.</span></span></span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">I'll be posting this week about my March BOOK Madness and my visit from Marc Tyler Nobleman, so stay tuned!</span></span></span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">Happy Reading!!</span></span></span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">Stacey (@libraryjo92)</span></span></span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"></span></span> <br />Stacey (@libraryjo92)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13720424072442281220noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350887513394839551.post-90949826729753665722016-03-29T05:00:00.000-04:002016-03-29T05:39:25.918-04:00The End Of March Already!!<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">Time sure is flying by. I'm still wondering what happened to February and most of March! I've been doing some reading, but not a lot. I've had a lot going on with my March BOOK Madness. Last year my assistant took care of the&nbsp;bulletin&nbsp;board and updating it, but this year she is gone and I've taken it on. I didn't realize how much work it took at the beginning since I start with 16 pairs (32 books)! But I have loved every minute! Except when I had a few students decided to cheat. I put a stop to it as soon as I found out.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">These are the 16 pairs I started with:</span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">Another Brother</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">versus<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><b>I Wanna New Room</b></span><o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">My Pet Book</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">versus<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><b>This Book Just Ate My Dog</b></span><o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">I Don't Wanna Be a Frog</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">versus<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><b>McToad Mows Tiny Island</b></span><o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">Darth Vader and Son</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">versus<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><b>Vader's Little Princess</b></span><o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">Wolfie the Bunny</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">versus<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><b>I'll Chomp You</b></span><o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">Bear Alert</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">versus<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><b>Mother Bruce</b></span><o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">versus<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><b>Happy Birthday Cupcake</b></span><o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">Little Tree</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">versus<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><b>Stick and Stone</b></span><o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">Friendshape</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">versus<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><b>Happy</b></span><o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">Pom Pom Panda Gets the Grumps</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">versus<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><b>Please Mr. Panda</b></span><o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">Rodeo Red</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">versus<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><b>Marilyn's Monster</b></span><o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">Where Are My Books</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">versus<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><b>Dewey Bob</b></span><o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">The Whale in My Swimming Pool</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">versus<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><b>Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great</b></span><o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">Snoozefest</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">versus<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><b>Goodnight Already</b></span><o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">Snappsy the Alligator (Didn't Ask to Be in This Book)</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">versus<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><b>The Watermelon Seed</b></span></span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">Ballet Cat: Totally Secret Secret</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;">versus<span class="apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><b>If You Ever Wanted to Bring an Alligator to School, Don't!</b></span></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">I'm now down to the Final Four:</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b>This Book Just Ate My Dog</b> versus <b>Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b>Please Mr. Panda</b> versus <b>If You Ever Wanted to Bring an Alligator to School, Don't!</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">I can't wait to see who wins!!</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">I'm going to try and get blogging again. Time just got away from me. Hopefully I'll be able to get into a routine again. I've already got a good start on my update to my Must Reads in 2016. I know that post will be coming soon.</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">Happy Reading!!</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">Stacey (@libraryjo92)</span></div>Stacey (@libraryjo92)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13720424072442281220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350887513394839551.post-13568723739929558262016-02-15T14:15:00.000-05:002016-02-15T14:16:16.619-05:00It's Monday! What Are You Reading?<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lC08mK2JX2k/VhHgXKVm23I/AAAAAAAALYk/P97mgJ9EGRU/s1600/IMWAYR%2B2015.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lC08mK2JX2k/VhHgXKVm23I/AAAAAAAALYk/P97mgJ9EGRU/s200/IMWAYR%2B2015.png" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">This meme was started by Sheila at</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Book Journey</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">. The kid's&nbsp;version was started by J</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">en at&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><a href="http://www.teachmentortexts.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Teach Mentor Text</a>&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">and Kellee at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.unleashingreaders.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Unleashing Readers</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">It has been another crazy week! And one that I thought would never end. I had quite a few meeting after school and I had to visit one of my mentees this week. Most nights I didn't get home until after 8:00pm. I was just so tired I didn't feel like reading!&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1436876016l/25387393.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="25387393" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1436876016l/25387393.jpg" width="132" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">This past weekend I did finish <b>Mr. Lemoncello's Library</b> Olympics by Chris Grabenstein. </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25387393-mr-lemoncello-s-library-olympics" style="line-height: 22px;" target="_blank">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a><span style="line-height: 22px;">. This was a great follow-up to the first book <b>Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library</b>. I loved all the references to many of my favorite books! The&nbsp;appearances of some fellow nerdy book club members were an added bonus! The Dewey references made a little test for me to see if I knew what subject was being referenced. But once again this book made me realize how bad I am at rebus questions. So I won't be answering any of those questions if I find myself&nbsp;competing&nbsp;in the Library Olympics!</span></span></span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">Hope you had a better reading week than I did. I'm going to try to dive back into Bone Gap and see if I can get into it.</span></span></span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">Happy Reading!!</span></span></span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">Stacey (@libraryjo92)</span></span></span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"></span></span></span>Stacey (@libraryjo92)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13720424072442281220noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350887513394839551.post-19359989122062572172016-02-08T05:30:00.000-05:002016-02-09T06:49:08.118-05:00It's Monday! What Are You Reading?<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lC08mK2JX2k/VhHgXKVm23I/AAAAAAAALYk/P97mgJ9EGRU/s1600/IMWAYR%2B2015.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lC08mK2JX2k/VhHgXKVm23I/AAAAAAAALYk/P97mgJ9EGRU/s200/IMWAYR%2B2015.png" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">This meme was started by Sheila at</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Book Journey</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">. The kid's&nbsp;version was started by J</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">en at&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><a href="http://www.teachmentortexts.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Teach Mentor Text</a>&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">and Kellee at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.unleashingreaders.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Unleashing Readers</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">&nbsp;I am SO happy with my reading this year so far. I didn't meet my goal, of 300 books on Goodreads last year. After this school year started I really went down hill with my reading. I was just so&nbsp;overwhelmed&nbsp;with new mentees,&nbsp;a new&nbsp;assistant, and about 200 new students. Due to a new elementary school being built my school was part of the redistricting that happened. So a lot of my energy went into learning about my new students. I really didn't have a lot of time or energy to devote to reading. Well, I wanted to change that going into 2016. And it has changed! Since I didn't meet the 300 book challenge last year, I lowered my goal to 200. But I do know that I can change the goal if I get close. So far this year I have read 40 new to me books this year!</span></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></span><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1416791953l/23498139.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="23498139" border="0" height="199" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1416791953l/23498139.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">I've pick three of my recent favorites to write about today. The first I heard about while shoveling snow on Matthew Winner's Let's Get Busy podcast. The book is <b>I Will Chomp You!</b> by Jory John and illustrated by Bob Shea. </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23498139-i-will-chomp-you?ac=1&amp;from_search=1" style="line-height: 22px;" target="_blank">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a><span style="line-height: 22px;">. This is such a fun book to read myself and I know it will be even more fun to read aloud with the kids. The main character warns you that if you keep turning the pages you will be chomped. The kids will love how there is a&nbsp;separate page all to itself when he tries to chomp you. I won't give away the ending because it is so fun! I will say to make sure you check out the back flap of the book and see the illustrations that Bob Shea drew of himself and Jory John for the author and illustrator bios. They are one of my favorite parts of the book!&nbsp;</span></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></span><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1446928406l/27507417.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="27507417" border="0" height="155" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1446928406l/27507417.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">The second book is by Maryland author Timothy Young, <b>Do Not Open The Box!</b> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27507417-do-not-open-the-box?from_search=true&amp;search_version=service" target="_blank">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. It is so fun to finally have a copy of this book in my hands. Timothy Young had visited my school in April 2015. He does a great school visit. You can read all about his visit to my school <a href="http://heslibrarymediacenter.blogspot.com/2015/04/author-timothy-young-visited-hes.html" target="_blank">here</a>, on my school Media Center blog. During his visit, he gave us a sneak peek into his new book which is this one. I never grew up with siblings, but I've been told all about the different pranks that my friends played on theirs. This is a fun read for all. If you are not familiar with Timothy Young's books you need to check them out. My favorite is The Angry Little Puffin! I highly recommend this book to everyone!</span></span></span><br /><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1434189243l/25489475.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="25489475" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1434189243l/25489475.jpg" width="166" /></a><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">The third book is <b>Snappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in This Book)</b> by Julie Falatko and illustrated by Tim Miller. </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25489475-snappsy-the-alligator?ac=1&amp;from_search=1" style="line-height: 22px;" target="_blank">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a><span style="line-height: 22px;">. To say I liked this book would be an understatement. I loved this book from the moment I peeked under the book jacket until I finished the last page! Snappsy doesn't seem to like that the narrator makes his every ordinary day tasks seems extraordinary. You have to read this book to&nbsp;appreciate&nbsp;the humor and interplay between Snappsy and the narrator! I know that this one will become the favorite of many of my students. It has become one of mine!!</span></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">I'm in the process of reading <b>Bone Gap</b> by Laura Ruby and <b>Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics</b> by Chris Grabenstein. I know, two totally opposite books. I'm not sure what I think of Bone Gap yet. I don't think I have gotten far enough into it yet to give a honest opinion. And of course, I already love Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics!</span></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">What have you been reading?</span></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">Happy Reading!!</span></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">Stacey (@libraryjo92)</span></span></span>Stacey (@libraryjo92)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13720424072442281220noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350887513394839551.post-26914769652065024162016-02-01T05:30:00.000-05:002016-02-01T05:30:08.231-05:00It's Monday! What Are You Reading?<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lC08mK2JX2k/VhHgXKVm23I/AAAAAAAALYk/P97mgJ9EGRU/s1600/IMWAYR%2B2015.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lC08mK2JX2k/VhHgXKVm23I/AAAAAAAALYk/P97mgJ9EGRU/s200/IMWAYR%2B2015.png" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">This meme was started by Sheila at</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Book Journey</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">. The kid's&nbsp;version was started by J</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">en at&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><a href="http://www.teachmentortexts.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Teach Mentor Text</a>&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">and Kellee at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.unleashingreaders.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Unleashing Readers</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">I've been trying to blog about my snow day readings, but life has gotten in the way! January has been a crazy month. I can't believe it is already February! I'm really wondering where January went! I did get a lot of reading during my snow days before and after I spent the day shoveling out from the blizzard.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1453570693l/24819508.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="24819508" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1453570693l/24819508.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">I was able to read some really great picture books. The first was the newest Caldecott Award Winner, </span></span><b style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">Finding Winnie</b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"> written by Lindsay Mattick and illustrated by Sophie Blackwell. </span></span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24819508-finding-winnie?from_search=true&amp;search_version=service" style="color: #38761d; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;" target="_blank">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">. I just loved this book, even though I'm not a huge fan of Winnie the Pooh. I'm really interested in my family history, so I loved the story is told by a relative of the man who started it all. The illustrations are&nbsp;magnificent! Sophie Blackwell's illustrations truly add to this story and I can see why the Caldecott committee awarded this book the highest honor!&nbsp;</span></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></span><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1453342547l/23167689.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="23167689" border="0" height="193" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1453342547l/23167689.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">The next book I read was also a new award winner. I read <b>Trombone Shorty</b> written by Troy Andrews and Bill Taylor and illustrated by Bryan Collier. This book won the Coretta Scott King Book Award for illustrations and was a Caldecott Honor Winner. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23167689-trombone-shorty" target="_blank">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. This was another great book. I learned all about Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews and his life. I had never heard of this Grammy-nominated artist, but will be searching out some of his music. When in the right mood I really enjoy Jazz music. The illustrations for this book were ones that just added so much depth to this autobiography. I highly recommend this book if you have not already read it!&nbsp;</span></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></span><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1441586868l/24885906.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="24885906" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1441586868l/24885906.jpg" width="164" /></a><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">Another great book that I picked up before the snow was <b>Alphabet School</b> by Stephen T. Johnson. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24885906-alphabet-school?ac=1&amp;from_search=1" target="_blank">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a>. I'm a huge fan of Alphabet City, so I got excited to read this one. I loved seeing all the places that the letters were found. I just love this type of illustrations/pictures. In fact I have letters found around my county spelling out some important words to me up on my walls. As much as I try, I can't ever find anything that resembles letters. That's why I'm happy I know of someone who does this for a hobby.</span></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></span><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1407813959l/22749725.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="22749725" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1407813959l/22749725.jpg" width="129" /></a><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">The last book I'm going to write about today also was a new award winner. It was&nbsp;<b>Drowned&nbsp;City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans</b> by Don Brown. The book was a Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Honor book. </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22749725-drowned-city?ac=1&amp;from_search=1" style="line-height: 22px;" target="_blank">Click here for a summary on Goodreads</a><span style="line-height: 22px;">. Wow, this was such a powerful book. I found myself getting emotional reading this book. I had to put it down for a bit, when the story&nbsp;overwhelmed me. Even though this is a graphic novel, it still is as powerful as any novel I've read about Hurricane Katrina. I really want all those teachers who still don't count graphic novels as "real reading and real books" to read this book!</span></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">I've still got more to post from my snow reading, hopefully life will slow down this week and I'll be able to post more.</span></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">Happy Reading!!</span></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">Stacey (@libraryjo92)</span></span></span><br /><br /><br /><br />Stacey (@libraryjo92)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13720424072442281220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350887513394839551.post-13788427732490947212016-01-27T05:30:00.000-05:002016-01-27T05:30:03.831-05:00Snow Day Reading!!<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">At the beginning of last week it became obvious that I would be soon having a few snow days. As the week progressed, the prediction for snow turned into Blizzard Warnings! So I did what any reader would do, I made sure I made it to the library to check out the books I had on hold! I couldn't leave them sitting on the shelf not being read. Below is what my snow day reading piles looked like before the storm.</span><br /><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><img alt="" aria-busy="false" aria-describedby="fbPhotosSnowliftCaption" class="spotlight" height="320" src="https://scontent.fash1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/12631398_1123642907670378_5569402212176554679_n.jpg?oh=4bc69718793ec355b6332db1afc1d99d&amp;oe=572CA67D" width="320" /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">Out of the 23 books I had on hand for snow day reading, I finished 16 books. Most were picture books, but after the reading rut I had last fall I was thrilled to read that many books! I'll be post about some of my favorites in the next few days. We ended up getting between 15-18 inches of snow! So I was outside shoveling for most of Sunday, but I had some great podcast episodes that I listened to. It made the time go by fast.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">Happy Reading!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif;">Stacey (@libraryjo92)</span></div>Stacey (@libraryjo92)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13720424072442281220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350887513394839551.post-60170767948389702432016-01-18T07:25:00.002-05:002016-01-26T22:26:26.773-05:00It's Monday! What Are You Reading?<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lC08mK2JX2k/VhHgXKVm23I/AAAAAAAALYk/P97mgJ9EGRU/s1600/IMWAYR%2B2015.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lC08mK2JX2k/VhHgXKVm23I/AAAAAAAALYk/P97mgJ9EGRU/s200/IMWAYR%2B2015.png" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">This meme was started by Sheila at</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Book Journey</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: #38761d;">. The kid's&nbsp;version was started by J</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">en at&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><a href="http://www.teachmentortexts.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Teach Mentor Text</a>&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">and Kellee at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.unleashingreaders.com/" style="color: #094eb8; text-decoration: none;">Unleashing Readers</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">I have not been able to do a lot of reading this week. I am participating in a pilot program for the new management system of the iPads that we have in my county. So I have been working late at school doing activities related to that. Friday was the only night late school week that I got home before 9:00pm!</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1418629345l/15377798.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="15377798" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1418629345l/15377798.jpg" width="132" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">I did manage to read one book yesterday. I read <b>Finding Someplace</b> by Denise Lewis Patrick. Click <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15377798-finding-someplace" target="_blank">here</a> for a summary on Goodreads. This book was another book about Hurricane Katrina. It was an easy read that kept my interest. i could see how the book was going to end before it got there, but that didn't detract from the overall story. The book gave some details of the aftermath, but not too many to make it not appropriate for an elementary school setting. As terrified as I am about hurricanes, I'm always drawn to those books.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">Hopefully I will be able to read more and post more this week. I'm going to try and write some reviews of the books that I read from my last post. What have you been reading?</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">Happy Reading!!</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">Stacey (@libraryjo92)</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: &quot;verdana&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"></span>Stacey (@libraryjo92)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13720424072442281220noreply@blogger.com6
http://librarygals.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
librarygals.blogspot.com
crawl=CC-MAIN-2017-13
298394
application/http; msgtype=response
sha1:2JOABJVRM7FDI2AQNRX6OOFUZ3C62U2D
<urn:uuid:d110b790-e8f1-4f4d-bae8-d127e09e6e92>
2017-03-24T17:56:18Z
216.58.217.161
sha1:H7XODMBTJP7F3E3BIDJ2UD4FBW2LXH67
<urn:uuid:0d970f8a-27d6-4858-a9d7-c222233bafc6>
http://librarygals.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
response
<urn:uuid:33a8409b-671c-4962-b780-dfb5bf9bdf18>
robots: classic
hostname: ip-10-233-31-227.ec2.internal
software: Nutch 1.6 (CC)/CC WarcExport 1.0
isPartOf: CC-MAIN-2017-13
operator: CommonCrawl Admin
description: Wide crawl of the web for March 2017
publisher: CommonCrawl
format: WARC File Format 1.0
conformsTo: http://bibnum.bnf.fr/WARC/WARC_ISO_28500_version1_latestdraft.pdf