Arlen Kimmelman's Latest Activity on TLNing (teacherlibrarian.org) http://teacherlibrarian.org/profile/pseudandry Sat, 19 Jan 2019 00:55:31 +0000 Sat, 19 Jan 2019 00:55:31 +0000 Arlen Kimmelman's Latest Activity on TLNing (teacherlibrarian.org) http://teacherlibrarian.org/profile/pseudandry https://api.ning.com/files/bq7LljVPaThyFHT7S6SHHdoAhs10kSOFE7KBAqyahfM_/9040363.bin?width=50&height=50&crop=1%3A1 50 00000000000a441f00000000001b6cf8323216fc56a433da Arlen Kimmelman posted blog posts https://teacherlibrarian.org/xn/detail/672799:BlogPost:203710?xg_source=activity Arlen Kimmelman posted blog posts
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Thu, 10 Jan 2019 19:27:51 +0000
00000000000a441f00000000001b6cf8a8a48edebc2ad156 Arlen Kimmelman posted blog posts https://teacherlibrarian.org/xn/detail/672799:BlogPost:203698?xg_source=activity Arlen Kimmelman posted blog posts
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Tue, 13 Nov 2018 15:02:04 +0000
00000000000a441f00000000001b6cf88ab47315d4a57db3 Arlen Kimmelman posted a blog post https://teacherlibrarian.org/xn/detail/672799:BlogPost:203556?xg_source=activity Arlen Kimmelman posted a blog post

Book Review: One Second

Book Review:Any Second by Kevin EmersonPub. date: November 20, 2018Read courtesy of netgalley.com5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review!I cannot wait to get this book for my high school's library!My students are taught to be an upstander instead of a bystander. In Any Second, Maya did this... and beyond. Kevin Emerson wrote a story that is both unique and scarily possible, which is what makes it such a compelling read.Emerson did a great job with the pace of the storytelling and the points at which the narrator's focus switched between Maya and Eli. There was also enough detail to create mental pictures without being grossed-out to the point at which the story's narrative could have been overshadowed by the horror of the circumstances. There was enough to make the reader squirm without having to be told the minutia of Eli's torture and captivity.The author created an atmosphere that allowed the reader to be drawn into Maya's and Eli's decision making. As a reader I was being told things each character couldn't know, and since I had no way of telling them, I had tension, sympathy, relief, anxiety, and hope right along with them.The main characters had consistently true personalities, which helped this reader connect with the plot and action. The minor characters never felt extraneous and were used well to move the story forward. One Second will appeal to many different kinds of readers and could be recommended to readers of realistic fiction as well as of action/adventure or suspense fiction.[The only negative critique -- a hiccup I encountered -- is in chapter 17, where Eli contemplates "how some commentators said Eli's disappearance would have been a bigger deal if he'd been white." Emerson has already made the book uber-inclusive (ex., religion, sexual orientation, gender roles, class, etc.), so this one line struck me as intrusive to the flow of the story, an extraneous or obvious attempt to highlight what the author had already made clear about Eli's ethnicity when discussing Eli's names.]See More
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Tue, 07 Aug 2018 16:16:54 +0000
00000000000a441f00000000001b6cf85d8377bf9aa3c0c4 Arlen Kimmelman posted a blog post https://teacherlibrarian.org/xn/detail/672799:BlogPost:203450?xg_source=activity Arlen Kimmelman posted a blog post

Book Review: Body Swap

Book ReviewBody Swap by Sylvia McNicollRead courtesy of www.netgalley.comPublication date: 09 Oct 2018I think that Sylvia McNicoll and Dundurn are selling themselves short: This is not just a YA Middle School novel. While it's appropriate for middle schoolers (i.e., no cursing), I'm sure it would be appealing to high schoolers and adults, too. It reminded me of a seamless mash-up of the stories behind Cocoon, Big, and Lovely Bones (the book, not the movie). Magical realism at its best.At first I was confused by both the swapping of bodies and the alternating chapters. It took me a while to make the mental switches back-and-forth while I read. I do wonder if some readers will find the double switching confusing. I thought that might detract from my enjoyment of the story, but I got used to the seesawing.  I'm glad I did.The characters were believable and played both of their parts really well. Their duality offered the introspection we often can only assume occurs within characters; McNicoll allowed the reader inside of the characters' heads, which allowed the readers to contemplate what their own reactions might have been under similar circumstances. This provided a very powerful way to get absorbed into a story.McNicoll provided a means of exploring one's own preconceived notions (in this case about ageism) without being preachy, which is hugely important for our YA readers. I'm looking forward to getting Body Swap for my high school library and will recommend it for my middle school library, as well. See More
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Mon, 30 Jul 2018 15:11:24 +0000
00000000000a441f00000000001b6cf8c7bc4cff8ed8f897 Arlen Kimmelman posted blog posts https://teacherlibrarian.org/xn/detail/672799:BlogPost:201891?xg_source=activity Arlen Kimmelman posted blog posts
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Mon, 23 Apr 2018 19:35:26 +0000
00000000000a441f00000000001b6cf890a92bcd955f983d Arlen Kimmelman posted a blog post https://teacherlibrarian.org/xn/detail/672799:BlogPost:201832?xg_source=activity Arlen Kimmelman posted a blog post

Book review: Whisper by Lynette Noni

I wanted to like this more than I did. I just felt like in our current social culture, it was another you-don't-know-who-to-trust and everyone-who's-not-like-you-is-to-be-approached-with-caution and look-what-we've-done-to-our-world... I know that's what dystopian fiction is, but this wasn't unique enough to wow me.  Noni did her best to make the reader flip flop as to 'who's to blame,' but it was too easy to figure out, which made me lose a little sympathy for our hero (victim?). I'm no longer a YA, so perhaps YA readers will enjoy the challenge more of deciding which side deserves their loyalty. Characterizations are diverse enough to get to know them as individuals - this is a plus. In spite of my critique of the thematic premise, the plot was interesting enough that I do plan on reading the next book in the series. My curiosity is piqued.See More
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Wed, 28 Mar 2018 19:07:19 +0000
00000000000a441f00000000001b6cf8888c93a33db157a0 Arlen Kimmelman posted a blog post https://teacherlibrarian.org/xn/detail/672799:BlogPost:201800?xg_source=activity Arlen Kimmelman posted a blog post

Book Review: How You Ruined My Life

Preview read courtesy of http://netgalley.com"How You Ruined My Life"By Jeff Strand @Jeff StrandPublication date: April 3, 2018Thanks to netgalley.com for providing this advanced readers copy.Humor without curse words! A high school punk rock band without curse words! A book that would work in either middle school or high school without curse words!"How You Ruined My Life" is a humorous story based on the premise of opposite finances. Two high school cousins who haven't seen each other in 10 years have to live together for three months. Rich cousin from California has to live with poor cousin in Florida. The author does a good job of creating the main characters' personalities including having the reader flip-flop back-n-forth over which cousin is the crazier one.Written as if the Florida cousin is narrating the story to the reader, the first-person storytelling effectively conveys the desperate need for the cousin to have the reader on his side, while at the same time admitting how awkward his convincing is. Struggling readers may need some reminding that the style of writing is at times conversational, at times an internal dialogue, and at times a brief, stray off topic - just as anyone relaying a longer story might stray off topic.The book comes across as a battle of wits and wills, pranks and pratfalls, while at the end there's a bit of a Bildungsroman. This sets up the possibilities of a conversation with readers if they would forgive and forget or hold a grudge, if they would go one with their intended paths or forge a new plan for their futures.Though humorous books are sometimes a hard sell, I'd purchase this for my HS library (and recommend it to our MS library) because it's an accessible, light-hearted read.See More
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Tue, 20 Feb 2018 18:42:37 +0000
00000000000a441f00000000001b6cf8e737d0de938eb3a0 Arlen Kimmelman posted a blog post https://teacherlibrarian.org/xn/detail/672799:BlogPost:200250?xg_source=activity Arlen Kimmelman posted a blog post

Book Review: Plague Land by Alex Scarrow

Plague Land by Alex ScarrowRead through NetGalleypublishing date December 1, 2017No spoilers in this review...Getting this review in under the wire! But.... Plague Land is GREAT! To be honest, I wasn't getting into it at first, but I soon couldn't put it down! And for those of you who don't like cliffhangers, this isn't one; though, it does leave itself open for a sequel!Just enough science to make it scifi instead of fantasy, it is a story with a wide appeal. While the tension isn't too aggressive to scare off casual readers, avid fans of runaway virus stories won't be disappointed, either. The characters have depth - as far as the typical YA novel where the child is smarter than the parent goes. There is even international appeal as the virus goes, um, viral.What's really appealing is the great descriptions of the evolving virus. Scarrow's adept as creating vivid images without details that drag down the storytelling.I will definitely be getting this for my high school library!See More
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