Check out the April Carnival of Children’s Literature! I haven’t had time to peruse it, but it looks great!
Lots of fun right this way……
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I received an ARC of The Willoughbys at ALA Midwinter. A slim novel, it somehow fell to the bottom of my too-large-for-itself pile of books. While organizing my new bookshelves I stumbled upon it again and quickly scanned the first page. And the second page. The third. It came with me [...]
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My students are currently working on their multi-genre self portrait poetry anthologies (Georgia Heard, Awakening the Heart: Exploring Poetry in Elementary and Middle School). They are working on them at home while we focus on the poetry toolboxes and revision in school. Next week we will be taking in part in our annual [...]
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One of my favorite book websites is the one recently set up for The Adoration of Jenna Fox. It was recently updated with reviews, a sample chapter, author bio, author interview, and medical-ethics related links. As I was perusing, imagine my surprise when I saw my own review quoted! Check it out!
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I have to give credit where credit is due- back in December, Jen Robinson reviewed Maryrose Wood’s My Life: The Musical. As a huge Broadway fan, I immediately added the book to my wishlist. I recently had the chance to read it and WOW! This is a love letter to Broadway and I loved [...]
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Snooping for birthday presents, almost eleven-year old Sam Bell stumbles upon the mystery that is every child’s secret nightmare. A locked box and a yellowed newspaper clipping, with a picture of Sam, tell him that his life isn’t what it seems. The younger Sam in the photograph is identified as Sam Bell. Sam [...]
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I’m in Poetry Friday this week with a poem of my own. I normally choose a poem by a “real poet”, but as I have been encouraging my students to share their poetry, I should do the same. The following poem was inspired by my trip to Tenochtitlan, where I stood at the [...]
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It’s been a rough few days, but today was my vacation from reality. My girlfriends and I woke up at 5am, met up, drove to the train station, and raced to New York for a taping of “Live With Regis and Kelly”! It was a great day and so much fun. Definitely just what I [...]
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Today we went to Ikea. Ever since we moved into the condo, my boyfriend and I have needed bookshelves. To be truthful- I have needed bookshelves. I am the reader in our house! Finally, we made it up to Ikea for their $19.99 Flarke bookcases (about the only ones I can [...]
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Yellow
Sunlight on a summer afternoon…….laser lemon
Spring daffodils……unmellow yellow
The walls in my kitchen……..goldenrod
Towels in my bathroom……dandelion
The hair on my head…….dirty blonde
A new dress……canary yellow
My mother’s favorite color……soft yellow
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