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Booktopia: October 2008
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Friday, October 31, 2008. The Twelve Days of Halloween - A Favourite and a Farewell. Boris and Bella are neighbors in Booville, and they don't exactly get along. Bella is a bit of a mess, and Boris is simply too neat, and neither understands the other. Bella gets the bright idea of having a Halloween party. She invites everyone in town. Everyone, except Boris, that is! When Boris gets wind of this, he decides to throw his own fete, and invites everyone except, you've guessed it, Bella. Is simply put my f...
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Booktopia: February 2008
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008. Julia Gillian and the Art of Knowing. When her mother will butter her toast, and what plate she will put her toast on. Alison McGhee has written a sweet "moment in time" story about Julia Gillian's summer. She is growing up, and fighting parts of it. Black and white illustrations by Drazen Kozjan perfectly compliment the story. Julia Gillian is a great read for fans of Ivy and Bean. And those who have outgrown Amber Brown. Friday, February 22, 2008. Jesse Karp is back! This is...
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Booktopia: The 12 Days of Halloween - Georgie's Halloween
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Monday, October 20, 2008. The 12 Days of Halloween - Georgie's Halloween. I have had a few of these moments as a Children's Librarian over the past 10 or so years. (It never really happened with the YA stuff earlier). I am busily shelving or edging, and a book catches my eye. I pull it off the shelf and low and behold it is a treasure from my childhood. It happened with The Mitten. And more recently with Georgie's Halloween. A walk down memory lane! Labels: 12 Days of Halloween. I am a school librarian&#...
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The Book Blog for Boys: Up on My Soapbox
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The Book Blog for Boys. I just want my boys to read . . . is that so wrong? Tuesday, September 16, 2008. Up on My Soapbox. When I first started teaching Freshman composition courses, that was exactly what they were-. I remembered this this morning when I suggested in my. Post that beginning readers may not really need story, and that perhaps decoding words was enough. Words are magic, but they have no power without. The earlier the better, right? More to come . . . Labels: Debs Soap Box. When I was 12 ye...
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The Book Blog for Boys: Diary of a Wimpy Kid
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The Book Blog for Boys. I just want my boys to read . . . is that so wrong? Thursday, September 4, 2008. Diary of a Wimpy Kid. A laugh-out loud novel. Should keep the readers in stiches. These are all bits of reviews on the back of the. Diary of a Wimpy Kid. An excellent choice for reluctant readers,. It says. (So, if my boys didn't like it does that mean they're not reluctant readers anymore? I pinned my summer reading hopes on. Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Weirdos from Another Planet. Garrett hung his head,.
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Booktopia: Cybils Reminder
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008. Tomorrow is the last day to nominate titles for the Cybils award. I am one of the lucky judges for the graphic novels committee, and I would love to have lots of titles to argue over.a-hem.discuss! Head on over to the Cybils. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). A collection of my ramblings about the many books I am reading! All the titles that appear here are recommendations.there is too much negativity out in the blogosphere already! View my complete profile. Are you an author?
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Booktopia: The Twelve Days of Halloween -- Where's My Mummy
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Saturday, October 25, 2008. The Twelve Days of Halloween - Where's My Mummy. Carolyn Crimi is the author of my favourite Halloween picture book. So when I saw that she had a new one out, I was very excited. Mama Mummy, is that you? Each time it's another creature telling Baby to get back to bed. Bones, Glob, and Drac all tell him to get back home. Baby's not scared.yet. When he really is scared and needs Mama, wouldn't you know it, she shows up. With wonderful rhyming text, Where's My Mummy. Are you an a...
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Booktopia: September 2008
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Friday, September 19, 2008. The Bells of Bleecker Street. Browsing the shelves of our Lower School library inevitably leads to finding some gems. From the slightly creepy Baby Island. To the magical Gone Away Lake. I usually end up discovering some children's books that may not have otherwise ended on my radar. This time my find was The Bells of Bleecker Street. So, Joey puts the toe in his pocket and hits the streets. Does his luck change? Thursday, September 18, 2008. Here's a question for you: Why don...
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Booktopia: The Twelve Days of Halloween - A Favourite and a Farewell
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Friday, October 31, 2008. The Twelve Days of Halloween - A Favourite and a Farewell. Boris and Bella are neighbors in Booville, and they don't exactly get along. Bella is a bit of a mess, and Boris is simply too neat, and neither understands the other. Bella gets the bright idea of having a Halloween party. She invites everyone in town. Everyone, except Boris, that is! When Boris gets wind of this, he decides to throw his own fete, and invites everyone except, you've guessed it, Bella. Is simply put my f...
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Booktopia: March 2008
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Sunday, March 30, 2008. Happy Blogoversary to me! I know I've hit maximum overload when I plum forget that I've been at this here blog for the past 3 years. 234 posts later, Booktopia is still going strong! So thanks to those of you who read this. Thanks to those who comment. And big thanks to those of you recommending titles. Friday, March 28, 2008. A Thousand Never Evers. 7th grade next year with Mrs. Jacks over at Country Colored (West Thunder Creek Junior High School, if you please! What follows is A...
