BOOK #40 READ IN 2019 PETER AND ERNESTO THIS IS A CUTE GRAPHIC NOVEL ABOUT TWO SLOTH FRIENDS--ONE WANTS TO STAY HOME AND ONE WANTS TO SEE THE WORLD. WILL THEY STAY APART OR BECOME CLOSER? ...
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re-read Book #39 The Book Whisperer by Donalyn Miller This was a re-read. I had read this book and taught an in-service on it years ago but felt it was time to re-read it with the focus...
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BOOK #37 READ IN 2019 SOMETHING IN THE WATER BY CATHERIN STEADMAN THIS IS A GOOD PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER, WITH TWISTS AND TURNS THAT WILL KEEP READERS ENGAGED. ERIN AND MARK FIND MONEY ON TH...
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BOOK #36 READ IN 2019 NOODLEHEADS FIND SOMETHING FISY TWO NOODLES TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO CATCH A FISH ON THEIR FISHING TRIP. THIS IS A QUICK READ, APPROPRIATE FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IT ...
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BOOK #35 READ IN 2019 REFUGEE BY ALAN GRATZ THIS IS AN EXCELLENT HISTORICAL FICTION READ. IT DETAILS THE TRAVELS TO A NEW HOME OF THREE FAMILY--ONE FROM NAZI GERMANY, ONE FROM CUBA AND ONE ...
BOOK #34 READ IN 2019 FUKU FUKU KITTEN TALES VOL 1 I'M NOT SURE WHY THE COVER PICTURE IS SHOWING UP IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE, AS I READ IT IN ENGLISH. THIS IS A GRAPHIC NOVEL, FIRST IN A SERIE...
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WHAT DO THEY DO WITH ALL THAT POO? THIS IS A CUTE CHILDREN'S BOOK, DETAILING HOW THE POO OF DIFFERENT ANIMALS LOOKS AND HOW THEY MAY BURY IT, THROW IT ETC. I CAN TOTALLY SEE BOYS AGES 4-7 L...
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BOOK #32 READ IN 2019 IF MY MOON WAS YOUR SUN BY ANDREAS STEINHOFEL THIS IS A CHILDREN'S BOOK. MAX'S GRANDFATHER IS IN A NURSING HOME FOR MEMORY ISSUES. MAX WANTS TO TAKE HIM OUTSIDE SO H...
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BOOK #31 READ IN 2019 WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING BY DELIA OWENS THIS IS A GOOD PIECE OF SOUTHERN FICTION. KYA, THE MARSH GIRL, IS ABANDONED BY HER FAMILY BUT SHE IS A SURVIVOR. SHE MANAGES ...
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BOOK #30 READ IN 2019 SOOF BY SARAH WEEKS THIS IS A COMPANION NOVEL TO THE BOOK SO B. IT AND IT WAS JUST AS GOOD. AURORA IS A QUIRKY KID AND HER MOTHER WORRIES A LOT ABOUT HER. THERE IS A...
BOOK #29 READ IN 2019 THE GOOD EGG HE IS A GOOD EGG, AND WANTS THE OTHERS IN HIS CARTON TO BE GOOD EGGS TOO. BUT HE CANNOT CONTROL THEM AND THE STRESS IS CAUSING HIS SHELL TO CRACK. SO HE...
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BOOK #28 READ IN 2019 GRUMPY MONKEY THIS IS A CUTE PICTURE BOOK ABOUT MONKEY, WHO IS FEELING GRUMPY, THOUGH HE INSISTS HE ISN'T GRUMPY. HIS ANIMAL FRIENDS GIVE HIM IDEAS HOW TO FEEL LESS GR...
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BOOK #27 READ IN 2019 THIS IS WHERE IT ENDS BY MARIEKE NIJKAMP THIS IS A HORRIBLY REALISTIC STORY ABOUT A SCHOOL SHOOTING AND THE ENTIRE BOOK TAKES PLACE IN THE FEW HOURS THAT THE SHOOTER IS ...
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BOOK #26 READ IN 2019 SPELLCAST WATERS BY JANET POST THIS IS A DECENT PARANORMAL FANTASY BOOK--CONTAINING WEREWOLVES, WITCHES, ZOMBIES AND CANNIBALS. RIKO'S BEST FRIEND MIKEY GETS BIT BY A ...
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BOOK #25 READ IN 2019 SALT TO THE SEA BY RUTA SEPETYS I REREAD THIS BOOK WHEN MY YA LITERATURE STUDENTS PICKED IT AS THE NEXT CLASS READ. IT IS WONDERFUL YA HISTORICAL FICTION ABOUT ONE OF...
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BOOK #24 READ IN 2019 THE BAD SEED BY JORY JOHN I THINK THIS PICTURE BOOK WILL BE WHAT I READ THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL NEXT YEAR. HE IS A BAD SEED--CUTS IN LINE, TALKS LOUDLY....BUT THEN HE ...
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BOOK #23 READ IN 2019 SHOUT BY LAURIE HALSE ANDERSON THIS IS ANDERSON'S GRITTY MEMOIR, TOLD IN PROSE AND VERSE. IT DETAILS HER DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY, HER RAPE AS A YOUNG GIRL AND HER TAKING...
BOOK #22 READ IN 2019 MILES MORALES, SPIDERMAN BY JASON REYNOLDS THIS IS A TALE OF MILES, WHOSE ALTER EGO IS SPIDERMAN. HE IS TRYING TO KEEP HIS IDENTITY A SECRET, SURVIVE A MEAN HISTORY TE...
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BOOK #21 READ IN 2019 32 THIRD GRADERS AND ONE CLASS BUNNY BY PHILLIP DONE THIS IS A MUST READ FOR TEACHERS. DONE IS AN ELEMENTARY TEACHER AND EACH SHORT CHAPTER TELLS A TALE OF THINGS THAT...
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BOOK #20 READ IN 2019 CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE BY TOMI ADEYEMI THIS IS A YOUNG ADULT FANTASY BOOK, THE FIRST IN A SERIES, WHERE PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO BRING MAGIC BACK WHILE OTHERS WILL DO AN...
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BOOK #19 READ IN 2019 BOOKWORM: A MEMOIR OF CHILDHOOD READING BY LUCY MANGAN MANGAN DISCUSSES THE IMPORTANT ROLE BOOKS AND READING PLAYED IN HER CHILDHOOD AND TALKS ABOUT FAVORITE READS. ...
BOOK #18 READ IN 2019 THE GIRLS AT 17 SWANN STREET BY YARA ZGHEIB ANNA IS A WOMAN IN HER MID-TWENTIES, SUFFERING FROM ANOXERIA. HER HUSBAND FINALLY CONVINCES HER TO GO INTO RESIDENTIAL TREA...
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BOOK #17 READ IN 2019 A STITCH IN TIME BY DAPHNE KALMAR DONUT'S FATHER HAS DIED AND HER AUNTS COME FROM BOSTON TO STAY WITH HER. BUT THEY REALLY WANT TO BRING HER BACK TO BOSTON WITH THEM AND...
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BOOK #16 READ IN 2019 EDUCATED BY TARA WESTOVER THIS IS A MEMOIR THAT KEPT ME HOOKED THROUGHOUT; WESTOVER'S FAMILY ARE SORT OF DOOMSDAY PREPPERS WHO WANT TO STAY OVER GOVERNMENTAL RADAR. H...
BOOK #15 READ IN 2019 WARCROSS BY MARIE LU THIS IS THE FIRST IN A NEW YOUNG ADULT FANTASY SERIES. EMIKA IS A GAMER, BOUNTY HUNTER AND HACKER. SHE IS HIRED TO FIND OUT INFORMATION DURING A...