9 of 10: The Storm in the Barn is so beautifully done; it is the perfect blending of story and image, made even better, for me, by the fact that it’s historical fiction. This is the week of graphic novels, I guess, around here for me. The Storm in the Barn won the Scott O’Dell Award a few weeks ago,…
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Oh Brother
Today is Crawford’s birthday. I’ve been sitting here for a while trying to figure out what to say about him and mostly wondering how my mom EVER talks about Crawford without coming off like one of those parents who is convinced their child is the most perfect child in the world (“and, Mrs. Jones, the reason my child is acting…
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iFail
On Friday evening, I went to the gym (yes, I know, loser alert, but Bart didn’t get back until quite late that night and I had nothing better to do. Also, it was the only way I was going to get in my 4 workouts for the week. Also, enough justifying my Friday night at the gym. It’s not like…
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Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
9 of 10: The Lunch Lady series is one of my very favorite set of graphic novels. High kid appeal, fun stories, clever gadgets – what’s not to love? One thing that breaks my heart at my school libraries is the kid who won’t check anything out. They say, “Everything’s boring/I don’t like to read/I can’t find anything I like”…
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Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin and Sarah Thomson
7 of 10: Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Journey to Change the World… One Child at a Time is one of those books where the writing and the story didn’t match up that well for me. This is kind of a hard book for me to write about (which is why, even though it’s now nearly the END…
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