tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82764745635118171822024-03-28T22:28:26.006-05:00Teachers Who Readbook recommendations for middle grade teachers and studentsTeachers Who Readhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475607507245248052noreply@blogger.comBlogger382125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276474563511817182.post-88715258287127368022024-02-06T07:48:00.002-06:002024-02-06T07:48:18.448-06:00Harriet Tells the Truth Blog Tour! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3OxbPNc" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1688" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGPHQvH5KMpzEI17pjthVoHMTKvCoke0F1zCDfK3HX9Ij5sFIUWweJp7U_rwXVAw_UigW_hQmY02_QSBCXgSNzDPjjVRYPMay_b5PH-xtkzEeRyWGYCbSxfS15bpWGpOU-oeU20zovL6mkh5qffHmW2y2PDoQaYmidgzQXwsWkECY9G01vwi7ZxRuYog/s320/HarrietTTT_0530Final.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click to purchase! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="174" data-original-width="458" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0-YF8kH7u7aXncfMif3tywvBNi87vGT3oUr1RplK_wmW8SvqFsJsjAPhEunPwz9S_bELw3dNHoU3CGpAljRabtkq7PmhBGJ2RElNAzQIKtEcsAfLXyTnqdgjCguOAby1mAFkssZmFvgNtynOob1t8l8Ws1GevHc3M98kMeFW4yCzMESU3ThaCXFDgBwQ/s320/Screen%20Shot%202021-09-21%20at%209.31.46%20AM.png" width="320" /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">HARRIET TELLS THE TRUTH </span></i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">marks the third and final title in the funny and heartwarming middle grade series by Elana K. Arnold that began with </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.walden.com/books/just-harriet/&source=gmail&ust=1707312764633000&usg=AOvVaw0TJ3hx_0m4LMGDYGXuJ7bD" href="https://www.walden.com/books/just-harriet/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">JUST HARRIET</span></i></a></span><i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">, </span></i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">and continued with </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.walden.com/books/harriet-spies/&source=gmail&ust=1707312764633000&usg=AOvVaw0fR9SE592c9ke_YBhensrH" href="https://www.walden.com/books/harriet-spies/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">HARRIET SPIES</span></i></a></span><i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">. </span></i><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">With this title, readers will return once more to world of Marble Island and its quirky cast of characters. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Here is a description of <i>HARRIET TELLS THE TRUTH.<u></u><u></u></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">There are some things you should know about Harriet Wermer:<u></u><u></u></span></p><ul style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: start;" type="disc"><li class="m_-8312721152098068844MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">She used to lie a lot, but not anymore.<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_-8312721152098068844MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Seriously, she only tells the truth now.<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_-8312721152098068844MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Even though she hadn’t wanted to come to Marble Island in the first place, now she<u></u><u></u></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">doesn’t want to leave.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">It’s the truth. With her mom and new baby brother home from the hospital, it’s almost<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">time for Harriet to pack up and head home from Marble Island and all the friends she’s made.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">But Harriet doesn’t have time to think about that—not when she discovers that Moneypenny,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">her Nanu’s adorable basset hound, has been poisoned!<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Harriet suspects the culprit is one of the guests staying at Nanu’s bed-and-breakfast, and she<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">and her best friend, Clarence, are once again on the case. But when someone else falls ill,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Harriet’s going to have to sleuth harder, spy sneakier, and be willing to see that sometimes<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">the truth is more complicated than it seems.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTjV60DGScC7nuhh-Etem5q5OeAGRUD-hhZZ3aYadxbAFNSS2LpJnYORTxlNd6eZLc4jZ5YAg6vYqqcjpQg6jMrRjJIV4dg9iwZglwcFNSQn3-jKpbg3S00g8LLfW1xHnwH80Jsp4EjUGtwoGCtTEWLQMhBPNpEr62yDpA36uS0NCvl97m_4WpwbnD7EM/s406/Screen%20Shot%202020-01-05%20at%202.01.21%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="86" data-original-width="406" height="68" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTjV60DGScC7nuhh-Etem5q5OeAGRUD-hhZZ3aYadxbAFNSS2LpJnYORTxlNd6eZLc4jZ5YAg6vYqqcjpQg6jMrRjJIV4dg9iwZglwcFNSQn3-jKpbg3S00g8LLfW1xHnwH80Jsp4EjUGtwoGCtTEWLQMhBPNpEr62yDpA36uS0NCvl97m_4WpwbnD7EM/s320/Screen%20Shot%202020-01-05%20at%202.01.21%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><u></u> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUVmywgLP1p4huFvOFo9IXrqBaAx9RsltWqM6hzQE8L-1m8fcmK8otgCrzPv3vw7vVEAEd-jM5qs1xuaYrEcAqDvcSoglndf5zdFXsmYVvL_miaa7YIhFY-yy4rJoArhtAWWsSspwPWmw-Xlk0MV8f9DAGwe59928eOjla23yLZy0aKAW-4ODsXTGtOCY/s1365/Elana%20K%20Arnold.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="1365" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUVmywgLP1p4huFvOFo9IXrqBaAx9RsltWqM6hzQE8L-1m8fcmK8otgCrzPv3vw7vVEAEd-jM5qs1xuaYrEcAqDvcSoglndf5zdFXsmYVvL_miaa7YIhFY-yy4rJoArhtAWWsSspwPWmw-Xlk0MV8f9DAGwe59928eOjla23yLZy0aKAW-4ODsXTGtOCY/s320/Elana%20K%20Arnold.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><u></u><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Elana K. Arnold is the award-winning author of many books for children and teens including <i>Just Harriet, Harriet</i> <i>Spies, The House that Wasn’t There,</i> Sydney Taylor Book Award winner <i>The Blood Years, </i>Printz Honor winner <i>Damsel</i>, the National Book Award finalist <i>What Girls are Made Of</i>, and the Global Read Aloud selection <i>A Boy Called Bat</i> and its sequels. She is a member of the faculty at Hamline University’s MFA in writing for children and young adults program, and lives in Long Beach, CA, with her husband, two children, and a menagerie of animals. You can find her online at </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.elanakarnold.com&source=gmail&ust=1707312764634000&usg=AOvVaw2kHacr1QgHKKYkIlrIY_bn" href="http://www.elanakarnold.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">www.elanakarnold.com</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Dung (pronounced <i>Dzung</i>) Ho was born and raised in Hue citadel, Vietnam, where she studied graphic design at the Arts University. She is the New York Times-bestselling illustrator of many<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">books for children, including Joanna Ho’s <i>Eyes That Kiss in the Corners</i> and Laura Ruby’s <i>Me and Ms. Too.</i> She finds inspiration in nature: the beauty of plants, flowers, and leaves. She also<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">loves to draw interesting characters with unique personalities. She now lives in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. When she’s not drawing, she loves spending time cooking (eating), watching movies,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">and tending her plants. 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color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">February 7 </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://mariaselke.com/&source=gmail&ust=1707312764634000&usg=AOvVaw3sFoTMOA2-F4E7dHGwxSYG" href="https://mariaselke.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;">Maria's Melange</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 14pt;">@mariaselke</span></p></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimYbtoTylDGIbramFDrO03gVzLEeny2z7G1Lg75jAWmUwPr2Ks2037YBMG48fxEDf1ltFiOWTPUEzQjs73uobYZUkVAv9VKFkzUs7YO6Xa9qxfI8EDLtTxOMW-WY_ckx2qf8GPdXsdIzxxeuX6jgW4dq7Rd8l0nw1CCrDgRcheo1uhRWvB4vAsp30ZMUU/s219/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-23%20at%208.44.49%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="102" data-original-width="219" height="102" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimYbtoTylDGIbramFDrO03gVzLEeny2z7G1Lg75jAWmUwPr2Ks2037YBMG48fxEDf1ltFiOWTPUEzQjs73uobYZUkVAv9VKFkzUs7YO6Xa9qxfI8EDLtTxOMW-WY_ckx2qf8GPdXsdIzxxeuX6jgW4dq7Rd8l0nw1CCrDgRcheo1uhRWvB4vAsp30ZMUU/s1600/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-23%20at%208.44.49%20AM.png" width="219" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">"I am a sucker for shorter middle grade chapter books. There's something about that transition period for kids that is so beautiful to watch. What I have specifically loved about Harriet is that it's a series and kids can continue the journey and fall in love with the idea of being immersed into another place, which Elana makes so easy with Harriet. When I was younger, I grew up playing "detective" in our little neighborhood. It was one of those neighborhoods where everyone knew everyone (including all of their business) and because I was always playing outside, I could explore the whole neighborhood and eyes were watching me all the time to keep me safe. I made up stories' day in and day out with random trash I would find, new people at a house, new cars, new landscaping - all of the things I turned into a crime I needed to solve. When I read Harriet I am immediately transported back to being 8/9 years old and being Harriet. It's funny because I also remember exaggerating my stories, and <i>lying</i>. Much like Harriet has been in trouble of before. Harriet allows students to use their imagination. To read someone else using their imagination. It's so lost on so many kids anymore, and I love that there are stories out there showcasing how important it is to use your brain and be imaginative. Harriet is a character that will stay with students long after they leave her world. We all could use a little Harriet within us." </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Skdi1_p_5B57SDLvY4i1IxcMSf_ml2wQbOMug-4H-TfdtYjozSBDPj2KIFCGC3d13i_2NiFW8QA6Rkok0UR2YDKUaApplw9SkK1iaDD_VxXt5DxAxtHzLppebQS3fMmNBl9A-PRiFOm8n7uj80XME-4VqlyeWLonOHtGcV1v4DzwfuUOVtbXqliJrls/s516/Cassie.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="516" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Skdi1_p_5B57SDLvY4i1IxcMSf_ml2wQbOMug-4H-TfdtYjozSBDPj2KIFCGC3d13i_2NiFW8QA6Rkok0UR2YDKUaApplw9SkK1iaDD_VxXt5DxAxtHzLppebQS3fMmNBl9A-PRiFOm8n7uj80XME-4VqlyeWLonOHtGcV1v4DzwfuUOVtbXqliJrls/s320/Cassie.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><p></p><br />Teachers Who Readhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475607507245248052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276474563511817182.post-4904772869140055442024-01-21T00:00:00.001-06:002024-01-21T00:00:00.124-06:00Not Quite a Ghost - Anne Ursu Book Tour<p><span style="font-family: Delius;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxlHe6T53t7DleLgwSSo_bYcwhhMgd9s74B58OjHyeMgPoIVjLva6-AeOyh_8pPJXp5grUDUHD-JZtMrzF54DPJUqn1C8Rss0U4n3tRfx-tR6KCR2FWNOvEM0cs40IPbBxlufbo68JJxZB9PWCMGiF3nc_yD0TAhBOuDHvdVp-h8z926eykZ5NE4m7Xh8/s2550/NotQuiteAGhost%20hc%20c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2550" data-original-width="1688" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxlHe6T53t7DleLgwSSo_bYcwhhMgd9s74B58OjHyeMgPoIVjLva6-AeOyh_8pPJXp5grUDUHD-JZtMrzF54DPJUqn1C8Rss0U4n3tRfx-tR6KCR2FWNOvEM0cs40IPbBxlufbo68JJxZB9PWCMGiF3nc_yD0TAhBOuDHvdVp-h8z926eykZ5NE4m7Xh8/w265-h400/NotQuiteAGhost%20hc%20c.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Delius;">BULLET BOOK REVIEW</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Delius;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Coming Soon;">paranormal</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Coming Soon;">spooky</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Coming Soon;">medical misdiagnosis</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Coming Soon;">family dynamics</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Coming Soon;">friendship</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Coming Soon;">relatable </span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: Coming Soon;"><b>IN THE CLASSROOM:</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Coming Soon;"><br /> As a read aloud you could deep dive into the evolution of Violet from start to finish. Analyze the plot development. Make deep inferences of theme and deeper meaning. Connections for students either personal, life, or another story they might be able to reference. Highly recommend for middle grade AND middle school. </span></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Delius;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Delius;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Delius;">ABOUT THE BOOK<u></u><u></u></span></span></p><p class="m_4532766656069125019p1" style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4e; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Delius;"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="m_4532766656069125019p1" style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4e; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Delius;">The house seemed to sit apart from the others on Katydid Street, silent and alone, like it didn’t fit among them. For Violet Hart — whose family is about to move into the house on Katydid Street — very little felt like it fit anymore. Like their old home, suddenly too small since her mother remarried and the new baby arrived. Or Violet’s group of friends, which, since they started middle school, isn’t enough for Violet’s best friend, Paige. Everything seemed to be changing at once. But sometimes, Violet tells herself, change is okay.<span class="m_4532766656069125019apple-converted-space"> </span><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_4532766656069125019p2" style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4e; margin: 0in; text-indent: 12.75pt;"><span style="font-family: Delius;"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="m_4532766656069125019p2" style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4e; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Delius;">That is, until Violet sees her new room. The attic bedroom in their new house is shadowy, creaky, and wrapped in old yellow wallpaper covered with a faded tangle of twisting vines and sickly flowers. And then, after moving in, Violet falls ill — and does not get better. As days turn into weeks without any improvement, her family growing more confused and her friends wondering if she’s really sick at all, she finds herself spending more time alone in the room with the yellow wallpaper, the shadows moving in the corners, wrapping themselves around her at night.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_4532766656069125019p2" style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4e; margin: 0in; text-indent: 12.75pt;"><span style="font-family: Delius;"><span class="m_4532766656069125019apple-converted-space"> </span><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_4532766656069125019p3" style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4e; margin: 0in; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Delius;">And soon, Violet starts to suspect that she might not be alone in the room at all.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.75in; margin-right: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Delius;"><u></u></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Delius;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhiN075wkXhGo52Fn_Du-5UbvUNQi6XsG1jocZCbc5lqXHk9QnpFM2U229oiNvxYJvaXHGlCtbfH3yk3tFBid2ZcFUOcq4MqBPLKx3b4J2xrRi28ctYt61nuiWyXIG2P81AI0nqUs8BxXS8kgIYlHom4aI6kAJ8nD5Dm0UYNitz-px8M2eFV63DRO_lk/s778/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="556" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhiN075wkXhGo52Fn_Du-5UbvUNQi6XsG1jocZCbc5lqXHk9QnpFM2U229oiNvxYJvaXHGlCtbfH3yk3tFBid2ZcFUOcq4MqBPLKx3b4J2xrRi28ctYt61nuiWyXIG2P81AI0nqUs8BxXS8kgIYlHom4aI6kAJ8nD5Dm0UYNitz-px8M2eFV63DRO_lk/s320/1.jpg" width="229" /></a></span></span></div><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Delius;"><br /> <u></u></span></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Delius;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR<u></u><u></u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 4.5pt;"><span style="font-family: Delius;"><b><span style="color: #835894;">Anne Ursu </span></b><span style="color: #4c4c4e;">is the author of acclaimed novels <i>The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy</i>, <i>The Lost Girl</i>, <i>Breadcrumbs, </i>and <i>The Real Boy</i>, among others. Her work has been selected as a National Book Award nominee, a Kirkus Prize finalist, and as a best book of the year by <i>Parents Magazine</i>, <i>Publishers Weekly</i>, Amazon.com, and <i>School Library Journal</i>. She lives in Minneapolis with her family and an unruly herd of cats. Find Anne online at </span><b><u><span style="color: #835894;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://anneursu.com&source=gmail&ust=1705710428410000&usg=AOvVaw1XXtx86LU_os9pcxGVVVCW" href="http://anneursu.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">anneursu.com</a></span></u></b><span style="color: #4c4c4e;">.<u></u><u></u></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Delius;"><u></u> <u></u></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Delius;">BLOG TOUR STOPS<u></u><u></u></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.75in; margin-right: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Delius;"><u></u> <u></u></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.75in; 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margin-right: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Delius;">January 25 <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://insatiablereaders.blogspot.com&source=gmail&ust=1705710428410000&usg=AOvVaw2UQ8dtoMsNeAaL8sjqy5UN" href="http://insatiablereaders.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers</a> (@grgenius)</span></span></p></div>Teachers Who Readhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475607507245248052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276474563511817182.post-24287852803509288562023-11-23T00:00:00.001-06:002023-11-23T00:00:00.128-06:00Rock, Scissors, Paperbag blog tour!!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/46r39hp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1320" data-original-width="880" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqmEcX_xszx7zeoQo6yRPktNUBLH0xAMgrnN00Qe2MbNsmYAFBNR6kfLlwHj6Sg6KMAKDaSa0AvmE0m5K_hDBOko52iIRw09p3wYlHNFbW2Trkzh_m8zkyuFn3zfcGIj8QcQWkWCN7ZnK8_gMLnryGKHDIRK_QSDRLF6QRR84ENuBKtuSuwZ5wIkrcNYM/s320/1.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">$9.99 on Amazon! Click to purchase! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Karla; font-size: medium;"><u>Rock, Scissors, Paperbag</u> by Elizabeth Godley </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Karla; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdVLr3bfXfQIkJI73P_xFpLyxFT8DO1p9GqVTJySUCKqjVNc1ULwN0CIeHbxQVBqGLXCZrdLhZNXOOthKSKizaNYBhlPi4hkxovoNR4U3VZxSW62ttpzBrtCemd7uFohaoqYDFIcYXksRmsbXv5t1h0uovPaPSH4JlkvYsTzpNMJ_bWpkUeSYAh8g6yE/s226/Screen%20Shot%202019-07-15%20at%2010.59.00%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="85" data-original-width="226" height="85" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdVLr3bfXfQIkJI73P_xFpLyxFT8DO1p9GqVTJySUCKqjVNc1ULwN0CIeHbxQVBqGLXCZrdLhZNXOOthKSKizaNYBhlPi4hkxovoNR4U3VZxSW62ttpzBrtCemd7uFohaoqYDFIcYXksRmsbXv5t1h0uovPaPSH4JlkvYsTzpNMJ_bWpkUeSYAh8g6yE/s1600/Screen%20Shot%202019-07-15%20at%2010.59.00%20AM.png" width="226" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Pangolin; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; text-align: start;">Rock, Scissors, and Paperbag are the bestest of friends! Paperbag is afraid of everything, Rock is a talented musician, and Scissors is an excellent Orange Ball player. After the school bullies, The Bucket Kids, steal Scissors’ fake orange-ball, the kids decide to get back at the bullies. What if they could get a </span><span class="a-text-italic" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-style: italic !important; text-align: start;">real</span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; text-align: start;"> orange-ball from The Great Orange Tree? That would show The Bucket Kids!<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Recalling the local legend, they embark on a fantastic adventure to find The Great Orange Tree. However, while solving the riddle within the ancient map, they encounter a cave monster, a tornado of rapping cooties, and the horrid Land of Smells. How will they face each challenge? Will they end up back home with a</span><span class="a-text-italic" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-style: italic !important; text-align: start;"> real</span></span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: Pangolin; font-size: medium;"> orange-ball? And if they do, will they share it?<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Throughout their adventure, Rock gains confidence, Paperbag conquers his fears, and Scissors makes peace with being imperfect. Best Buds!</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Pangolin; font-size: 14px;"><i>Winner of the 2023 International Firebird Book Award, </i></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Pangolin;"><i><span class="a-text-italic" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Rock, Scissors, Paperbag</span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"> is a spellbinding tale of friendship, fantasy, and adventure. A perfect book to be shared and treasured.</span></i></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXT5WBq-bJvCC_ziIymg5y_5SZRWv-kOB_8Q-TISgRSfrN-UPOKuZttB6EA_v3ms1V_BZ1CgkLpAbBLCcDYvynkWfEn5-kUjzpU7A4UIDFMnc-Ua2sm5zreo5bFYGPoehtaUCuiw03f00gkH-p6eX5LOTnJRHsIlacbIuHVlbASDwMJolnmBwOyQ25EE/s277/Screen%20Shot%202019-07-15%20at%2010.58.28%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="60" data-original-width="277" height="60" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXT5WBq-bJvCC_ziIymg5y_5SZRWv-kOB_8Q-TISgRSfrN-UPOKuZttB6EA_v3ms1V_BZ1CgkLpAbBLCcDYvynkWfEn5-kUjzpU7A4UIDFMnc-Ua2sm5zreo5bFYGPoehtaUCuiw03f00gkH-p6eX5LOTnJRHsIlacbIuHVlbASDwMJolnmBwOyQ25EE/s1600/Screen%20Shot%202019-07-15%20at%2010.58.28%20AM.png" width="277" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Pangolin; font-size: large; text-align: start;">Y'all this is seriously the cutest story! I love how creative Elizabeth was in her storytelling. The character growth is something that kids everywhere will be able to relate to and honestly probably feel more comfortable discussing as a group considering it is inanimate objects having these feelings/experiences. The perfect chapter book to cross off from early readers into middle grade! You won't want to miss this. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: Pangolin; font-size: large; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibHwpIwBNB4whXPsZVFNFqbmTIi_KAtPma-dNpX4viji_VBDzv-twF6bIEJXIp0IpnN67p8RdIExHuB8eTIQ-k2sP7DoP0c11WT9XVvZyNaxY4XQo3V3OLCeSHG02fgMZB31d9M18tEK3GazjCk5UUcga1SiME1-bxjXyQ3GTs4-DRsWw4u8ACNK7MT6k/s2048/Chapter%204.3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibHwpIwBNB4whXPsZVFNFqbmTIi_KAtPma-dNpX4viji_VBDzv-twF6bIEJXIp0IpnN67p8RdIExHuB8eTIQ-k2sP7DoP0c11WT9XVvZyNaxY4XQo3V3OLCeSHG02fgMZB31d9M18tEK3GazjCk5UUcga1SiME1-bxjXyQ3GTs4-DRsWw4u8ACNK7MT6k/s320/Chapter%204.3.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTiJWLSPWvoVXqq9NYJ65HQrwKWihC2zjwqo162NhJhz3ZaNIJGN8Jg19dtqgJND4RBQW9Fp9Izxc7XNt_lpvNf47Rxjfwhiw3Y0E6xhdvKAcihT-HRu9peAtQNp4jF-VbzD8Nwrjdpmq7HWvmnoq48nZaCJllQP-bkjz-g2JKL0JHHYBqZpM9Ya9V2VU/s1800/image_6483441%20(6).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTiJWLSPWvoVXqq9NYJ65HQrwKWihC2zjwqo162NhJhz3ZaNIJGN8Jg19dtqgJND4RBQW9Fp9Izxc7XNt_lpvNf47Rxjfwhiw3Y0E6xhdvKAcihT-HRu9peAtQNp4jF-VbzD8Nwrjdpmq7HWvmnoq48nZaCJllQP-bkjz-g2JKL0JHHYBqZpM9Ya9V2VU/s320/image_6483441%20(6).JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibN6r-JvBVppe2yXXIqgKIJxbTNOjWndVesQtUg3KO5KMPmsiGkQtl9ryXqNGdeJouZaKHUM__secKuKmosdGnddMgBuS1GIXp93bE3MJahsV5yxg0sU5i8r9IlLH8Tkwrl0dFb8BOJBAaPmVr__0zt3CqHMMai1rCZxOvREkdxWxsuJ-h4JxmCeOTvDQ/s1800/image_6483441%20(11).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibN6r-JvBVppe2yXXIqgKIJxbTNOjWndVesQtUg3KO5KMPmsiGkQtl9ryXqNGdeJouZaKHUM__secKuKmosdGnddMgBuS1GIXp93bE3MJahsV5yxg0sU5i8r9IlLH8Tkwrl0dFb8BOJBAaPmVr__0zt3CqHMMai1rCZxOvREkdxWxsuJ-h4JxmCeOTvDQ/s320/image_6483441%20(11).JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Pangolin; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> Elizabeth Godley</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> is an award-winning children’s writer, originally from Louisiana.
<span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">She writes to </span></span><span style="background: white; line-height: 115%;">bring joy to
children's lives, ensuring they feel connected and supported. </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">She has traveled all over
the world and loves learning about other cultures. Her favorite places are
Phnom Penh, Cambodia and Florence, Italy. <span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">She has toured Italy as a clown</span></span><span style="background: white; line-height: 115%;">, portraying her self-created character Nimrod, who is a lot like
Charlie Chaplin's The Tramp. </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">Previously,
she wor</span><span style="line-height: 115%;">ked as Starbelle, a
face-painting fairy-friend to children. <span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">Currently, she resides in Los
Angeles, CA</span><span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">,
where she teaches </span>elementary math, works as a
voice over artist, and writes. <span style="background: white; mso-highlight: white;">She dreams
of touring internationally, reading to
children all over the world. Find out more about her books at </span></span><a href="http://www.nobodysbananapublishing.com/"><span style="background: white; line-height: 115%;">www.nobodysbananapublishing.com</span></a></span><br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Palatino Linotype", serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"><span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUe_5e2-J9m96w4zHfbLe6Mpdul7Ed434oiJJVqjZCq082iuC3UGKP6sCFiNoSaDoKGSHInxakDUJudPurm7LkL-B_QfOnWQgNSyAtbM1eGVlgAOASMhtvewtbdgsZkVjtsN1v6gQg5kZbxDXHA8W3Wq7u4qJGH1RkHbb6kK7h0b-D9PDZ1zWmX5SkEXw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="379" data-original-width="253" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUe_5e2-J9m96w4zHfbLe6Mpdul7Ed434oiJJVqjZCq082iuC3UGKP6sCFiNoSaDoKGSHInxakDUJudPurm7LkL-B_QfOnWQgNSyAtbM1eGVlgAOASMhtvewtbdgsZkVjtsN1v6gQg5kZbxDXHA8W3Wq7u4qJGH1RkHbb6kK7h0b-D9PDZ1zWmX5SkEXw" width="160" /></a></div><p></p></blockquote></blockquote><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We are so excited to share about your upcoming release, </span><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: red; font-family: Nunito,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Hidden Truths</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-family: Nunito,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">, with kids everywhere! Can you start by telling us a little background about yourself?</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8e544509-7fff-9edd-a62f-6d587114f81e"></span></div><div align="left" dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><table style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none;"><colgroup><col width="621"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="background-color: white; border-bottom: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-left: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-right: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-top: solid #000000 2.25pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">A: Hi, my friends. And huge thanks for having on TWR! I love your blog. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 15pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">So, a bit about me. I grew up in Yardley, a small town in Pennsylvania. At the time, there were many cornfields and cows. Boredom was a popular sport. I lived in a red, brick house on Queens Drive with my mom, dad, two older brothers who picked on her regularly as a kid (less so as a grown-up) and dogs (first Missy and later Sam). My childhood was a happy one with many laughs, family dinners and crooked birthday cakes.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 15pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">I love writing for children but didn’t take a direct path to this career. I studied psychology at Boston University and got my law degree at Georgetown University School of Law. I was a ride operator at Sesame Place, spent time working in a furniture store, was a messenger, law library assistant, legal author, litigator, legal research and writing professor and college essay adviser.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 185px; overflow: hidden; width: 281px;"><img alt="Bazooka Joe" height="185" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/hYkU8N_GDQgkxM42br3k_wxl27U3jGgJr4OiKAQzt71Km_pIsoDOkejgTnmZpMQSwd2LZI9SlRdcNJPHSQj2wig6XFRj0H8L2g0RcLqCw6XO-qIlrNJ0mNvDp5llIEoJ9V6yiYc0_NFUobWSBCInlQ" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="281" /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Not long after I began writing, I got the first sign that, indeed, this was the right path for me. I opened a piece of Bazooka Joe gum and wrapped around the sugary, pink delight was a fortune that read, “You have the ability to become outstanding in literature.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">I keep this fortune tacked to the bulletin board next to my desk. It reminds me of luck, hope, perseverance, and joy—the feeling I get every time I hear from a reader.</span></p><br /></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="background-color: white; border-bottom: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-left: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-right: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-top: solid #000000 2.25pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Q: Tell us about your upcoming book.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="background-color: white; border-bottom: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-left: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-right: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-top: solid #000000 2.25pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">A: </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Hidden Truths</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> is about </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Danielle (Dani) and Eric who are neighbors and best friends navigating the challenges of middle school, mean girls, social media fame, bullying, and crushes. Not to mention, a rift in their own friendship. Written in dual points of view, the reader gets to hear from both Dani and Eric as they each tell their side.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 8pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Dani is strong, empowered and knows exactly what she wants—to be the first girl on the all-boys’ baseball team. She’s tired of hearing, “Blah, blah, blah, you’re good for a girl.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 8pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Eric is loyal and goofy, loves crossword puzzles and Iron Man, and has ADHD. Unlike Dani, he has no idea what he wants, but is totally okay doing lots of different things.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 8pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">They share a love of donuts and hotdogs and superheroes.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 8pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Until an accident happens on their annual camping trip. Dani’s injured and her dream is sidelined. Eric fears it’s all his fault. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 8pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Lies are told, secrets are kept, promises are made.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 8pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Dani drifts away from Eric, and in the end, learns it isn’t what you do that matters, but who you are. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 8pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Eric, defying expectations, takes on a big company to keep his promise to Dani and fight for what he thinks is right. He learns what others see as a weakness in him, is really his superpower. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 8pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Both stories come together to breakdown stereotypes and explore issues of guilt and the healing power of forgiveness.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 8pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">So, the real question is are you #TeamEric or #TeamDani?</span></p><br /></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="background-color: white; border-bottom: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-left: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-right: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-top: solid #000000 2.25pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Q: Did any of your own life experiences become a muse for </span><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: red; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Hidden Truths? </span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="background-color: white; border-bottom: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-left: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-right: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-top: solid #000000 2.25pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">A: There were several aspects of my life that informed this story. The first is the bullying that Eric experienced. This stemmed, in part, from a personal bullying experience I had in 7</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-size: 0.6em; vertical-align: super;">th</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> grade. There were mean things written on a bathroom stall, threats, shoulder bumps in the hallway, and mean looks. Truth is that even today when I think about those moments, I’m back to being 12 and feeling scared. I think there are times in life that stick to you and for me, that was one of them. I often wonder about this person and what was going on in her life that made her behave that way. Like with Leo in </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Hidden Truths</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">, there is always something we don’t see. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">This is me at 12.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 152px; overflow: hidden; width: 127px;"><img alt="A child with long hair smiling
Description automatically generated" height="152" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/WFmgu4YnwNjF6U9zAN89A8EN0WIQwcrwB1kin0Sk8iUEUsR_VBWhySyyntTv1Rpy2BgPRwl8rbgm_-Ydsfp-U4crgvuoBsx20uz_01iCUeM1EdHi_bMSywibmvJHwHLg0aOoYlV4a49CskFphdBjrA" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="127" /></span></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">The second aspect was Eric’s ADHD. There is someone in my life that I love who has ADHD. While I saw them struggle in the traditional school setting, I also saw them shine in ways that I found truly amazing. They viewed the world in a beautifully curious manner, did the deep dive into things they loved, and solved problems in the most creative ways. Just like Eric. I wanted this person to see what I saw – that this was their superpower. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">There are many moments in the story that I relate to. But another aspect I connect with is the idea of having forever people in your life – loving them, fighting for them, and forgiving them.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="background-color: white; border-bottom: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-left: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-right: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-top: solid #000000 2.25pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Q; What makes this book a perfect fit for middle grade classrooms? </span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="background-color: white; border-bottom: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-left: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-right: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-top: solid #000000 2.25pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">A: Everything! I love this question because I truly feel </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Hidden Truths</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> addresses so many aspects of a middle schooler’s life: changing friendships, social media fame, peer pressure, first crushes, bullying, identity, honesty, forgiveness, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">and making a difference in the world. And because this story is written from dual points of view, I feel there is something or someone for every reader to connect with.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="background-color: white; border-bottom: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-left: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-right: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-top: solid #000000 2.25pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Q; What are some challenges you faced during your writing process? </span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="background-color: white; border-bottom: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-left: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-right: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-top: solid #000000 2.25pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">A: Ha! This book took me 22 years to write! I would say that was the biggest challenge. But some stories you can never walk away from. And this was one of them.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">I’m so proud of this story. And that I stayed with it for all those years. Recently, I was honored to learn that </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Hidden Truths</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> has received 2 starred reviews! A first for me. When I learned about the stars, there were many happy tears! And a full heart!!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: 'Quattrocento Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">"A warm testament to the healing power of mutual respect—and doughnuts."—</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Kirkus Reviews</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">, starred review</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: 'Quattrocento Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">★</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">"Swartz’s latest is realistic fiction at its best."—</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">SLJ</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">, starred review</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="background-color: white; border-bottom: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-left: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-right: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-top: solid #000000 2.25pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Q; Was there anything different about writing </span><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: red; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Hidden Truths</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"> versus </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">your other titles</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">? </span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="background-color: white; border-bottom: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-left: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-right: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-top: solid #000000 2.25pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">A: This was the first story I wrote with dual points of view. And I loved sharing both Eric and Dani’s stories, their hearts, and experiences. I think kids—or maybe people of all ages—often believe their experience is the only way to process a particular event. What they don’t realize is that there are many ways to experience something. There is never just one way. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Each person brings their own life moments and emotions to a particular event. That changes how that event impacts them. My hope is that Dani and Eric’s journeys will help readers see this. Understand that no one’s experience is THE experience or THE right way. It is just theirs. And I hope that readers can honor that. Respect the differences. See past their own way of processing something to understand, empathize, and connect with another.</span></p><br /></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="background-color: white; border-bottom: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-left: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-right: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-top: solid #000000 2.25pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Q; What is the biggest takeaway you want kids to get from your story.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="background-color: white; border-bottom: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-left: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-right: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-top: solid #000000 2.25pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">A: From </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Hidden Truths</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">, I want readers to know that they are more than the way the world defines them. They are not one thing. Dani’s not just baseball and Eric’s not just forgetful. They are each a blend of the wonderfully imperfect traits that make them unique and special. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">I want them to know the power of forgiveness. It is harder to stay mad than it is to forgive.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">I want them to know they are not alone. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">I want them to know their voice matters. They can make a real difference in the world.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">I want them to know that I see them. I respect them. And I honor them. </span></p><br /></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="background-color: white; border-bottom: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-left: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-right: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-top: solid #000000 2.25pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Q: What’s the best thing about being a writer?</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="background-color: white; border-bottom: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-left: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-right: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-top: solid #000000 2.25pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">A: Getting lost in the world you’re creating and meeting readers. Those are my favorite aspects about being a writer.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="background-color: white; border-bottom: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-left: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-right: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-top: solid #000000 2.25pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: red; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Q: What else would you like us to know? WIPs?</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0pt;"><td style="background-color: white; border-bottom: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-left: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-right: solid #000000 2.25pt; border-top: solid #000000 2.25pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt; vertical-align: top;"><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">A: I’m so excited to share my next next book with you. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Stand By Me</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">, is about a take-charge sixth grader Bess Stein who brings together friends, a crush, and a group of rockstar librarians called the Book Warriors to fight a book ban happening at her middle school. This book will fly into the world in 2025. I love this book and can’t wait for you to meet Bess!</span></p><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 12pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7bc3f996-7fff-c8e3-b030-1c3d206a244a"></span><span style="font-family: Quicksand;"><b><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Quicksand;"><b>Bio</b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Quicksand;"><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;">Elly Swartz is the acclaimed author of six middle grade novels:</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; text-decoration: none;"> Finding Perfect</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;">,<span> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; text-decoration: none;">Smart Cookie,</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; text-decoration: none;">Give and Take</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;">,<span> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; text-decoration: none;">Dear Student</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;">,<span> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; text-decoration: none;">Hidden Truths,<span> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;">and<span> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; text-decoration: none;">Stand By Me</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;"> (coming 2025)</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;">. Swartz’s books reflect her commitment to raising awareness about mental health and neurodiversity. Her debut novel,<span> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; text-decoration: none;">Finding Perfect</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;">, was named one of the Best Children’s Books About Mental Health by the Child Mind Institute,<span> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; text-decoration: none;">Dear Student</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;"> was recommended by<span> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; text-decoration: none;">Parents Magazine,</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;"> and her upcoming book<span> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; text-decoration: none;">Hidden Truths</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;"> has received 2 starred reviews–one from Kirkus and one from School Library Journal. </span></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Quicksand;"><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;">Swartz studied psychology at Boston University and received her JD at Georgetown University School of Law. She travels the country meeting with thousands of students each year to empower their own personal narrative. Swartz resides in Massachusetts. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;">Connect with Elly at<span> </span></span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.ellyswartz.com/&source=gmail&ust=1698244815752000&usg=AOvVaw0c4AJeC-wY7muj6cMjY8-P" href="http://www.ellyswartz.com/" id="m_-5577566165705341186OWA04e227a3-c230-6c9f-fd5f-839534d4d71f" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline;">ellyswartz.com</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #0563c1; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline;">,</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;"> on Twitter @ellyswartz, on Instagram or Threads @ellyswartzbooks. </span></b></span></p><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;"></div><div style="background-color: white; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3rSn7mR" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1870" data-original-width="1239" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpktHC-g6ZZnVfWW00_irQKamlpwFvXwk_4H4vsRFDeGUJq6WfK0ap9mXQDQquuq_TGOBm3Vi1EtkOBWS5rDk0spw2Xx1a8B1Kk7-ckMETOnxh5WHoMHfg7VydH9wu0Hp4s2EHRw-ybgzCa38IISzV1z6us2JFt67lnT7VjQd0SF1pkHzu8VhrL8FHN3U/s320/unnamed%20(1).jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*Click to Purchase - AFF LINK</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="color: #535353; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"></span></strong></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9UbA0iKTKScxnEIDh2cToRyXzgZ_sF6fg1FIsjszfEJBPJVC7uAu3u1jw21Vt6mNU2RMSKdkntoFsGP_nuC1Ev4q2UIYR_hechTgSTe-N9ciBtD-49Tl_A8Lv0OFT3_BmWjOxy5TcsF-cf8R6nXGlUmdGWlLFYuW0zozhMR42STdZBHJDLkhQNdvTQpM/s396/DmgYl2lU4AAO2hL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></strong><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="color: #535353; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">ABOUT THE BOOK<u></u><u></u></span></span></strong></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: start;"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #800180;">Agatha Christie meets the Brothers Grimm in an unexpected, hilarious, and wholly original new fantasy-mystery from the beloved author of <i>The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom.</i></span></span></strong><i style="color: #222222;"><u></u><u></u></i></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #535353; font-size: 12pt;">The Lilac. The bard songs say that she’s the world’s most fearsome bounty hunter. That there’s no criminal she can’t catch, no mystery she can’t solve.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #535353; font-size: 12pt;">None of that is true. Yet.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #535353; font-size: 12pt;">In reality, the Lilac is just a kid, and the bard who wrote all that is her best friend, Dulcinetta. But when a priceless artifact goes missing from the home of famed monster hunter Baron Angbar, the Lilac and Netta see their chance to apprehend the thief and make a name for themselves.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #535353; font-size: 12pt;">When they get to Castle Angbar, however, and meet the Angbar family and their servants and guests—an unsavory group of nobles, mages, and assorted creatures, each more shady than the last—the Lilac begins to wonder if the reward is worth the trouble.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #535353; font-size: 12pt;">And that’s <i>before</i> the dead body is discovered.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #535353; font-size: 12pt;">Now everyone is magically sealed inside the castle—and there is a murderer among then. If the Lilac wants to make it out with her reputation intact, it’s going to be up to her to figure out who the killer is. But everyone in the castle—even the Lilac herself—has secrets to hide, and as the walls literally start to close in around them, the Lilac worries that her first job as a bounty hunter may be her last….<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #535353;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #535353;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXlX4Vbx8US8gEfL1txMyrF7aPKlEOOYcCT-QZTBYvfKTzERdWu5pHMt1Opixf_nL9pvbE8Xhm5kbPRSBphHcCg5ZomGXB7vGhegz63I2KGtl5K9-w0guJOk4d8SSiTl3PT4VCuCzIJ2J_GLzNfkv8JSgnSQ52eXzagBWVdxWvIyvkT6soHp_6xFcvK3E/s186/unnamed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="186" data-original-width="123" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXlX4Vbx8US8gEfL1txMyrF7aPKlEOOYcCT-QZTBYvfKTzERdWu5pHMt1Opixf_nL9pvbE8Xhm5kbPRSBphHcCg5ZomGXB7vGhegz63I2KGtl5K9-w0guJOk4d8SSiTl3PT4VCuCzIJ2J_GLzNfkv8JSgnSQ52eXzagBWVdxWvIyvkT6soHp_6xFcvK3E/s1600/unnamed.jpg" width="123" /></a></b></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #535353; font-size: 12pt;">Christopher Healy is the author of the <i>New York Times Book Review </i>Editor’s Choice <i>The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom</i> and its sequels, as well as the Perilous Journey of Danger and Mayhem series. Before becoming a writer, Chris worked as an actor, an ad copywriter, a toy-store display designer, a fact-checker, a dishwasher, a journalist, a costume shop clothing stitcher, a children’s entertainment reviewer, and a haunted house zombie. He lives with his family in New Jersey. You can visit him online at <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://christopherhealy.com&source=gmail&ust=1691002266842000&usg=AOvVaw0qNDabt1Y8iTUEnWHu944F" href="http://christopherhealy.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">christopherhealy.com</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #535353; font-size: 12pt;">Publication date: August 15, 2023</span></p></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #535353;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">BLOG TOUR:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;">NO ONE LEAVES THE CASTLE Blog Tour Schedule<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;">August 2-18, 2023<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;">August 2 <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://bookclub.wordpress.com/&source=gmail&ust=1691002266842000&usg=AOvVaw2Z2dCDy9EZ_o8RgAdiLPMF" href="http://bookclub.wordpress.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Nerdy Book Club</a> (@nerdybookclub)<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; 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color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;">August 15 <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.foodiebibliophile.com/&source=gmail&ust=1691002266842000&usg=AOvVaw1sl0ByZpC24cfIce7ZRUaj" href="http://www.foodiebibliophile.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">A Foodie Bibliophile in Wanderlust</a> (@bethshaum)<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;">August 18 <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://insatiablereaders.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1691002266842000&usg=AOvVaw1tNpxd5Oq_OPAgGi63Ctmw" href="http://insatiablereaders.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers</a> (@grgenius)</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFAUowuC9Uti4CV0O4iokxJglvanQjUD7WCHLwDwQKHG0haG89s4QMcoZCsKVaSLV3Go4R6nEG6YKSF_19C2ZrEEjj8C6Cxt2NUS6hDEb-LW8ICq5g1mf8sDpqRGTU7SGdCR9INUailmvKJz1YyS6tekuaIdDaCWsSpl5jioGUtRmv8utFkEYYip8U/s1080/pool%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFAUowuC9Uti4CV0O4iokxJglvanQjUD7WCHLwDwQKHG0haG89s4QMcoZCsKVaSLV3Go4R6nEG6YKSF_19C2ZrEEjj8C6Cxt2NUS6hDEb-LW8ICq5g1mf8sDpqRGTU7SGdCR9INUailmvKJz1YyS6tekuaIdDaCWsSpl5jioGUtRmv8utFkEYYip8U/w400-h400/pool%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Mali; font-size: large;"><b><p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Mali; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p>Cassie's Review</b></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: georgia;">Laurel has always been a must-buy author since I first read Orphan Island. The Witch of Woodland definitely held its own as well. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: georgia;">Zippy is definitely a character that students (boy and girl alike) will relate to in so many ways. I specifically enjoyed the journey of Zippy to understand her spiritual self and how Laurel provided tiffs with her parents and realizing who she is and what she stands for on her own. I remember being Zippy's age and my parents giving me the opportunity to find <i>my place</i> and I felt that really helped me figure out where I stood on what I believed for myself. Zippy's experiences are relatable for students, but parents and teachers alike will be able to learn more of the mindset of 11-12 year olds as well. </span></p><p>Another connection my younger self was similar to Zippy is the self-isolation. I loved my bed room, I loved my space, and as an adult I found that carried over. It doesn't mean that she is angry all the time, or depressed, it just is that place to decompress. Friendships can be overwhelming, and Laurel did a great job of depicting this need for a young pre-teen. </p><p>This will be such a relatable book for students where they find themselves in the pages and don't even realize with the magic sprinkled throughout. I hope students walk away thinking about themselves, their families, and their friendships and what work goes into those relationships. </p><p>This would be a great read aloud/book club story and you can access the educators guide here: </p><p><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SZrXWZALEfed1Qym4ZSVqCu9dMlFnJ2L/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">EDUCATORS GUIDE</a></p><p><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: large;"><b style="color: #222222;">About the Book</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Laurel Snyder, author of <i>Orphan Island</i>, returns with a story of one girl’s quest<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">to answer the seemingly unanswerable questions about what makes us who we are.<u></u><u></u></span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hi, whoever is reading this. I’m Zipporah Chava McConnell, but everyone calls me Zippy.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> Things used to be simple—until a few weeks ago. Now my best friend, Bea, is acting funny; everyone at school thinks I’m weird; and my mom is making me start preparing for my bat mitzvah, even though we barely ever go to synagogue.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">In fact, the only thing that still seems to make sense is magic.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> See, the thing is, I’m a witch. I’ve been casting spells since I was little. And even if no one else wants to believe in magic anymore, it’s always made sense to me, always felt true. But I was</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">still shocked the day I found a strange red book at the library and somehow...I conjured something. A girl, actually. A beautiful girl with no memory,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">and wings like an angel. You probably don’t believe me, but I swear it’s the truth.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> Miriam is like no one else I’ve ever met. She’s proof that magic is real. And, it’s hard to explain this part, but I just know that we’re connected. That means it’s up to me to help Miriam figure out what she is and where she came from. If I can do that, maybe everything else in my life will start to make sense too.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> Anyway, it’s worth a try.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"> </span></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Mali; font-size: medium;"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Mali;">About the Author</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><u></u><u></u></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqnHD3901v1EpRKZggTq782FJt8HJB6Xm4lBPG0Z2ib2zHLs8PAUUaqhYBHXnrh2erLw4DszmnAVTn_PqrWoO558Z02_k5AkG7--RiofbM66BI_9lTV2mckVJ0QMB_Iwm-_D-xmnhY_YyMCeHdaB-mtu7sreNpg2slda2B35njF95FhTYpw2w5iff/s202/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="202" data-original-width="180" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqnHD3901v1EpRKZggTq782FJt8HJB6Xm4lBPG0Z2ib2zHLs8PAUUaqhYBHXnrh2erLw4DszmnAVTn_PqrWoO558Z02_k5AkG7--RiofbM66BI_9lTV2mckVJ0QMB_Iwm-_D-xmnhY_YyMCeHdaB-mtu7sreNpg2slda2B35njF95FhTYpw2w5iff/s1600/1.jpg" width="180" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="font-family: Mali;"><br /></span></span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Laurel Snyder is the beloved author of many picture books and novels for children, including the National Book Award nominee <i>Orphan Island</i> and the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award winner <i>Charlie & Mouse</i>. A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, she teaches in Hamline University’s MFA in writing for children and young adults program. Laurel lives in Atlanta with her family and can be found online at <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.laurelsnyder.com&source=gmail&ust=1684342536601000&usg=AOvVaw1D0g148m50C8rBnkGaCWId" href="http://www.laurelsnyder.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.laurelsnyder.com</a>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt;">THE WITCH OF WOODLAND by Laurel Snyder<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 12pt;">Blog Tour:<u></u><u></u></span></p><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border: none; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" summary="" title=""><tbody><tr><td style="border: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); margin: 0px; padding: 4pt; width: 55.5pt;" valign="top" width="74"><p align="right" style="margin: 0in; text-align: right;">May 16<u></u><u></u></p></td><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-image: initial; border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-top: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); margin: 0px; padding: 4pt; width: 169pt;" valign="top" width="225"><p style="margin: 0in;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/&source=gmail&ust=1684341965086000&usg=AOvVaw2M9taDJXgXu7RE1zrHM90t" href="https://nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Nerdy Book Club</a><u></u><u></u></p></td><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-image: initial; border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-top: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); margin: 0px; padding: 4pt; width: 88pt;" valign="top" width="117"><p style="margin: 0in;">@nerdybookclub<u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-image: initial; border-left: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-right: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-top: none; margin: 0px; padding: 4pt; width: 55.5pt;" valign="top" width="74"><p align="right" style="margin: 0in; text-align: right;">May 16<u></u><u></u></p></td><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-top: none; margin: 0px; padding: 4pt; width: 169pt;" valign="top" width="225"><p style="margin: 0in;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.unleashingreaders.com/&source=gmail&ust=1684341965086000&usg=AOvVaw1DBm8Q3uGg5sn1I1JPN43V" href="https://www.unleashingreaders.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Unleashing Readers</a><u></u><u></u></p></td><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3nFoDXT" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1885" data-original-width="1248" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU3saemUKo0lkZIbZKXOEuWXCK-ONKI19vuI4kScCK5Wwbzzw0zbfi75Qqoowcg17GA72yOHYZlvOBv5QSo77Qrl-OrgoSo0FDmDbfmt0dGWpSiNdlEaGEGXGnISscUY_emK5FL7eS-g_EBjamkJib3Ni8O8lpfJ5pLHFLbRD5C2XxTak4UVTy2iug/s320/1.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*Click to order! </div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNveDoah395bC-V2pqwpAVl1tAb5ND0Qib2vME6tTr4kijfeqJ266ZHeyA1IBE6CWYtCioFQFru8uOX03kBanyXwWriqzOY5WxFVNWMo6Ka7al2rFBALK-UShvMzfx06XE3-iUH5WiOY9doTbCksT7jLHN-PVM6cjOMM2pVhaVouP0A4UNp46BZ4Fl/s226/Screen%20Shot%202019-07-15%20at%2010.59.00%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="85" data-original-width="226" height="85" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNveDoah395bC-V2pqwpAVl1tAb5ND0Qib2vME6tTr4kijfeqJ266ZHeyA1IBE6CWYtCioFQFru8uOX03kBanyXwWriqzOY5WxFVNWMo6Ka7al2rFBALK-UShvMzfx06XE3-iUH5WiOY9doTbCksT7jLHN-PVM6cjOMM2pVhaVouP0A4UNp46BZ4Fl/s1600/Screen%20Shot%202019-07-15%20at%2010.59.00%20AM.png" width="226" /></a></div><p></p><p><strong style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #212529; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">From the beloved author of</span></strong><span class="m_2007741996554899372apple-converted-space" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #212529; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></b></span><em style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #212529; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Posted</span></b></em><span class="m_2007741996554899372apple-converted-space" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #212529; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></b></span><strong style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #212529; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">comes the story of Zeke Stahls</span></strong><span style="color: #212529; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">—<strong>a thoroughly average twelve-year-old who somehow finds himself in a competition to be named the World's Greatest Kid.</strong></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"><span style="color: #212529; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Zeke Stahls is not the<span class="m_2007741996554899372apple-converted-space"> </span><em>best</em><span class="m_2007741996554899372apple-converted-space"> </span>kid in the world. Some days he struggles just to be<span class="m_2007741996554899372apple-converted-space"> </span><em>good</em>. He'd rather be pulling pranks than doing extra credit, and he's too busy performing experiments on his little brother, Nate, or tormenting his older sister, Jackie, to volunteer for charity.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"><span style="color: #212529; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> Which is why Zeke and his entire family are shocked when they receive word that he has been selected as a contestant in an online competition to find the World's Greatest Kid.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"><span style="color: #212529; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> Zeke has no idea how he was chosen for this, and he knows that measuring up to the other nominees--a saintly lineup of selfless, charming and talented do-gooders with photogenic smiles and hearts of gold--is hopeless. Still, with a $10,000 cash prize on the line, and Zeke's mom struggling to hold the family together on her single-parent salary, he decides to give it his best shot.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"><span style="color: #212529; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> As Zeke concocts various plots to show the world just how “great” he is, however, he finds himself wondering what that word even means, and who gets to decide. And what kind of kid he wants--and needs--to be.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"><span style="color: #212529; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF38giYtsZ7xRP9KylCtPuAQ3ChOliPxssYuneouqy_GjeQ962G4H2juzsRj5NoD-VbV7NWXQdkfq5AdDfis9lKvafoacypQgm_lbabf4-34cL_SzgR-0jrSoYnrXQ4KsIYmECInDb-ry_I0GH1s08gNv8_y8cmN6plKVd8RI8xxjJ4ITvPtZE87pg/s277/Screen%20Shot%202019-07-15%20at%2010.58.28%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="60" data-original-width="277" height="60" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF38giYtsZ7xRP9KylCtPuAQ3ChOliPxssYuneouqy_GjeQ962G4H2juzsRj5NoD-VbV7NWXQdkfq5AdDfis9lKvafoacypQgm_lbabf4-34cL_SzgR-0jrSoYnrXQ4KsIYmECInDb-ry_I0GH1s08gNv8_y8cmN6plKVd8RI8xxjJ4ITvPtZE87pg/s1600/Screen%20Shot%202019-07-15%20at%2010.58.28%20AM.png" width="277" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Pangolin; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Pangolin; font-size: medium;">John does it again with this fantastic middle grade story. The Greatest Kid in the World is such a heartwarming story that students across the world will find relatable. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Pangolin; font-size: medium;">The characters were well developed and John did a great job of writing the entire plot seamlessly. This is a great story to add as a read aloud to your 4th or 5th grade classrooms any time of the year. Even though there is a loss in the story, kids will find themselves loving the humor that is woven throughout. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Pangolin;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d1BWGvYvEN4tCNOSQnJNuPgnk-PeRc9u/view?usp=share_link" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Click here to download the teachers guide</span></a><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYFfcY3kjZUp6eslLlMbZmEXcCdeC0ZFLuZAdyVgc_tte537jaFYZWvTPvZ0pqRYZ3QusYO-u5jnwTVzv5wReTJcznMaiZgGaTzYyQQ1gb8x0Fg-ttucorOwBYUTdNoyOkW-nA1SPNu8FcDyiryaR_m1B7eAhnQiDt83HvGKf_ob_iO_CbH6UnBvrX/s1080/pool.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYFfcY3kjZUp6eslLlMbZmEXcCdeC0ZFLuZAdyVgc_tte537jaFYZWvTPvZ0pqRYZ3QusYO-u5jnwTVzv5wReTJcznMaiZgGaTzYyQQ1gb8x0Fg-ttucorOwBYUTdNoyOkW-nA1SPNu8FcDyiryaR_m1B7eAhnQiDt83HvGKf_ob_iO_CbH6UnBvrX/w640-h640/pool.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><span style="color: #212529; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in;"><span style="color: #212529; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">About the Author<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXqaN0hAKsncDPrurZcmbBTLRi9EKiKNTZ0KHxyCQllB6Zh45uPFwmkqWQy4T_rmCoiiDjgK7HBslqOaCDtpavdFi4v8hw7LJ0fiVG2IsD9MY1eOFulVu77xLGkjCTRhicIFbEdpj066PhIiRJ5YkXcbWeaBCs5PCyKTCZHqPs5Lg5f1cfCb9Wkw7-/s807/1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="605" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXqaN0hAKsncDPrurZcmbBTLRi9EKiKNTZ0KHxyCQllB6Zh45uPFwmkqWQy4T_rmCoiiDjgK7HBslqOaCDtpavdFi4v8hw7LJ0fiVG2IsD9MY1eOFulVu77xLGkjCTRhicIFbEdpj066PhIiRJ5YkXcbWeaBCs5PCyKTCZHqPs5Lg5f1cfCb9Wkw7-/s320/1.png" width="240" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #212529; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">John David Anderson is the author of many highly acclaimed books for kids, including the<span class="m_2007741996554899372apple-converted-space"> </span></span><em><span style="color: #212529; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">New York Times</span></em><span class="m_2007741996554899372apple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #212529; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #212529; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Notable Book<span class="m_2007741996554899372apple-converted-space"> </span></span><em><span style="color: #212529; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Ms. Bixby’s Last Day</span></em><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #212529; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">,<span class="m_2007741996554899372apple-converted-space"> </span></span><em><span style="color: #212529; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Posted</span></em><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #212529; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">,<span class="m_2007741996554899372apple-converted-space"> </span></span><em><span style="color: #212529; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Granted</span></em><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #212529; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">,<span class="m_2007741996554899372apple-converted-space"> </span></span><em><span style="color: #212529; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">One Last Shot</span></em><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #212529; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">, and<span class="m_2007741996554899372apple-converted-space"> </span></span><em><span style="color: #212529; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Stowaway</span></em><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #212529; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">. A dedicated root beer connoisseur and chocolate fiend, he lives with his wonderful wife, two frawesome kids, and clumsy cat, Smudge, in Indianapolis, Indiana. You can visit him online at </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.johndavidanderson.org&source=gmail&ust=1683769829609000&usg=AOvVaw1tjVwEZpqdriJPh2mI6cUM" href="http://www.johndavidanderson.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">www.johndavidanderson.org</span></a><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #212529; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">.</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #212529; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #212529; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;">And here is the schedule for the tour.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><u></u> <u></u></p><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border: none; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" summary="" title=""><tbody><tr><td style="border: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); margin: 0px; padding: 4pt; width: 55.5pt;" valign="top" width="74"><p align="right" style="margin: 0in; text-align: right;">May 9<u></u><u></u></p></td><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-image: initial; border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-top: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); margin: 0px; padding: 4pt; width: 169pt;" valign="top" width="225"><p style="margin: 0in;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/&source=gmail&ust=1683769829609000&usg=AOvVaw1I9P10KF3OQeCTpHkS_1Ap" href="https://nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Nerdy Book Club</a><u></u><u></u></p></td><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-image: initial; border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-top: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); margin: 0px; padding: 4pt; width: 88pt;" valign="top" width="117"><p style="margin: 0in;">@nerdybookclub<u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-image: initial; border-left: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-right: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-top: none; margin: 0px; padding: 4pt; width: 55.5pt;" valign="top" width="74"><p align="right" style="margin: 0in; text-align: right;">May 9<u></u><u></u></p></td><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-top: none; margin: 0px; padding: 4pt; width: 169pt;" valign="top" width="225"><p style="margin: 0in;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.unleashingreaders.com/&source=gmail&ust=1683769829609000&usg=AOvVaw26QPdhp0HbZvPhku0Ytw8j" href="https://www.unleashingreaders.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Unleashing Readers</a><u></u><u></u></p></td><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-top: none; margin: 0px; padding: 4pt; width: 88.65pt;" valign="top" width="118"><p style="margin: 0in;">@unleashreaders<u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-image: initial; border-left: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-right: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-top: none; margin: 0px; padding: 4pt; width: 55.5pt;" valign="top" width="74"><p align="right" style="margin: 0in; text-align: right;">May 10<u></u><u></u></p></td><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-top: none; margin: 0px; padding: 4pt; width: 169pt;" valign="top" width="225"><p style="margin: 0in;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.teacherswhoread.com/&source=gmail&ust=1683769829609000&usg=AOvVaw1SF-5H8q8Cc4eYiO-IVT66" href="https://www.teacherswhoread.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Teachers Who Read</a><u></u><u></u></p></td><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-top: none; margin: 0px; padding: 4pt; width: 85.3pt;" valign="top" width="114"><p style="margin: 0in;">@teachers_read<u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-image: initial; border-left: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-right: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-top: none; margin: 0px; padding: 4pt; width: 55.5pt;" valign="top" width="74"><p align="right" style="margin: 0in; text-align: right;">May 11<u></u><u></u></p></td><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-top: none; margin: 0px; padding: 4pt; width: 169pt;" valign="top" width="225"><p style="margin: 0in;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://insatiablereaders.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1683769829609000&usg=AOvVaw2eGkhc0WjEFjVzBSD6EpYq" href="https://insatiablereaders.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers</a><u></u><u></u></p></td><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-top: none; margin: 0px; padding: 4pt; width: 81.15pt;" valign="top" width="108"><p style="margin: 0in;">@grgenius<u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-image: initial; border-left: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-right: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-top: none; margin: 0px; padding: 4pt; width: 55.5pt;" valign="top" width="74"><p align="right" style="margin: 0in; text-align: right;">May 13<u></u><u></u></p></td><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-top: none; margin: 0px; padding: 4pt; width: 169pt;" valign="top" width="225"><p style="margin: 0in;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.mariaselke.com/&source=gmail&ust=1683769829609000&usg=AOvVaw3t9-R1f-PK_wLEvdgft9eq" href="http://www.mariaselke.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Maria's Melange</a><u></u><u></u></p></td><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-top: none; margin: 0px; padding: 4pt; width: 81.15pt;" valign="top" width="108"><p style="margin: 0in;">@mariaselke<u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-image: initial; border-left: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-right: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-top: none; margin: 0px; padding: 4pt; width: 55.5pt;" valign="top" width="74"><p align="right" style="margin: 0in; text-align: right;">May 15<u></u><u></u></p></td><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-top: none; margin: 0px; padding: 4pt; width: 169pt;" valign="top" width="225"><p style="margin: 0in;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://storymamas.com/&source=gmail&ust=1683769829609000&usg=AOvVaw3YsdQ7jOahWEmhfix5DiKe" href="http://storymamas.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">StoryMamas</a><u></u><u></u></p></td><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-top: none; margin: 0px; padding: 4pt; width: 81.15pt;" valign="top" width="108"><p style="margin: 0in;">@storymamas<u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-image: initial; border-left: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-right: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-top: none; margin: 0px; padding: 4pt; width: 55.5pt;" valign="top" width="74"><p align="right" style="margin: 0in; text-align: right;">May 15<u></u><u></u></p></td><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-top: none; margin: 0px; padding: 4pt; width: 169pt;" valign="top" width="225"><p style="margin: 0in;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://litcoachlou.blogspot.com/&source=gmail&ust=1683769829609000&usg=AOvVaw2TKy-M6sQbruy_bf_ZLEHp" href="http://litcoachlou.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">LitCoachLou</a><u></u><u></u></p></td><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-top: none; margin: 0px; padding: 4pt; width: 81.15pt;" valign="top" width="108"><p style="margin: 0in;">@litcoachlou<u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-image: initial; border-left: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-right: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-top: none; margin: 0px; padding: 4pt; width: 55.5pt;" valign="top" width="74"><p align="right" style="margin: 0in; text-align: right;">May 16<u></u><u></u></p></td><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-top: none; margin: 0px; padding: 4pt; width: 169pt;" valign="top" width="225"><p style="margin: 0in;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://alibrarymama.com/&source=gmail&ust=1683769829609000&usg=AOvVaw25_WGgUuNYIHCLze2L-tD5" href="https://alibrarymama.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">A Library Mama</a><u></u><u></u></p></td><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); 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border-left: none; border-right: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); border-top: none; margin: 0px; padding: 4pt; width: 81.15pt;" valign="top" width="108"><p style="margin: 0in;">@bethshaum<u></u><u></u></p><div><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18qMdV_uAomQ_Y_qxlnA7ejZK3PQITln91em4VkFIDxH1qXtBO2dSbxRKlSZ_aMGcypbFCKHpVgfy_58iEOkZFyQc6ZlnsMvNb7e59pOI0IChzW_ArMxuBlUSISE1Af38AG8B64JC6H6U99Jv5kP4o4sLMhO4Xbui1gx7FXn2OL6LsbYSdDWNNKWg/s170/unnamed.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="170" height="70" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18qMdV_uAomQ_Y_qxlnA7ejZK3PQITln91em4VkFIDxH1qXtBO2dSbxRKlSZ_aMGcypbFCKHpVgfy_58iEOkZFyQc6ZlnsMvNb7e59pOI0IChzW_ArMxuBlUSISE1Af38AG8B64JC6H6U99Jv5kP4o4sLMhO4Xbui1gx7FXn2OL6LsbYSdDWNNKWg/s1600/unnamed.png" width="170" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Teachers Who Readhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475607507245248052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276474563511817182.post-6940973062842096052023-02-09T11:00:00.003-06:002023-02-09T11:01:38.961-06:00New Release: Harriet Spies! <p> </p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Harriet-Spies-Elana-K-Arnold/dp/0063092131?crid=2AYOBYMJGVNI6&keywords=harriet+spies&qid=1675961008&sprefix=harriet+spies%2Caps%2C1282&sr=8-2&linkCode=li3&tag=twrbooks-20&linkId=f38c35ac869bb92aed6f3d8adec7e97e&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0063092131&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=twrbooks-20&language=en_US" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">*Afflink - Click to purchase! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: start;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: Baskerville, serif;">ABOUT <i>HARRIET SPIES<u></u><u></u></i></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Baskerville, serif;">There are a few more things you should know about Harriet Wermer:</span><span style="font-family: Baskerville, serif;"><u></u><u></u></span></p><ul style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: start;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Baskerville, serif;">She <i>always </i>tells the truth.</span><span style="font-family: Baskerville, serif;"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Baskerville, serif;">She’s loving spending her summer on Marble Island, where she is an A+ mystery-solver.</span><span style="font-family: Baskerville, serif;"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Baskerville, serif;">Okay, maybe she doesn’t <i>always </i>tell the truth.</span><span style="font-family: Baskerville, serif;"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Baskerville, serif;">Actually...she has a tendency to lie quite a bit.</span><span style="font-family: Baskerville, serif;"><u></u><u></u></span></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Baskerville, serif;">Which is why, when one of the guests at her grandmother’s bed-and- breakfast finds that their treasured pair of binoculars has gone missing, no one believes Harriet when she said she had nothing to do with it.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Baskerville, serif;"><br />But this is one time Harriet <i>isn’t </i>lying—and she knows that if she can find the binoculars and figure out who really took them, she can prove it.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Baskerville, serif;">With her cat, Matzo Ball, her grandmother’s basset hound, Moneypenny, and Harriet’s new friend, Clarence, helping her out, Harriet knows she can crack the case. But when the culprit isn’t who Harriet expects, it’s up to her to decide how important the truth really is.</span><span style="font-family: Baskerville, serif;"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><i><span style="font-family: Baskerville, serif;">JUST HARRIET and HARRIET SPIES are published by Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><i><span style="font-family: Baskerville, serif;"><br /></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM05y8qFcCfe1h6vvU69WPRR90xK3SlWkOxJ0tFNpniGUH-ePx48kvJ9x-vZmRb32tH72BAn9eZ-Eo39BcfgPlSRUcmWGPCG2CskFLGzt4VYttGFE00wZssbAhGyl2iz92aw1QuxqPy4StBDhiwmNSQNbQQvjJ6XPt7TAwjinJktL2o9a48XrcOAZZ/s6912/Banner%20-%20Landscape%20-%20Summer%20Sale%20-%2050%25%20Off.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="6912" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM05y8qFcCfe1h6vvU69WPRR90xK3SlWkOxJ0tFNpniGUH-ePx48kvJ9x-vZmRb32tH72BAn9eZ-Eo39BcfgPlSRUcmWGPCG2CskFLGzt4VYttGFE00wZssbAhGyl2iz92aw1QuxqPy4StBDhiwmNSQNbQQvjJ6XPt7TAwjinJktL2o9a48XrcOAZZ/w640-h320/Banner%20-%20Landscape%20-%20Summer%20Sale%20-%2050%25%20Off.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJlBCRZMF93q-0HwU_Rt4ZTPJR-EpTt4J3c9FQYEscVirn3rgJ_Cfn1lkMBbUi4FHm8K2su6hJdEhcTZ8iuyhRQRChkqhBgH6B1G8hRO0wGVrMCueLN53a_qTdEeOf04d7dSJMH_C6LAWIecGNOby27xJJ3vYvJP2jI9Bc_1UYKUt3jm32FPbQ8XEZ/s277/Screen%20Shot%202019-07-15%20at%2010.58.28%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="60" data-original-width="277" height="60" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJlBCRZMF93q-0HwU_Rt4ZTPJR-EpTt4J3c9FQYEscVirn3rgJ_Cfn1lkMBbUi4FHm8K2su6hJdEhcTZ8iuyhRQRChkqhBgH6B1G8hRO0wGVrMCueLN53a_qTdEeOf04d7dSJMH_C6LAWIecGNOby27xJJ3vYvJP2jI9Bc_1UYKUt3jm32FPbQ8XEZ/s1600/Screen%20Shot%202019-07-15%20at%2010.58.28%20AM.png" width="277" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Bitter; font-size: medium;">Nothing warms my heart more than authors branching into early middle grade readers. There's a sweet spot right between picture books and 300pg chapter books that kids need more access to. So when Elana started doing Harriet stories, I knew they were going to be so successful. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Bitter; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Bitter; font-size: medium;">Harriet is such a relatable MC that in almost everything she does, a child somewhere is going to see themselves. There are a lot of valuable lessons that can be learned from Harriet Spies (and Just Harriet!) that would allow these titles to be great books to use as whole group or book clubs in the classroom setting as well. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Bitter; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Bitter; font-size: medium;">When you think about lessons being taught; in the education world - the theme, you think about what can my child or student take away from this story line and apply to real life situations. In Harriet Spies, Harriet comes face to face with what exactly can happen when you lie, how lying gets you in more trouble in the end than just telling the truth from the beginning. Harriet also comes face to face with how first impressions are not always accurate. As adults we still do this, so to be able to discuss it and analyze that issue at a young age is a great start. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Bitter; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Bitter; font-size: medium;">Elana does a great job of writing for a younger audience, but with the opportunity to grow - with higher vocabulary being used and explaining the meanings. Teachers could then turn this into a great vocabulary activity and growth opportunity. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Bitter; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Bitter; font-size: medium;">Click the link for a fantastic teacher discussion guide: </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Bitter; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/18j6hfaYDzcZRcFLXMgpvFftD7A8M-iaI/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">DISCUSSION GUIDE</a><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz07n7w8c6tq814dO5ppP3k91HojKcVhhFHQzrGRzSNFW9K7cOeT9oiMNfgURFEuuW3Hxnc3DgyoSsLnIF9AK_Rn1RTy-uq2zDVN4g4VAHzGWyHk4Opah_e80ov_jKysT04l-EOZOnc8dHZipRpZlUsXr5tlfdWDCIg9DQhvtmBmpVlFwJttcPfPFi/s1365/Elana%20K%20Arnold.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="1365" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz07n7w8c6tq814dO5ppP3k91HojKcVhhFHQzrGRzSNFW9K7cOeT9oiMNfgURFEuuW3Hxnc3DgyoSsLnIF9AK_Rn1RTy-uq2zDVN4g4VAHzGWyHk4Opah_e80ov_jKysT04l-EOZOnc8dHZipRpZlUsXr5tlfdWDCIg9DQhvtmBmpVlFwJttcPfPFi/s320/Elana%20K%20Arnold.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Bitter; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Bitter; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: start;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: Baskerville, serif;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Baskerville, serif;">Elana K. Arnold is the award-winning author of many books for children and teens, including <i>Just Harriet</i>, <i>Harriet Spies</i>, <i>The House that Wasn’t There</i>,</span><span style="font-family: Baskerville, serif;"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Baskerville, serif;">the Printz Honor winner <i>Damsel</i>, the National Book Award finalist <i>What Girls are Made Of</i>, and the Global Read Aloud selection <i>A Boy Called Bat</i>. She is a member of the faculty at Hamline University’s MFA in writing for children and young adults program, and lives<br />in Huntington Beach, CA, with her husband, two children, and a menagerie of animals. You can find her online at <b><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.elanakarnold.com&source=gmail&ust=1676047372056000&usg=AOvVaw3eM_hesSGvBTYN7NUQhV_4" href="http://www.elanakarnold.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.elanakarnold.com</a></b></span><span style="font-family: Baskerville, serif;"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Baskerville, serif;">ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Baskerville, serif;">Dung (pronounced Dzung) Ho was born and raised in Hue citadel, Vietnam, where she studied graphic design at the Arts University. She is the <i>New York Times</i>–bestselling illustrator of many books for children, including Joanna Ho’s <i>Eyes That Kiss in the Corners </i>and Laura Ruby’s <i>Me and Ms. Too</i>. She finds inspiration in nature: the beauty of plants, flowers, and leaves. She also loves to draw interesting characters with unique personalities. She now lives in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. When she’s not drawing, she loves spending time cooking (eating), watching movies,<br />and tending her plants. Visit her at <b><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.behance.net/hanhdung&source=gmail&ust=1676047372056000&usg=AOvVaw1GP358uKTLUQwVVQV4pGJV" href="http://www.behance.net/hanhdung" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.behance.net/hanhdung</a><br /></b>or follow her on Instagram <b>@dunghanhho</b>.</span><span style="font-family: Baskerville, serif;"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Baskerville, serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3EqfqD5-c6JsHLaeGymV1MFML9l4PUknYgsWzTstJRF11wGSNJTuxI2YL_FddpJq5lL7kxI5MjMP9bk3izGxyPaTKQbR0bnIAmOVzijB2O3BkbbaSxQXwiJrz_Yaijop8iP6PpBcIz_BdMULxwZWbfJcVH2twAZ5_Ap9-x4j-ExhTHGUmwcMohkRf/s2400/JustHarriet%20hc%20c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1688" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3EqfqD5-c6JsHLaeGymV1MFML9l4PUknYgsWzTstJRF11wGSNJTuxI2YL_FddpJq5lL7kxI5MjMP9bk3izGxyPaTKQbR0bnIAmOVzijB2O3BkbbaSxQXwiJrz_Yaijop8iP6PpBcIz_BdMULxwZWbfJcVH2twAZ5_Ap9-x4j-ExhTHGUmwcMohkRf/s320/JustHarriet%20hc%20c.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Baskerville, serif;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: start;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: Baskerville, serif;">ABOUT<i> JUST HARRIET<u></u><u></u></i></span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Baskerville, serif;">There are a few things you should know about Harriet Wermer:</span><span style="color: #b238f2; font-family: Baskerville, serif;"><u></u><u></u></span></p><ul style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: start;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Baskerville, serif;">She just finished third grade.</span><span style="font-family: Baskerville, serif;"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Baskerville, serif;">She has a perfect cat named Matzo Ball.</span><span style="font-family: Baskerville, serif;"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Baskerville, serif;">She doesn’t always tell the truth.</span><span style="font-family: Baskerville, serif;"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Baskerville, serif;">She is very happy to be spending summer vacation away from home and her mom and dad and all the wonderful things she had been planning all year.</span><span style="font-family: Baskerville, serif;"><u></u><u></u></span></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Baskerville, serif;">Okay, maybe that last one isn’t entirely the truth.</span><span style="font-family: Baskerville, serif;"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Baskerville, serif;">Of course, there’s nothing Harriet doesn’t like about Marble Island, the small island off the coast of California where her nanu runs a cozy little bed and breakfast. And nobody doesn’t love Moneypenny, Nanu’s old basset hound. But Harriet doesn’t like the fact that Dad made this decision without even asking her.</span><span style="font-family: Baskerville, serif;"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Baskerville, serif;">When Harriet arrives on Marble Island, however, she discovers that it’s full of surprises, and even a mystery. One that seems to involve her dad, back when he was a young boy living on Marble Island. One that Harriet is absolutely going to solve. And that’s the truth.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Baskerville, serif;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Baskerville, serif;">Blog Tour Schedule:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Baskerville, serif;"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border: none; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" summary="" title=""><tbody><tr><td style="border: 1pt solid rgb(163, 163, 163); 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Teachers Who Readhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475607507245248052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276474563511817182.post-91163616632609963752022-10-14T18:54:00.000-05:002022-10-14T18:54:41.938-05:00Guest Post: Author Caroline Starr Rose <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3rZu7eg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="331" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Ip0HacEb-zECfNTlwS1lYwZ5WZGTmgJ6i_2YZZy1U2enRCtgJL-pwlRkVdbw0E8tCSl7FJHmbHmcX2eQhph9lDifl6uXJ7Ok_z5r5Hg6_Frf_-XJm2YpMnjnrNbjHZlJ1nKs4wthWvUfARMKfHkee-Yi0_RA1Ry7cE9UTZycfZgVm0Lcs6Yaam8R/s320/1984813153.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_SX500_.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700 !important;">A traveling medicine show promises to cure all, but two kids learn it takes more than faith in the miraculous to fix things that are broken.</span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Thirteen-year-old Jack knows </span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif;">what cured his baby sister when his family thought she might never get well—Dr. Kingsbury’s “Miraculous Tonic.” Guaranteed to relieve maladies known to man or beast, Dr. Kingsbury’s potion can cure everything from pimples to hearing loss to a broken heart, and Jack himself is a witness to the miraculous results and the doctor’s kindness. When he had no money, the doctor didn’t turn him away but gave him the tonic for free along with a job—to travel with him from city to city selling his cure-all elixir.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />When Dr. Kingsbury and Jack arrive in Oakdale, the town at first feels like any other they’ve been to. But it’s clear Oakdale is a town with secrets, and its citizens are slow to trust strangers. <br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /> <br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Then Jack meets Cora, and a friendship neither expected starts to bloom. Together they uncover something else they didn’t expect—not only secrets about the town but also Dr. Kingsbury. As they race to discover the truth, they’ll have to decide who and what to believe before it’s too late.</span><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; font-weight: 700; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;">There’s no sore it will not heal: charisma, cure-alls, and charlatans</span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-a47b9586-7fff-efdd-34a9-a1e91453b104"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">by Caroline Starr Rose</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I write books to make sense of the world — this gloriously weird, sometimes heartbreaking, marvelous place we call home. Years ago, while visiting a museum in St. Louis, I heard a talk on charlatans (people who intentionally deceive others for their personal gain). It sparked a number of questions in me: Why do we believe the things that we do? What might we be willing to try to change our circumstances? Exploring these ideas was the starting point for my book, </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Miraculous</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Medical knowledge has come a long way since the 1800s. Back then, far less was understood about illness and the human body. Because medical training was limited, treatments varied widely. It was easy for anyone with a little experience to claim to be a doctor—and some did, for their own personal gain. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">During the nineteenth century, charlatans found plenty of willing customers in the rural regions of the United States (90 percent of the country then) where doctors were scarce. Most families at that time relied on home remedies that helped ease the discomfort of minor illnesses but were no match for serious diseases or chronic conditions. Lack of medical knowledge, limited access to proper care, and ineffective home remedies were the perfect combination for the rise of patent medicines. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Patent medicines, sometimes called cure-alls, were unregulated medications with over-the-top claims that they could fix any ailment. Anyone with a bit of skill, a little medical insight, and a strong business sense could create and sell a cure-all. These “medicines” came in a variety of forms. Tonics and tinctures were meant to be swallowed. Liniments and salves were applied to the skin. Some self-described doctors moved from town to town to sell their products, a spectacle called the traveling medicine show. These shows were part entertainment, part lecture, and part doctor’s visit. Many people viewed the traveling doctor as an authority figure, falling under the spell of hypnotic speeches and demonstrations that were meant to deceive.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">By 1906, roughly 50,000 different patent medicines were available in the United States! Here’s just a sampling:</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hamlin’s Wizard Oil claimed to heal rheumatism, pneumonia, hydrophobia, lame backs, asthma, sore throats, toothaches, headaches, stiff joints, and even cancer. “There’s no sore it will not heal,” its slogan read, “no pain it will not subdue.” </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Burdock Blood Bitters claimed to cure “all disorders arising from impure blood or a deranged liver.” </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp Root Kidney, Liver, and Bladder Cure worked on “pimples, diabetes,” or “internal slime fever.” Kilmer’s Ocean Weed Remedy could be used to cure “sudden death.” (I can’t help but wonder how that might work.)</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Believe it or not, the mouthwash Listerine got its start as a patent medicine. It was once used as “a surgical disinfectant, a cure for dandruff, a floor cleaner, a hair tonic, [and] a deodorant.”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Did patent medicines really work? This is a tricky question. Some “may have had medical value, provided they were taken in the right doses for the appropriate ailment.” Some people improved because of the “placebo effect,” a phenomenon where recovery comes from simply believing a medicine can heal. Many patent medicines included addictive substances such as alcohol, opium, morphine, and even cocaine. These substances could mask an ailment, bringing temporary relief. And perhaps most important to remember, when given enough time, the human body often heals itself of minor illnesses. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The medicine show era drew to a close in the 1930s. The newly formed U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission determined which drugs could be sold and which claims had to be eliminated because of false advertising. Automobiles and movie theaters meant people no longer had to wait for entertainment to find them; they could seek it out themselves. Easy access to drugstores meant regulated medicine was available to anyone who needed it. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Today we’re certain we’re more sophisticated than the people who lived in the past. We think we’d never fall for the outrageous claims made at a traveling medicine show. But aren’t we still drawn to the people that promise the world? Don’t we long for the products that assure us they’ll make our lives easier? Don’t we secretly hope there’s a fix to our problems, a sure-fire solution that’s guaranteed? While their claims might not be as bold or extravagant as they were in the past, cure-alls and charlatans still exist today. I hope</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Miraculous</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> helps young readers to examine the world around them. I hope it shows them to pay attention and remember: No remedy can cure every ache or pain. No product can solve every problem. No person has all the answers.</span></p><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Teaching ideas</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Discussion questions</span></p><br /><ol style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: -18pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Why do you think some characters are willing to believe in the power of the tonic? Do you think in some circumstances the tonic could truly be beneficial? If yes, whom might it help and how?</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: -18pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Miraculous can be described as a story of second chances. Share three examples from the book that support this idea.</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: -18pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dr. Kingsbury preys on people’s insecurities and worries in order to make a sale. Can you think of advertising examples in our current day that are similar to Dr. Kingsbury’s approach?</span></p></li></ol><br /><ol start="4" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: -18pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Why do you think the book is told through multiple points of view? How would the book be different if Dr. Kingsbury’s perspective had been included? </span></p></li></ol><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Videos about patent medicines</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Please preview to determine if these are appropriate for your classroom.)</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Quackery: A History of Fake Medicine and Cure-Alls</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> from CBS Sunday Morning (6:59)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A good overview of quackery in the United States, the limitations of medical knowledge, and modern-day examples of Coronavirus “cures.” </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_3K0lFuvHQ&ab_channel=CBSSundayMorning" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_3K0lFuvHQ&ab_channel=CBSSundayMorning</span></a></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Patent Medicines</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (6:36)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lots of visuals of advertisements and handbills, with a focus on Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound (a product still available today!).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqkqjQzR6W0&t=265s&ab_channel=kehamilt" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqkqjQzR6W0&t=265s&ab_channel=kehamilt</span></a></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Patent Medicines from History 101</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (2:21)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A quick overview of quackery with some examples of advertisements from the 1800s and modern-day connections.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYmDZBrZT9g&ab_channel=HoustonPublicMedia" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYmDZBrZT9g&ab_channel=HoustonPublicMedia</span></a></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Activities</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Create Your Own Cure-All</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/W/6/2/d/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #373737; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.2.D</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What type of medicine is your cure-all? What five things will your medicine “cure”? Create a poster that will attract your ideal customer.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Classroom Talk Show</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RL/6/1/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #373737; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.1</span></a><span style="color: #373737; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><a href="http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RL/6/3/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #373737; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3</span></a><span style="color: #373737; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><a href="http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RL/6/6/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #373737; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.6</span></a><span style="color: #373737; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><a href="http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/SL/6/1/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #373737; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.6.1</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Invite characters from </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Miraculous</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to a classroom talk show! Assign various characters to your students and invite them to take on their persona. Other students should prepare questions to ask the characters. Have students reflect on how characters would interact with each other and how they might respond to questions about things such as their motivations, actions, choices, opinions, fears, strengths, weaknesses, hopes, secrets, and dreams.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Miraculous</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> read alikes:</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Boneshake</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">r by Kate Milford</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Wishgiver: Three Tales of Conven Tree</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> by Bill Brittain</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A Fine White Dust</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> by Cynthia Rylant</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">a great non-fiction read:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Poison: Deadly Deeds, Perilous Professions, and Murderous Medicines</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> by Sara Albee</span></p><br /><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.carolinestarrrose.com" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Caroline Starr Rose</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is a middle grade and picture book author whose books have been ALA-ALSC Notable, Junior Library Guild, ABA New Voices, Kids’ Indie Next, Amazon’s Best Books of the Month for Kids, and Bank Street College of Education Best Books selections. In addition, her books have been nominated for almost two dozen state award lists. Caroline was named a Publisher’s Weekly Flying Start Author for her debut novel, May B. She spent her childhood in the deserts of Saudi Arabia and New Mexico and taught social studies and English in four different states. Caroline now lives with her family in New Mexico. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Miraculous</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is her latest book. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; 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font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;">Stowaway</span><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;">, which </span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;">Booklist </span><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;">called "</span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;">The Mandalorian</span><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;"> meets</span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;"> Guardians of the Galaxy</span><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;">" in a starred review.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Leo Fender is no stranger to catastrophe, whether it’s the intergalactic war that took his mother’s life or the ongoing fight for his own. He’s seen his planet plundered, his ship attacked, his father kidnapped, and his brother go missing—and found himself stranded on a ship with a bunch of mercenary space pirates.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Still, nothing could have prepared him for the moment he and the crew tried to save his father...and discovered a dark plot that could destroy hundreds of worlds in the blink of an eye.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now Leo is adrift. His father has sent him on a mission with nothing but a data chip and a name of someone who could help, and Captain Bastian Black and the crew of the Icarus are determined to see this through to the end with Leo, to fulfill his father’s wish and prevent further conflict.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But as Leo searches for answers, he can’t help but wonder what it would take to end the war, to track down his father and brother and return to whatever home they have left—and if the cost of doing so is one he would be able to pay.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lBnWEAiLzJd-2UOYAg_Wmw_jOKdPW2S2EBBRySYp5x7JNB6PLWZk7QOcbp4IEmZ3s11AxNb2eYclZHj8YBFSn0Lz4g3ps2KbjgNUIQQf6OMArIC3YxvRlQ4tek03C9rwJJXfAy7fZ5IE9usKvnBM2jITd48jvLsg6Wn8LR9FupV5FMvmgszw-dLf/s219/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-23%20at%208.44.49%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="102" data-original-width="219" height="102" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lBnWEAiLzJd-2UOYAg_Wmw_jOKdPW2S2EBBRySYp5x7JNB6PLWZk7QOcbp4IEmZ3s11AxNb2eYclZHj8YBFSn0Lz4g3ps2KbjgNUIQQf6OMArIC3YxvRlQ4tek03C9rwJJXfAy7fZ5IE9usKvnBM2jITd48jvLsg6Wn8LR9FupV5FMvmgszw-dLf/s1600/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-23%20at%208.44.49%20AM.png" width="219" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A very excellent follow up to Stowaway! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Action packed!</li><li>A kid fighting a galactic-level war</li><li>Planets</li><li>Non-human persons</li><li>Family issues</li><li>Strange alien food</li><li>Robots (and some romance)</li><li>Environmental message</li><li>Friends who become family </li><li>Self value message </li></ul><div>If you haven't read Stowaway yet - pick that up today and follow with Homebound. The two books are perfect for those sci-fi lovers you have in your classroom. </div><div><br /></div><div>Teaching activity: There are several descriptive parts throughout the book of Leo's setting. Find a page that your students can replicate by creating their own planet with everything Leo needs to either fight or combine forces with! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge4IY2PD71F7yxHUtCBk24uaq_c_c0ar-kzoDgab4A0Y604J3l5QO5Dy7ZmOPPGJ2JP3RwHBkSa7XXlJZ5wkB-zRyQ6L7pjR0B4kN1QCZZiiHMU1QU2zN4h8I9JWbZWMTJvcFJ5HRaWGFwbmxoJumqlERIGByj_0VfRW1G7Mkz6KS8gyAy-U9QJv05/s170/unnamed.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="170" height="70" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge4IY2PD71F7yxHUtCBk24uaq_c_c0ar-kzoDgab4A0Y604J3l5QO5Dy7ZmOPPGJ2JP3RwHBkSa7XXlJZ5wkB-zRyQ6L7pjR0B4kN1QCZZiiHMU1QU2zN4h8I9JWbZWMTJvcFJ5HRaWGFwbmxoJumqlERIGByj_0VfRW1G7Mkz6KS8gyAy-U9QJv05/s1600/unnamed.png" width="170" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>Teachers Who Readhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475607507245248052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276474563511817182.post-80433493202802371252022-08-17T12:03:00.000-05:002022-08-17T12:03:02.139-05:00A Nonfiction Classroom Addition <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQE435OCsooldhqTAWSim0eqgc1r908CsWfQeVweJWBAriLaYU1rbXKMSnljEy8mZN893OdSA3ZO9N08d3aYFAcNsmN97SlniVr98Tq2dooE06s_T_nHRHGtOaHPsKfbipo7J0bDPNRnVvin4NBxoEYBlcuW90HbavzFwTkgW3RDpqYckZWC9LbJne/s747/unnamed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="747" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQE435OCsooldhqTAWSim0eqgc1r908CsWfQeVweJWBAriLaYU1rbXKMSnljEy8mZN893OdSA3ZO9N08d3aYFAcNsmN97SlniVr98Tq2dooE06s_T_nHRHGtOaHPsKfbipo7J0bDPNRnVvin4NBxoEYBlcuW90HbavzFwTkgW3RDpqYckZWC9LbJne/w400-h264/unnamed.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">“I wanted to bring engineering to life for children in a different way. . . . Our goal was to combine engineering and art to create something beautiful.”</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/90038-four-questions-with-roma-agrawal.html" target="_blank">Four Questions with Roma Agrawal! </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Roma’s <b>HOW WAS THAT BUILT?</b> gives not only an in-depth look into some of the most impressive architectural marvels, but goes into the <i>hows</i> of it all. From “how to build long” with the Brooklyn Bridge to “how to build clean” with London’s sewers (and even more intense—how to build on ice, in the sea, and outer space), Roma goes above and beyond in giving young readers a sense of what structural engineering is, and opens their minds to seeing architecture in their world a little differently. The book has a ton of try-it-at-home experiments in order to learn these concepts, and it’s an incredibly fun, educational read for people of all ages.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.romatheengineer.com/&source=gmail&ust=1660841531401000&usg=AOvVaw1ghw-r9VJVArMWP8p9B5Z0" href="https://www.romatheengineer.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Roma Agrawal</a> herself is an impressive woman in her field, having worked on multiple footbridges, structures, train stations, and skyscrapers—including The Shard—she’s left an indelible mark on London’s landscape.<span style="color: #797979; letter-spacing: 0.15pt; line-height: 18.5467px;"> </span>She is a tireless promoter of engineering and technical careers to young people, particularly under-represented groups such as women. As an engineering story-teller, she presents documentaries and hosts the <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.buildingstoriespodcast.com/&source=gmail&ust=1660841531401000&usg=AOvVaw2-dSdfqNVmQ9yYfK8liQUD" href="https://www.buildingstoriespodcast.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">podcast</a> Building Stories. <b>HOW WAS THAT BUILT?</b> is a young readers adaptation of her first book, BUILT, and she wrote this with the hopes of encouraging young people to move into STEM and structural engineering fields</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZj4Y-N6iYLOHbyV7eyRBm_7LmdeqgFy8-JtpByDwuWieiHYMjwrXqpRD4NKgYSL6LOvqaSmu-fp0U5uPcSPLco2EXwAwg2_QW33YZhtmxAKjY78f65u-A1jT4MQrPWwGBbux8mTMrv9TXlz79ZVt7HUdyGOHTcU7X4CegNcgv2UKfAcTQJCIh8ylQ/s332/Screen%20Shot%202020-02-26%20at%208.16.43%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="118" data-original-width="332" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZj4Y-N6iYLOHbyV7eyRBm_7LmdeqgFy8-JtpByDwuWieiHYMjwrXqpRD4NKgYSL6LOvqaSmu-fp0U5uPcSPLco2EXwAwg2_QW33YZhtmxAKjY78f65u-A1jT4MQrPWwGBbux8mTMrv9TXlz79ZVt7HUdyGOHTcU7X4CegNcgv2UKfAcTQJCIh8ylQ/s320/Screen%20Shot%202020-02-26%20at%208.16.43%20AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihrVng0io3hHat7moXr7cDTHCIG8n1TvwPy8ULpANu7wRa0Ol4hvqqQ6dNrEFf6ABJ8WlfMzq5WJNrvPTyVm32qF3pqUu1bNG2dUy6ZgT4NIltkcYeC3rX4kfVqn7L_YnInubHceEJPP6vF8SH5-LbZgvf42lUGgZc5ZNGgii0ipYzu7DVtGsgQfrC/s786/2022-08-17_11-58-47.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="786" data-original-width="635" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihrVng0io3hHat7moXr7cDTHCIG8n1TvwPy8ULpANu7wRa0Ol4hvqqQ6dNrEFf6ABJ8WlfMzq5WJNrvPTyVm32qF3pqUu1bNG2dUy6ZgT4NIltkcYeC3rX4kfVqn7L_YnInubHceEJPP6vF8SH5-LbZgvf42lUGgZc5ZNGgii0ipYzu7DVtGsgQfrC/s16000/2022-08-17_11-58-47.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4y2nyiNvQzQBUF0jpJPoDhWafqVHOv_H7z7B3fI18jSgaagT57t7jKUvacKIF2DIKrWslze-rhAj60IGqJEusqImQT-HPsilml7_o8QPNfZyHK1-3wgKRNxrM2GhT4THjrSeypObX7R_2DvnFfW6bN3k7jNPMznEJJJrKrhTTrFewcLRfHDaatUn/s656/2022-08-17_12-00-53.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="656" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4y2nyiNvQzQBUF0jpJPoDhWafqVHOv_H7z7B3fI18jSgaagT57t7jKUvacKIF2DIKrWslze-rhAj60IGqJEusqImQT-HPsilml7_o8QPNfZyHK1-3wgKRNxrM2GhT4THjrSeypObX7R_2DvnFfW6bN3k7jNPMznEJJJrKrhTTrFewcLRfHDaatUn/s16000/2022-08-17_12-00-53.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQretNSeboutmj8y2q6c72CuysFyRnWtpODGAqrokOkb5kHbqLZD0xhfRYMu6Kv8W1QeQNeKT0bJ2CbxKdgIvhx5TiQtSDBMKr2l_DiJ8WaqT3t6cQT1Dn7ADaNtl-Y9Rx7lSHddLCFXvy9koNz7t97bj5SXfBypJfiM6TW6eEsnGnz8M5rAu7y7I/s170/unnamed.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="170" height="70" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQretNSeboutmj8y2q6c72CuysFyRnWtpODGAqrokOkb5kHbqLZD0xhfRYMu6Kv8W1QeQNeKT0bJ2CbxKdgIvhx5TiQtSDBMKr2l_DiJ8WaqT3t6cQT1Dn7ADaNtl-Y9Rx7lSHddLCFXvy9koNz7t97bj5SXfBypJfiM6TW6eEsnGnz8M5rAu7y7I/s1600/unnamed.png" width="170" /></a></div><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Teachers Who Readhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475607507245248052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276474563511817182.post-58543285006259282282022-08-12T00:00:00.000-05:002022-08-12T00:00:00.196-05:00The Year Without a Summer - Review<p><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Patrick Hand; font-size: x-large;"><u>The Year Without a Summer</u> by Arlene Mark</span></p><p><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Patrick Hand; font-size: large;">Out August 16! </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3bVzgPK" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1870" data-original-width="1210" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2myKsGC13rS1QDjSoc4XdpNF2asKRBSWbvYRK3Vfr-FMfLcTh0ap1bwLL89iiGV93-Y1EMO8FvnioEni66NMs6NRAHt17eivD231MRZnFEikaKlsVh-QT86tC1h-SjaXOGfj4DcrZKgS_2CWu6mowF274iEpd5QDojDs-4z6KMRKFRkwzrCu1acjJ/s320/unnamed.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click to purchase! AffLink</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRYZVS9RFXiNvqejxzKJE-fgtQ0R8W0yDuAz9b41oiyJ-KwY9WzsCBqe71YSQum6ot7wO22Qn4Ukvuwjx_w2CpnNfXlpfhdzxIs6l5d2sSBPuuH16_pIrrHNvGy_KQu1Us98Qn1r3EKH92tDmxHCUIxnQoQk2OTZNaNZtzhdKoxkImK5av7-ItPX65/s362/Screen%20Shot%202020-02-26%20at%208.16.19%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="128" data-original-width="362" height="71" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRYZVS9RFXiNvqejxzKJE-fgtQ0R8W0yDuAz9b41oiyJ-KwY9WzsCBqe71YSQum6ot7wO22Qn4Ukvuwjx_w2CpnNfXlpfhdzxIs6l5d2sSBPuuH16_pIrrHNvGy_KQu1Us98Qn1r3EKH92tDmxHCUIxnQoQk2OTZNaNZtzhdKoxkImK5av7-ItPX65/w200-h71/Screen%20Shot%202020-02-26%20at%208.16.19%20AM.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111;">Explosive volcanic eruptions are cool, really, cool. They inject ash into the stratosphere and deflect the sun’s rays. When eighth grader Jamie Fulton learns that snow fell in June in his hometown because of an eruption on the other side of the world, he’s psyched! He could have snowboarded if he’d lived back in 1815 during the year without a summer.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111;">Clara Montalvo, who recently arrived at Jamie’s school after surviving Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, has a different take all this. She is astounded—and disturbed—by Jamie’s frenzied enthusiasm for what she considers an obvious disaster. The teens’ battling arguments cause science class disruption and create academic trouble: Jamie’s headed for a failing grade in science, and may not even graduate from eighth grade; Clara’s scholarship hopes are dashed. And school isn’t the only place where Jamie and Clara are facing hardship: as they quarrel whether natural disasters can be beneficial, their home lives are also unraveling. Uncertainty about Jamie’s wounded brother returning from Afghanistan and Clara’s unreachable father back in Puerto Rico forces the two vulnerable teens to share their worries and sadness. As their focus shifts from natural disasters to personal calamities to man-made climate changes, the teens take surprising steps that astonish them. Ultimately, through hard work and growing empathy for each other, as well as for their classmates’ distress over the climate change affecting their lives, Jamie and Clara empower themselves and the people they touch.</span></span></div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1lUVQ0nMYB0Hp1Tc21niDqYFubMDtr-lTL-uTkQOlisHhLIwhC7J_vHt1iX03aawXzK5cHPpOax2pl7doI2gS3mBI4Er_tLK0QfhUJ2KMhtkmr__Qv6Sv0mzPj6T2w5gC3XPhjsYgadEwvDj6R2W26nTZJBUFxpKy6xAvws0aPs1molFpKxql4x37/s332/Screen%20Shot%202020-02-26%20at%208.16.43%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="118" data-original-width="332" height="71" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1lUVQ0nMYB0Hp1Tc21niDqYFubMDtr-lTL-uTkQOlisHhLIwhC7J_vHt1iX03aawXzK5cHPpOax2pl7doI2gS3mBI4Er_tLK0QfhUJ2KMhtkmr__Qv6Sv0mzPj6T2w5gC3XPhjsYgadEwvDj6R2W26nTZJBUFxpKy6xAvws0aPs1molFpKxql4x37/w200-h71/Screen%20Shot%202020-02-26%20at%208.16.43%20AM.png" width="200" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand;">A historical fiction middle grade story that focuses on natural disasters, with environmental concerns woven in with two 8th grade protagonists. Jamie - with parents who are very hard on him in regards to his inability to care for anything other than the snowboarding team (like grades) and Clara whose family moved to the states from Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand;">A lot of middle school problems that are common and something that students can relate to. A lot of topics are covered in the story. You do learn that the title of the book came from a catastrophic, real event, the 1815 Indonesian volcano that spewed enough ash to change the climate for many countries. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand;">A story that student who enjoy historical fiction/environmental issues will enjoy. Also anyone struggling with parents who they feel are "hard on them" but essentially just parenting and not wanting them to waste their potential.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qWrciVMAZ_arX9nYpnPjaecCc2OdXBVMY4lXg3p1Hik0rCXSHG48aYOnSTmTd14x6u_iv-Kz4KHtg3YlM3bt4yjxZ1-UBkbuG9s6Vd0WWqgycJdF271eq_CfYVTER1smgF88L_3AGBKf2SjjW8Xdtr1oQ4D4I1oWmwXmEaZF9F-zcKu4YZV6BrMJ/s170/unnamed.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="170" height="70" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qWrciVMAZ_arX9nYpnPjaecCc2OdXBVMY4lXg3p1Hik0rCXSHG48aYOnSTmTd14x6u_iv-Kz4KHtg3YlM3bt4yjxZ1-UBkbuG9s6Vd0WWqgycJdF271eq_CfYVTER1smgF88L_3AGBKf2SjjW8Xdtr1oQ4D4I1oWmwXmEaZF9F-zcKu4YZV6BrMJ/s1600/unnamed.png" width="170" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Patrick Hand;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><br />Teachers Who Readhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475607507245248052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276474563511817182.post-64055558957474169042022-08-10T07:30:00.001-05:002022-08-10T07:30:00.187-05:00Spark and the League of Ursus - Recommendation<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana;"><b> <span style="font-size: x-large;">League of Ursus Series! Must HAVE! </span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Patrick Hand SC; font-size: large;"><b>Action packed! Suspenseful! Imaginative! Representation!</b></span></p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Spark-League-Ursus-Robert-Repino/dp/1683691660?crid=2OFUBEH1ERV8Y&keywords=league+of+ursus&qid=1660050615&sprefix=league+of+ursus%2Caps%2C184&sr=8-1&linkCode=li2&tag=twrbooks-20&linkId=06536654b2855bfd8616ba30df36e0c3&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1683691660&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=twrbooks-20&language=en_US" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=twrbooks-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=1683691660" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /><div><i style="--tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); border: 0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing: border-box; color: #6a605e; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-weight: bolder;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="--tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); border: 0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing: border-box; color: #6a605e; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-weight: bolder;">Toy Story</i><span style="color: #6a605e; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-weight: bolder;"> meets </span><i style="--tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); border: 0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing: border-box; color: #6a605e; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-weight: bolder; margin-top: 1rem;">Stranger Things</i><span style="color: #6a605e; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-weight: bolder;"> in this epic tale of warrior teddy bears and the children they protect.</span><p style="--tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); border: 0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing: border-box; color: #6a605e; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; margin: 1rem 0px 0px;">Spark is not your average teddy bear. She’s soft and cuddly, sure, but she’s also a fierce warrior. At night she fulfills her sacred duty: to protect the household from monsters. But Spark’s owner Loretta is growing up and thinks she doesn’t need her old teddy anymore.</p><p style="--tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); border: 0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing: border-box; color: #6a605e; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; margin: 1rem 0px 0px;">When a monster unlike any other descends on the quiet home, everything changes. Children are going missing, and the monster wants Loretta next. Only Spark can stop it. She must call upon the ancient League of Ursus—a secret alliance of teddy bears who are pledged to protect their human friends. Together with an Amazon-princess doll and a timid sock monkey, the bears are all that stands between our world and the one that lies beneath. It will be a heroic chapter in the history of the League . . . if the bears live to tell the tale.</p><div><br /></div><div><br />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Spark-Grand-Sleuth-Novel-League/dp/1683692217?pd_rd_w=yVHFl&content-id=amzn1.sym.7757a8b5-874e-4a67-9d85-54ed32f01737&pf_rd_p=7757a8b5-874e-4a67-9d85-54ed32f01737&pf_rd_r=67DJSC8VKRVM2EX349EC&pd_rd_wg=C1qYC&pd_rd_r=dd4192f1-b615-477d-a4f1-36273346c096&pd_rd_i=1683692217&psc=1&linkCode=li2&tag=twrbooks-20&linkId=564ebf2e31cf22b59ae2d92e8178ab8d&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1683692217&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=twrbooks-20&language=en_US" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=twrbooks-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=1683692217" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="--tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); border: 0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing: border-box; color: #6a605e; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-weight: bolder; margin-top: 1rem;">An army of toys, a menacing threat, and a thrilling adventure collide in the high-stakes sequel to <i style="--tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); border: 0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing: border-box;">Spark and the League of Ursus</i>.</span><br style="--tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); border: 0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing: border-box; color: #6a605e; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; margin-top: 1rem;" /><span style="color: #6a605e; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif;"> </span><br style="--tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); border: 0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing: border-box; color: #6a605e; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; margin-top: 1rem;" /><span style="color: #6a605e; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif;">Spark may be a cute and cuddly teddy bear, but she’s also a fierce protector. Weeks after rescuing her human owner—a budding young filmmaker named Loretta—from a hideous monster, everything seems to be returning to normal. But then Spark is summoned before the mysterious Grand Sleuth, the high council of teddy bears, who task her with a dangerous mission: locating the portal to the monster’s world.</span><br style="--tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); border: 0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing: border-box; color: #6a605e; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; margin-top: 1rem;" /><span style="color: #6a605e; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif;"> </span><br style="--tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); border: 0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing: border-box; color: #6a605e; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; margin-top: 1rem;" /><span style="color: #6a605e; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif;">During her daring quest, Spark discovers a terrible secret that changes everything. In order to keep Loretta and their whole town safe, she must enlist the help of her loyal toy friends and team up with an unexpected ally. As the menace grows, Spark realizes that Loretta has a hidden power that may be the key to saving them all . . .</span><br style="--tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); border: 0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing: border-box; color: #6a605e; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; margin-top: 1rem;" /><span style="color: #6a605e; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif;"> </span><br style="--tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); border: 0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing: border-box; color: #6a605e; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; margin-top: 1rem;" /><span style="color: #6a605e; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif;">This dark middle grade fantasy is perfect for fans of the </span><i style="--tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); border: 0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing: border-box; color: #6a605e; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; margin-top: 1rem;">Nightmares! </i><span style="color: #6a605e; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif;">series and Holly Black’s </span><i style="--tw-filter: var(--tw-blur) var(--tw-brightness) var(--tw-contrast) var(--tw-grayscale) var(--tw-hue-rotate) var(--tw-invert) var(--tw-saturate) var(--tw-sepia) var(--tw-drop-shadow); border: 0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing: border-box; color: #6a605e; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; margin-top: 1rem;">Doll Bones</i><span style="color: #6a605e; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif;">.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Series information and fun activities can be found here: <a href="https://www.quirkbooks.com/the-league-of-ursus-series/">https://www.quirkbooks.com/the-league-of-ursus-series/</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Activity Guide: <a href="https://www.quirkbooks.comhttps//quirkbooks.com/sites/default/files/segments/Spark_ActivityGuide.pdf" target="_blank">Click Here</a> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLk4LpY51IDB9iuESEBHJtxtFkqIqaP_PR6dVEOIlWWBohg2AC0YW3EQGxK0aAV7qWQJCtgXrGWlKVgeugR1rGkVZNuIlR30874H5eb4MSn8EKsPUdUIdPGt5KWj_t0QVZ-z4hX_3HoY6ncK3YYZb-dj37lLFFHo09GYIdhmleINrsT2iebvuYfK6A/s170/unnamed.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="170" height="70" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLk4LpY51IDB9iuESEBHJtxtFkqIqaP_PR6dVEOIlWWBohg2AC0YW3EQGxK0aAV7qWQJCtgXrGWlKVgeugR1rGkVZNuIlR30874H5eb4MSn8EKsPUdUIdPGt5KWj_t0QVZ-z4hX_3HoY6ncK3YYZb-dj37lLFFHo09GYIdhmleINrsT2iebvuYfK6A/s1600/unnamed.png" width="170" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div>Teachers Who Readhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475607507245248052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276474563511817182.post-528961920681244992022-08-09T08:08:00.009-05:002022-08-09T08:08:57.986-05:00Surely Surely Marisol Rainey - Review <p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Short Stack; font-size: x-large;">Surely Surely Marisol Rainey</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Short Stack;">Erin Entrada Kelly</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Short Stack;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3JG61NE" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="540" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNEJ3AV4Rdwa_xJPA2tjsrOLyT-lQpCfqDyPZrkoXTyZAPyAwU6nvnzN-xJU7oxnVzXmvT0IRVepL78bydY3I-xYhv997v7uhAot8C3HSj57vQEAU4xGhQpQ02uRDxlylxySdZNr_sblnnL0tysWnz9r2BYN11TmtdkbVogMG2nKvUVPD8N04DrNLz/s320/6377F525-6E11-4DAB-ABEE-0DE7CE467404.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Short Stack;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Short Stack;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Short Stack;">I get asked so often for chapter books targeting younger age kiddos and I am so excited to share the second installation of Marisol Rainey's adventures! Marisol is one of the best characters for those beginning chapter book readers, as well as a great night time story to read with your child. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Short Stack;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUUqU1_ThuW5QS0I_UmECMRyth6pqu0oNhEyV8GtugKifXWJlRlVIxDolAAgzusD7g-_7GanK1Gs5ywNQYGEI7t2arv1buESsIOvOz0axSYZo3Xv1zDWB-QryBHzvtRpmIEo9nuq4UT12E_XLXVqVf3_5vmZLc9KwsdzOClovpu5J-B48aSpYbu4YG/s226/Screen%20Shot%202019-07-15%20at%2010.59.00%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="85" data-original-width="226" height="85" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUUqU1_ThuW5QS0I_UmECMRyth6pqu0oNhEyV8GtugKifXWJlRlVIxDolAAgzusD7g-_7GanK1Gs5ywNQYGEI7t2arv1buESsIOvOz0axSYZo3Xv1zDWB-QryBHzvtRpmIEo9nuq4UT12E_XLXVqVf3_5vmZLc9KwsdzOClovpu5J-B48aSpYbu4YG/s1600/Screen%20Shot%202019-07-15%20at%2010.59.00%20AM.png" width="226" /></a></div><br /><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;">“Anyone who has ever had trouble feeling brave will be empowered by Marisol.”—NBC News</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;">Everyone loves sports . . . except Marisol! The stand-alone companion to Newbery Medal winner and </span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;">New York Times–</span><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;">bestselling Erin Entrada Kelly’s </span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;">Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey</span><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;"> is an irresistible and humorous story about friendship, family, and fitting in. Fans of </span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;">Clementine, Billy Miller Makes a Wish, </span><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;">and </span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 700 !important;">Ramona the Pest</span><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;"> will find a new friend in Marisol.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Marisol Rainey’s two least-favorite things are radishes and gym class. She avoids radishes with very little trouble, but gym is another story—especially when Coach Decker announces that they will be learning to play kickball.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">There are so many things that can go wrong in kickball. What if Marisol tries to kick the ball . . . but falls down? What if she tries to catch the ball and gets smacked in the nose? What if she’s the worst kickballer in the history of kickball? Marisol and her best friend Jada decide to get help from the most unlikely—and most annoying—athlete in the world: Marisol’s big brother, Oz.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Told in short chapters with illustrations by the author on almost every page, Erin Entrada Kelly’s stand-alone companion novel to </span><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;">Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> celebrates the small but mighty Marisol, the joys of friendship, the power of being different, and the triumph of persevering. </span><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;">Surely Surely Marisol Rainey</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> is ideal for readers of Kevin Henkes, Meg Medina, Judy Blume, and Beverly Cleary. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimuAhOBPAaV_UFwQNYIeLpsiXxYcMsNbHKPP2vSZUVj6SQvrJ2CTCWNPuTVqrzlirMcaxxOUJi_nnMV6KEzpwsEAI04Y2BOGpAvbM04yhe7nsd-tBgKylPBOQJwJtT3SGvdA6bI-2UyvY54bowspktOVEkpjS8YofG97m9vdBWUPMWyXSL6xU3aLsi/s277/Screen%20Shot%202019-07-15%20at%2010.58.28%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="60" data-original-width="277" height="60" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimuAhOBPAaV_UFwQNYIeLpsiXxYcMsNbHKPP2vSZUVj6SQvrJ2CTCWNPuTVqrzlirMcaxxOUJi_nnMV6KEzpwsEAI04Y2BOGpAvbM04yhe7nsd-tBgKylPBOQJwJtT3SGvdA6bI-2UyvY54bowspktOVEkpjS8YofG97m9vdBWUPMWyXSL6xU3aLsi/s1600/Screen%20Shot%202019-07-15%20at%2010.58.28%20AM.png" width="277" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of my favorite things of these stories are the illustrations. When I was teaching we always started the year in our writing journal of keeping lists - and from the very beginning kids are able to see Marisol's Favorites in a way that I know so many teachers as of their students to write it in their writing journal. (Also, the drawings are just so darn good!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Marisol is such a fun and relatable character. Students of all ages are going through something, and sometimes all it takes is not feeling alone in those big moments. The idea that one on her list of LEAST favorite things is gym class. The reality is that so many students fear/dislike gym class and instead of understanding or respecting that emotion; society has always forced gym class as a MUST. Also, the constant comparison of siblings when one is better at sports vs the other - in this case, Marisol is wishing so much to be like her brother, Oz. Marisol struggles as her nemesis, Evie, points out her weaknesses, making Marisol feel even lower than before. As the story progresses, Marisol and her bff Jada, chalk up some courage to reach out to her brother, Oz, for some help in the kickball area. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Small moments turning into big moments - something students of this age go through so often. Every part of Marisol Rainey books are relatable in more than one way. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Highly recommend - a great/must have addition to those 1st-4th/5th grade classrooms. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxKGL5j9RHkyYcxLtMKoaaEpzMYozIY_iggmk-G3jR3pOvNuvEsoHyLHlHdfoZTRdlhCiDUta6gimpFbTmYvwSCzZECFFtApsb5QTEDccpzsDTZmsSCTpTaDRU1lK09dy4b_0pkvx3AcW_19fi39-UDs_e9y3E4v8lvwexlUaKhNzwvJUu9pb0oYf/s546/Screen%20Shot%202021-03-02%20at%207.22.18%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="182" data-original-width="546" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxKGL5j9RHkyYcxLtMKoaaEpzMYozIY_iggmk-G3jR3pOvNuvEsoHyLHlHdfoZTRdlhCiDUta6gimpFbTmYvwSCzZECFFtApsb5QTEDccpzsDTZmsSCTpTaDRU1lK09dy4b_0pkvx3AcW_19fi39-UDs_e9y3E4v8lvwexlUaKhNzwvJUu9pb0oYf/s320/Screen%20Shot%202021-03-02%20at%207.22.18%20AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVsE-H53-uosz2u99XBJ38V4CUbIoAvRKNbwt_hfbzsikyge8zZClb1gZXyvTNkQ0drN6G2gaR06sz_dsOu4HuCTrQiPlc0lZ6EM0YvrFOxrHUxr6WiS_ZzAVta15I4gZyHTypaDchJIzC8qb9C4PErR9jtKvcIQRqQAC2lEpBjidJXdYxT_TRVn1w/s516/Cassie.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="516" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVsE-H53-uosz2u99XBJ38V4CUbIoAvRKNbwt_hfbzsikyge8zZClb1gZXyvTNkQ0drN6G2gaR06sz_dsOu4HuCTrQiPlc0lZ6EM0YvrFOxrHUxr6WiS_ZzAVta15I4gZyHTypaDchJIzC8qb9C4PErR9jtKvcIQRqQAC2lEpBjidJXdYxT_TRVn1w/w200-h174/Cassie.png" width="200" /></a></div><br />Teachers Who Readhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475607507245248052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276474563511817182.post-53713111642947466412022-08-01T21:17:00.006-05:002022-08-01T21:17:38.856-05:00MG BACK TO SCHOOL! <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikjxbcME_4YOYnJdJ10aDJpr99PYTcYlur0ryu3YLPNZCnLkD-P8EEtLiUN-QIG3Waf1xbd8ffQM8T56cVfsnY9ea5jkfKFZN3pMrXJ563oaVDrwlvwyuDHy9Wq9BbHMAzP4xa6NGL8n9N5NiU1vCsLk3cO40dB0DrtgeG-vBrbuzIXq-gB3ltwXHj/s720/Slide79.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikjxbcME_4YOYnJdJ10aDJpr99PYTcYlur0ryu3YLPNZCnLkD-P8EEtLiUN-QIG3Waf1xbd8ffQM8T56cVfsnY9ea5jkfKFZN3pMrXJ563oaVDrwlvwyuDHy9Wq9BbHMAzP4xa6NGL8n9N5NiU1vCsLk3cO40dB0DrtgeG-vBrbuzIXq-gB3ltwXHj/w640-h640/Slide79.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLR4lMQsu94bUCqSLyw10RaEW8Smcp72fxF3pOcjFUb7LPugD_B0my7rH5X95R9hfTOaT8h96j-Fc0MJLSOkL4187V-w9a3YXXvMrMNGG5ekh-0xTDHsjEd50E-FwxTrzSVRWA81Q0eywn9IbeUUpWi3wPhsj1tbbJzLiXl08pYFPImTqYAsWmDKDt/s720/Slide78.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLR4lMQsu94bUCqSLyw10RaEW8Smcp72fxF3pOcjFUb7LPugD_B0my7rH5X95R9hfTOaT8h96j-Fc0MJLSOkL4187V-w9a3YXXvMrMNGG5ekh-0xTDHsjEd50E-FwxTrzSVRWA81Q0eywn9IbeUUpWi3wPhsj1tbbJzLiXl08pYFPImTqYAsWmDKDt/w640-h640/Slide78.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">What are you most excited for this school year? 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Specifically, the Hurricanes of Weakerville, Iowa—the scrappy independent-league team owned by his Grandpa Ira.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Even as team and the town have fallen on tough times, there's no place Alex would rather be than at the ballpark—a hot dog in one hand, a pencil and scorebook in the other, keeping track of each and every statistic. Alex has never been all that great at playing baseball, but that doesn’t matter. For someone as painfully awkward as Alex, being a fan—and a wiz with baseball stats—is all he needs.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">When Grandpa Ira passes away, though, Alex is crushed. He's lost his best friend, and he doesn’t see any way that the team will survive. But Ira, it seems, has one last trick up his sleeve: his will names Alex the new manager of the Hurricanes.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Alex is as excited as he is terrified at the chance to finally put some of his fantasy baseball genius to use. But as he sets to work trying to win over the players, he soon learns that leading them to victory is about more than just stats. Will he be able to save his team, his hometown, and his family legacy?</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">From the author of </span><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;">The Fourth Stall</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">, a SCBWI Sid Fleischman Humor Award winner and multiple state-award favorite, </span><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;">The Hurricanes of Weakerville</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> is sure to appeal to middle grade readers looking for a funny book about real kids.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBSqr6rXSg1JwF3A6PcXh8spGSMpawTC64Nn3KB1R51ai-nSZSIHM26V0_hO3su9wsnw5_RhhXrxj44EhIAGSvRLSm_xNnAcFNNrBsyBQBIuoI0zaqHIWHsR41HOPBtVGVtlPROpvnVHoQEdyilcYbECbps7l4J5wuyqgUtY-hWq7rSCwXbET8ofmz/s219/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-23%20at%208.44.49%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="102" data-original-width="219" height="102" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBSqr6rXSg1JwF3A6PcXh8spGSMpawTC64Nn3KB1R51ai-nSZSIHM26V0_hO3su9wsnw5_RhhXrxj44EhIAGSvRLSm_xNnAcFNNrBsyBQBIuoI0zaqHIWHsR41HOPBtVGVtlPROpvnVHoQEdyilcYbECbps7l4J5wuyqgUtY-hWq7rSCwXbET8ofmz/s1600/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-23%20at%208.44.49%20AM.png" width="219" /></a><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">My love runs deep for a <i>feel good</i> baseball story. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The way that Chris creates the flow of the story from start to finish reminded me so much of sitting down and hearing a story from a grandparent at a young age; the kind that you get puppy dog eyes for, you can't turn away - you want answers, but you don't want it to stop at the same time because it feels so good to be a part of something so genuine. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The main character in the story, Alex, is experiencing a lot that students in the middle grades are also experiencing. The primary emotion that I know I hung on to was his grief over the loss of his grandpa. The sadness that one would have over a loss isn't as evident as you might think, but when a loved one is dealing with cancer and it's only progressing, you're actually dealing with the high emotion for quite some time. (I've had students who had specifically asked for a book with the C word in it, and also some who specifically want to stay away after losing someone close - so definitely a trigger warning to ensure kids know is there)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The family has owned the Weakerville Hurricanes for over a century, and Alex and Grandpa Ira shared this love for baseball and this team pretty deeply. When Grandpa passes, there's obviously a moment of pause unsure of how to proceed with the team, and life in general, but Alex then inherits all of his Grandpa's old scorecards...with annotations on them. Grandpa Ira's handwriting, his personality, his memory all shining through on these score cards and giving Alex a more in depth look at who Ira truly was. Not as Grandpa, but as Ira. What was his heart like? How did he truly take care of the Weakerville Hurricanes? With issues he faced, his empathy prevailed. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Alex then learns that the team is owned currently by a distant relative named Tex who plans to disband the team and tear down the stadium, the only way to save the Hurricanes and his Grandpa's legacy is to win the playoffs. A lot of issues arise along the way, which is how are adults going to listen to a 7th grade manager? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">There's a lot of baseball jargon, and more specifically the backend of baseball and managing a team. Which I personally loved and can't wait to share with my son, but if a kid doesn't know much about baseball, may need a crash course before diving in! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Overall: 5 stars. A wonderful middle grade story that is one for the keeps. So many underlying themes to discuss. Teaching points: the writing structure, plot development, character arcs, themes, humor in writing. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjNRzyIZKFXDZbJM7TuYvf0ff-r61v5QbYeWx9GPD20sgqxcfPG6ohoS1G6j8dkhoj1HRTn2Ix7_YlQxJIvUiaIyzgtAM1wAEVMAvePOys-eDwJ2blDYZvk1WwM-gT_O0Bf0NYMHuqVsYCJ5wbCJFv5OQNnh96-tPLg4nqYrbJJK4fL2rC-oFIvAGZ/s382/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-23%20at%209.05.32%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="65" data-original-width="382" height="54" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjNRzyIZKFXDZbJM7TuYvf0ff-r61v5QbYeWx9GPD20sgqxcfPG6ohoS1G6j8dkhoj1HRTn2Ix7_YlQxJIvUiaIyzgtAM1wAEVMAvePOys-eDwJ2blDYZvk1WwM-gT_O0Bf0NYMHuqVsYCJ5wbCJFv5OQNnh96-tPLg4nqYrbJJK4fL2rC-oFIvAGZ/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-23%20at%209.05.32%20AM.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-f98899f0-7fff-38d4-b2a3-9545b3e231c6"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 456px; overflow: hidden; width: 365px;"><img alt="A person wearing a striped shirt
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He lives in Chicago, where he eats a lot of raspberry jam and frequently tries to befriend the squirrels on his block.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">The Hurricanes of Weakerville </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Blog Tour </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">6/21</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><a href="https://nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; 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box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: helvetica;"><b>Jovie is adrift. She’d been feeling alone ever since her best friend, Micah, left her behind for a new group of friends—but when Micah went missing last fall, Jovie felt truly lost.</b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: helvetica;"><b>Now, months later, the search parties have been called off, and the news alerts have dried up. There’s only Jovie, biking around Far Haven, Washington, putting up posters with Micah’s face on them, feeling like she’s the only one who remembers her friend at all.</b></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: helvetica;"><b>This feeling may be far closer to the truth than Jovie knows. As strange storms beset Far Haven, she is shocked to discover that Micah isn’t just missing—she’s been forgotten completely by everyone in town. And Micah isn’t the only one: there are others, roaming the beaches, camped in the old bunkers, who have somehow been lost from the world.</b></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: helvetica;"><b>When Jovie and her new friend Sylvan dig deeper, they learn that the town’s history is far stranger and more deadly than anyone knows. Something disastrous is heading for Far Haven, and Jovie and Sylvan soon realize that it is up to them to save not only Micah, but everyone else who has been lost to the world and set adrift—now, in the past, and in the future.</b></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRAckIrZ2r6iLaIy9hWDnkvWG-8RFOK69im655dcOXsiSzVeqt1Sl97rpXlygwIkd-h65143TctTjGg0HAaM4K3WaBhwI4bGIeLz3ENM2oZ0JZDS4jGrouLcQjZyAKxqz25F2BuD14fTNMyx9IFNRgw5icHb94zC2-mZXBFDy8QbsnGkt3ytHfRdz6/s119/Screen%20Shot%202022-05-16%20at%205.28.52%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="43" data-original-width="119" height="43" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRAckIrZ2r6iLaIy9hWDnkvWG-8RFOK69im655dcOXsiSzVeqt1Sl97rpXlygwIkd-h65143TctTjGg0HAaM4K3WaBhwI4bGIeLz3ENM2oZ0JZDS4jGrouLcQjZyAKxqz25F2BuD14fTNMyx9IFNRgw5icHb94zC2-mZXBFDy8QbsnGkt3ytHfRdz6/s1600/Screen%20Shot%202022-05-16%20at%205.28.52%20AM.png" width="119" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>I wish I could say I love sci-fi, buuuuut - The big thing I can say with Kevin Emerson, is that he always pulls me in. I have thoroughly enjoyed every title he has put out even if I'm unsure until I dive in. Middle grade science fiction with a<i> Stranger Things vibe -</i> with a focus on friendships, but the whole plot line and solution are entirely different. </b></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Jovie and Micah are best friends that live in Far Haven. When Micah disappears after they’ve been estranged she doesn’t understand why no one seems to remember her. She’s determined to figure out what happened, and then other odd things begin happening. </b></span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>I love how there's a correlation between being adrift or becoming a drifter and loneliness. How often do kids feel like they're not seen or heard? This theme will strike a chord with readers. We see how family and friends are so important as well as how we're all connected in a community. I also love a book with mysteries or secrets to unravel—and this story is full of them.</b></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Recommended for students who find themselves loving anything MPH, watches Stranger Things, plays anything sci-fi, but also students need to have the focus and commitment because this book is THICK. (if they seem unsure, hook them on to his Last Day on Mars series and then this after the series!)</b></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>Themes: </b></span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">friendship, connection, childhood, determination, feeling lost/getting found, grief, mystery </span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;">Teaching points: </b><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">Recreating scenes, using the mysteries to curate endings, researching (grade appropriate) conspiracy theories - curating a story to tell the theory, visual representation (one pagers, POV eye, setting activities), analyze multiple POV/perspectives/alternating times, </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"> </span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; margin: -4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>TW: </b></span></span><span style="color: #181818; 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Big resort owners are taking over the cove. Worse, someone’s harassing the Beachlings, the mysterious old women living in the cliffs off Windy Hollow, a lonely tower of rock that people say is haunted. When a new surfer boy named Trustin shows up in town and invites Condi to a forbidden surfing spot, she’s swept into an extraordinary underwater adventure, where a surprising encounter with Koan, the Riddlemaster of the Sea, changes her life. Along with Trustin, his quirky twin and a mystical aquamarine surfboard, Condi learns the untold stories of the Beachlings, uncovering the timeless secrets of Windy Hollow.</b></span></span></p><span style="font-family: Quicksand;"><b><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small; text-align: start;" /></b></span><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Quicksand;"><b><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ebbing and flowing between reality and magic, times past and present, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Aquamarine Surfboard</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> by Kellye Abernathy is a riveting beach tale about opening up to mystery, building community when and where you can — and discovering the ocean is filled with magic—the really BIG kind—the kind that changes the world.</span></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Quicksand;"><b><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Quicksand;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Quicksand;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-xFDRalY3vQ72tFKKm1C7-BGU828qLjYtkzYgU7tLZi5TFgGUVVkAfc-wvDoV6zyzcw1Zq6gDRAfokWJBx8sHer1o5LVWJ9aWNzaLzvfg8aFen9Gd_e7wdQYaVE4pbnthqk6QwjwGppPJeidGvocVt6NTBv3DjNlUUC-ZEHgLTolr0guiAp0PFrge=s812" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="128" data-original-width="812" height="50" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-xFDRalY3vQ72tFKKm1C7-BGU828qLjYtkzYgU7tLZi5TFgGUVVkAfc-wvDoV6zyzcw1Zq6gDRAfokWJBx8sHer1o5LVWJ9aWNzaLzvfg8aFen9Gd_e7wdQYaVE4pbnthqk6QwjwGppPJeidGvocVt6NTBv3DjNlUUC-ZEHgLTolr0guiAp0PFrge=s320" width="320" /></a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Quicksand;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Quicksand;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Tone - Theme - Imagery - Vocabulary - Author's Craft - Literary Devices</span></b></span></div><span style="font-family: Quicksand;"><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5kxb3JiQgF4qZTH1dAimuP5U5srWs8DsDoEhmFmk8EGdypqmBPhH4NScpY-9qOYAVrs1it6hnYPI3mdhahNb-Zrgoz1W6gB5wj0GfeJQkHMzentR3EqZ1vwFgkcRTjK39MH1euk3V4HCFRoixtUk0TOHD1B4rI674QN2qazn6prV8-icXRXVqng4H=s360" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="164" data-original-width="360" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5kxb3JiQgF4qZTH1dAimuP5U5srWs8DsDoEhmFmk8EGdypqmBPhH4NScpY-9qOYAVrs1it6hnYPI3mdhahNb-Zrgoz1W6gB5wj0GfeJQkHMzentR3EqZ1vwFgkcRTjK39MH1euk3V4HCFRoixtUk0TOHD1B4rI674QN2qazn6prV8-icXRXVqng4H=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Live your dreams! 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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Dear Student by Elly Swartz - OUT February 15! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Over the Rainbow; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYBIWI-PSU4tqlKtRwHW5Cf243FfIyafiZQg6Ch8gzK9X3CxBoPeDWDKIGLMHK74B4EqY0uN0RexDxf4o2JEAdSpm2_nhToMosA_-a5LaoF_lDLQNOIppqTJN0bDwgomtKRZRmoOx9Z3vhsR_GiW23janRmoWtC1O7WG4L5zS78BV_S93TGrG8tJZS=s398" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="142" data-original-width="398" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYBIWI-PSU4tqlKtRwHW5Cf243FfIyafiZQg6Ch8gzK9X3CxBoPeDWDKIGLMHK74B4EqY0uN0RexDxf4o2JEAdSpm2_nhToMosA_-a5LaoF_lDLQNOIppqTJN0bDwgomtKRZRmoOx9Z3vhsR_GiW23janRmoWtC1O7WG4L5zS78BV_S93TGrG8tJZS=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">After her best friend moves across the country, Autumn struggles to connect with her new classmates. The two potential friends she meets could not be more different: bold Logan who has big ideas and quiet Cooper who’s a bit mysterious. But Autumn has a dilemma: what do you do when the new friends you make don’t like each other? When Autumn is picked to be the secret voice of the Dear Student letters in the Hillview newspaper, she finds herself smack in the middle of a problem with her friends on opposite sides. But before Autumn can figure out what to do, the unthinkable happens. Her secret identity as Dear Student is threatened. Now, it’s time for Autumn to find her voice, her courage, and follow her heart, even when it’s divided.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9LIzlIv6R0wK4PYMkR8qDZGg1OXKH3YNlQere3MeujcZAEHYz2ltyawePIn6XzRlc7RqLB2XF8RY70vmI3tP4MioOiNDiO0aG8AvO08xl73PlJWVP_T6HgvI02iSMbzU89ChIyd5A_gWREKXAk-nNr5FR0XyHyM_2CxPf-llEp_ls9DHBjOhGYJ8X=s542" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="96" data-original-width="542" height="57" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9LIzlIv6R0wK4PYMkR8qDZGg1OXKH3YNlQere3MeujcZAEHYz2ltyawePIn6XzRlc7RqLB2XF8RY70vmI3tP4MioOiNDiO0aG8AvO08xl73PlJWVP_T6HgvI02iSMbzU89ChIyd5A_gWREKXAk-nNr5FR0XyHyM_2CxPf-llEp_ls9DHBjOhGYJ8X=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Architects Daughter;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">When Elly reaches out and gets an ARC of her newest sent to me ASAP, I drop everything and read. Elly’s protagonists in all her stories have always been so relatable as an adult and for my students. Autumn in Dear Student was no different.</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: start;" /><img alt="🦎" aria-label="🦎" class="an1" data-emoji="🦎" loading="lazy" src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/14.0/1f98e/72.png" style="background-color: white; height: 1.2em; text-align: start; vertical-align: middle; width: 1.2em;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"></span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">Autumn’s whole world recently was shook up. Her dad joined the Peace Corps and took off, making Autumn feel abandoned and unworthy. Because of this they had to move above her moms vet clinic and attend a new school this year. Autumn has a younger sister Pickle who she is very close with, always having to be brave in front of Pickle even if she doesn’t feel brave. Autumn finds herself making new friends, leading a secret column called Dear Student, and starting a protest for something she believes in. Things are going great, until it all comes tumbling down. Autumn doesn’t think she’s brave, she feels weak, but in times where it’s really needed - she finds the courage to use her voice.</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: start;" /><img alt="🦎" aria-label="🦎" class="an1" data-emoji="🦎" loading="lazy" src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/14.0/1f98e/72.png" style="background-color: white; height: 1.2em; text-align: start; vertical-align: middle; width: 1.2em;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"></span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">I loved this. Such a great, quick read. The friendships are so dynamic. The writing is absolutely perfect for middle grade. Elly has mastered the MG tone. Another amazing, feel good story by my dear friend. I can’t wait to share Autumn with kids.</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: start;" /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSoCi29AR6mnw5u4LrYTm1-CCNjlqGdZ6TmDldyC9cefQBuOENOk4zOG1WR63z7XpothigcPyL4p10gNjbXkFFnJk9zSNqokzuJbxaMMAG4Wl-myh737oPiNgeGthbqNE7zYbbQsD1eRhHNht7WbvpWNZCIvjwXwYYmn_9m03BfOTKCW6PrRjjs-DA=s546" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="182" data-original-width="546" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSoCi29AR6mnw5u4LrYTm1-CCNjlqGdZ6TmDldyC9cefQBuOENOk4zOG1WR63z7XpothigcPyL4p10gNjbXkFFnJk9zSNqokzuJbxaMMAG4Wl-myh737oPiNgeGthbqNE7zYbbQsD1eRhHNht7WbvpWNZCIvjwXwYYmn_9m03BfOTKCW6PrRjjs-DA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfstJlNmvBXmP5cvPxqa7he2VqrR2WULKtT7VSRlrf-mEmC3GWRjWxPZ2tDupwOOsb4FQ5tllkeyYlA0hLHs2Zdrfp-tDYcTJp4E_WRkSUpAeC8qk9dccesaNpmn4t_kkYmMczTKHJqAJmsHHzh0qWlKbkQQlRiKhFRYid0DHkLcbMf_Gws-CtOE4E=s170" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="170" height="70" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfstJlNmvBXmP5cvPxqa7he2VqrR2WULKtT7VSRlrf-mEmC3GWRjWxPZ2tDupwOOsb4FQ5tllkeyYlA0hLHs2Zdrfp-tDYcTJp4E_WRkSUpAeC8qk9dccesaNpmn4t_kkYmMczTKHJqAJmsHHzh0qWlKbkQQlRiKhFRYid0DHkLcbMf_Gws-CtOE4E" width="170" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Over the Rainbow; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>Teachers Who Readhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475607507245248052noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8276474563511817182.post-46190004741105354382022-02-03T00:00:00.001-06:002022-02-03T00:00:00.222-06:00Just Harriet - Blog Tour! <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="https://amzn.to/3oiGdxG" target="_blank">Just Harriet</a> - Click to purchase!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr72vQpjivGHyecYdtgx4NdPVcBuBjtLfPOjPit6IaixDNb2wKckiImgqp1ATmieUyxCUQgqQno_mJCK2Fi4WyRnLgSZXWpu9OQJSSbJOW2O_7Lm8OeOrlHUpk3BSW5Wq0sc7lmiBo5_TirvHCaYIhVO6ep5e3s5n82ZQL1ZBubNYKaHXbauve9r39=s2400" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1688" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr72vQpjivGHyecYdtgx4NdPVcBuBjtLfPOjPit6IaixDNb2wKckiImgqp1ATmieUyxCUQgqQno_mJCK2Fi4WyRnLgSZXWpu9OQJSSbJOW2O_7Lm8OeOrlHUpk3BSW5Wq0sc7lmiBo5_TirvHCaYIhVO6ep5e3s5n82ZQL1ZBubNYKaHXbauve9r39=s320" width="225" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Bitter; font-size: large;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Bitter; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDFP4paehlXSOptOG4UYsrggZmx_JiRj9rmvyLzYR5zDmC2Uaqh6JgrSCMajVJW0oeeHRY7MB7zU2vTjnX-DhJwOigmz0OF2E6ZvtJ6SHNgWicXQ8OSSF2KNzraZBMSP8_dco5oTiWMXSHTZbY78LblE-fhw7VlVNmGYoaATTMIpHllwanHr_OmfaC=s226" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="85" data-original-width="226" height="85" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDFP4paehlXSOptOG4UYsrggZmx_JiRj9rmvyLzYR5zDmC2Uaqh6JgrSCMajVJW0oeeHRY7MB7zU2vTjnX-DhJwOigmz0OF2E6ZvtJ6SHNgWicXQ8OSSF2KNzraZBMSP8_dco5oTiWMXSHTZbY78LblE-fhw7VlVNmGYoaATTMIpHllwanHr_OmfaC" width="226" /></a></b></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Bitter;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u></u> </b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u></u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Bitter;">From the award-winning author of <i>A Boy Called Bat</i> comes a new young middle grade series in the tradition of Ramona and Clementine, starring an unforgettable girl named Harriet.<u></u><u></u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Bitter;">There are a few things you should know about Harriet Wermer:<u></u><u></u></span></span></p><ul style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Bitter;">She just finished third grade.<u></u><u></u></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Bitter;">She has a perfect cat named Matzo Ball.<u></u><u></u></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Bitter;">She doesn’t always tell the truth.<u></u><u></u></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Bitter;">She is very happy to be spending summer vacation away from home and her mom and dad and all the wonderful things she had been planning all year.<u></u><u></u></span></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Bitter;">Okay, maybe that last one isn’t <i>entirely</i> the truth.<u></u><u></u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Bitter;">Of course, there’s nothing Harriet doesn’t like about Marble Island, the small island off the coast of California where her nanu runs a cozy little bed and breakfast. And nobody doesn’t love Moneypenny, Nanu’s old basset hound. But Harriet doesn’t like the fact that Dad made this decision without even asking her.<u></u><u></u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Bitter;">When Harriet arrives on Marble Island, however, she discovers that it’s full of surprises, and even a mystery. One that seems to involve her Dad, back when he was a young boy living on Marble Island. One that Harriet is absolutely going to solve. And that’s the truth.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Bitter;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiR9x5D0qXPR9dzbAwv3GnHlscsvY16I5vbjl7YJ5iv92YSSySL3yLmhV8a6s_arkChufHs15ndQRpcUoYqDxBqr_XqGLQIUVW8pE3-C5Zs9cbaf_hNlkfOIz2ZzMTsjrHkjOmK35bI0PLZM3PubiTrzp624hKIQIPFmAKh8ontcHAnjrlCwF1ITktL=s277" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="60" data-original-width="277" height="60" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiR9x5D0qXPR9dzbAwv3GnHlscsvY16I5vbjl7YJ5iv92YSSySL3yLmhV8a6s_arkChufHs15ndQRpcUoYqDxBqr_XqGLQIUVW8pE3-C5Zs9cbaf_hNlkfOIz2ZzMTsjrHkjOmK35bI0PLZM3PubiTrzp624hKIQIPFmAKh8ontcHAnjrlCwF1ITktL" width="277" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: Bitter;">What a <i>great </i> read aloud option for 2/3/4 grade teachers! I love the idea of having classics (such as Ramona) be filled in with modern day characters. Just Harriet reminded me so much of the old Ramona books. Harriet matures in this story by learning from her mistakes - which allows for a lot of open conversation in the classroom with these grade levels! Harriet is very relatable and I can see a lot of character development lessons being built around her progression through this story. I also am such a sucker for the mystery element that is provided. 100% recommend for readers transitioning from chapter books to MG titles. </span></div><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Bitter;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Bitter;"><br /></span></span></p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/S40ZymUOTs4" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Bitter; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Bitter; font-size: medium;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWN91kK6mTvURNI1WH86IfxoA7GBls7qr1nzinplMFIq1uXW0xqLDwL5mncEpL93ws0UrJj55yp4DOIWUTObrg_dQcFi99u-0C1zUfz44-ofO_Om5RRHYxYDADLZ0T4-2yPZqFA5loMANt2s-NsmL6DyzYao1TZUCzhtiYbAC1wUaKDAoNEtjX5cXg=s1365" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="1365" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWN91kK6mTvURNI1WH86IfxoA7GBls7qr1nzinplMFIq1uXW0xqLDwL5mncEpL93ws0UrJj55yp4DOIWUTObrg_dQcFi99u-0C1zUfz44-ofO_Om5RRHYxYDADLZ0T4-2yPZqFA5loMANt2s-NsmL6DyzYao1TZUCzhtiYbAC1wUaKDAoNEtjX5cXg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Bitter; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Bitter; font-size: medium;">Elana K. Arnold is the author of critically acclaimed and award-winning young adult novels and children’s books, including the Printz Honor winner <i>Damsel</i> and the National Book Award finalist <i>What Girls Are Made Of</i>. Several of her books are Junior Library Guild selections and have appeared on many best book lists, including the Amelia Bloomer Project, a catalog of feminist titles for young readers. Elana teaches in Hamline University’s MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults program and lives in Southern California with her family and menagerie of pets. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhni_Hlcj1rqfnS8Jodr96xoXR9UIn7XSzTmSYY2DuoPF_rhDCH4mE4S3ZQkEbLcTswfT7LvxnGgCEu3FPH8URgV4wT7Z6Y_l6b649GHte8pqrqLllw4dfSWQ15ckvXPC3u-z8zVao3JoCH6nn7yOrKktEBc0u-c-d-xbkm2q1IT7qSC5suQhJxApyh=s347" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="347" data-original-width="232" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhni_Hlcj1rqfnS8Jodr96xoXR9UIn7XSzTmSYY2DuoPF_rhDCH4mE4S3ZQkEbLcTswfT7LvxnGgCEu3FPH8URgV4wT7Z6Y_l6b649GHte8pqrqLllw4dfSWQ15ckvXPC3u-z8zVao3JoCH6nn7yOrKktEBc0u-c-d-xbkm2q1IT7qSC5suQhJxApyh=s320" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2vWm8TS6CEaZeYbFfKIDMSiaRVvP6sDUu-lRhZCFftICBz2zIT1q50gPEx-H7I_WHgnbSNtck8bUm8oGNUVgNvYSykyR7_wRziDOXFAxct0QVcPyVPv9IzeM7gwrPcJD4jUPqkHXYPE8iAacbo7ySp0f7yJtZYN1XtfVBOkx3uBrmxGNf_IS52UUL=s398" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: black;"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: black;">Logan Foster has pretty much given up on the idea of ever being adopted. It could have something to with his awkward manner, his photographic memory, or his affection for reciting curious facts, but whatever the cause, Logan and his “PP’s” (prospective parents) have never clicked.<span class="m_9066337192691597068apple-converted-space"> </span><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: black;"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: black;">Then everything changes when Gil and Margie arrive. Although they aren’t exactly perfect themselves—Gil has the punniest sense of humor and Margie’s cooking would have anyone running for the hills—they genuinely seem to care.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: black;"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: black;">But it doesn’t take Logan long to notice some very odd things about them. They are out at all hours, they never seem to eat, and there’s a part of the house that is protected by some pretty elaborate security.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: black;"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: black;">No matter what Logan could have imagined, nothing prepared him for the truth: His PP’s are actually superheroes, and they’re being hunted down by dastardly forces. Logan’s found himself caught in the middle in a massive battle and the very fate of the world may hang in the balance. 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font-size: large;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3tnUhcE" target="_blank">CLICK TO PURCHASE</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2_DjQrLQoXAxIlXcW2Tf4ojXgRn4PHsV9Y2EbtSQtuypqvPnidZ24ON2IzewUQFYoLU64jl71b8eut6Ucw1_majzTcgxoHDiMKckPtN3L0mJ8_J8JRERZzoRyq4WjR2k4aqfTy0wCMJIhkv1ATMpnlHzYOQx3eJeTW9V9AfLPkCu4PGFXWN9lVDWl=s226" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="85" data-original-width="226" height="85" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2_DjQrLQoXAxIlXcW2Tf4ojXgRn4PHsV9Y2EbtSQtuypqvPnidZ24ON2IzewUQFYoLU64jl71b8eut6Ucw1_majzTcgxoHDiMKckPtN3L0mJ8_J8JRERZzoRyq4WjR2k4aqfTy0wCMJIhkv1ATMpnlHzYOQx3eJeTW9V9AfLPkCu4PGFXWN9lVDWl" width="226" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;">ABOUT THE BOOK</span><span style="font-family: Baskerville Old Face, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoNBgKUR6R-V_9wsDO0PktC6AU5qDN9jZyTzymw8l0Vcl6HiAAcVlE_tpSwQfY7HG8KclRcAeRjIh626-h9Op8cxdAsdKkWAXwFldtASfcib-DNVwztaGZXlIg4yF1FWr_1mN-D6AOlu7xN3nd494EDpJai1os9VgK-fwrtgAKejXXG9uZ-c4F4SlS=s2550" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2550" data-original-width="1688" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoNBgKUR6R-V_9wsDO0PktC6AU5qDN9jZyTzymw8l0Vcl6HiAAcVlE_tpSwQfY7HG8KclRcAeRjIh626-h9Op8cxdAsdKkWAXwFldtASfcib-DNVwztaGZXlIg4yF1FWr_1mN-D6AOlu7xN3nd494EDpJai1os9VgK-fwrtgAKejXXG9uZ-c4F4SlS=s320" width="212" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; 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font-family: "Baskerville Old Face", serif;"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_894238179783742629Pa1" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: NewCenturySchlbk, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12.05pt; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: start;"><span class="m_894238179783742629A1" style="color: #f47757; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face", serif;">Riley Flynn is alone.</span></span><span style="color: #f47757; font-family: "Baskerville Old Face", serif;"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_894238179783742629Pa1" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: NewCenturySchlbk, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12.05pt; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: start;"><span class="m_894238179783742629A4" style="color: #57585a;"><span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face", serif;">It feels like she’s been on her own since sixth grade, when her best friend, Emily, ditched her for the cool girls. Girls who don’t like Riley. Girls who, on this particular day, decide to lock her in the science closet after hours, after everyone else has gone home.</span></span><span style="color: #57585a; font-family: "Baskerville Old Face", serif;"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_894238179783742629Pa1" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: NewCenturySchlbk, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12.05pt; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: start;"><span class="m_894238179783742629A4" style="color: #57585a;"><span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face", serif;">When Riley is finally able to escape, however, she finds that her horror story is only just beginning. All the school doors are locked, the windows won’t budge, the phones are dead, and the lights aren’t working. Through halls lit only by the narrow beam of her flashlight, Riley roams the building, seeking a way out, an answer, an explanation. And as she does, she starts to suspect she isn’t alone after all.</span></span><span style="color: #57585a; font-family: "Baskerville Old Face", serif;"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_894238179783742629Pa1" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: NewCenturySchlbk, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 12.05pt; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: start;"><span class="m_894238179783742629A4" style="color: #57585a;"><span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face", serif;">While she’s always liked a good scary story, Riley knows there is no such thing as ghosts. But what else could explain the things happening in the school, the haunting force that seems to lurk in every shadow, around every corner? As she tries to find answers, she starts reliving moments that brought her to this night.</span></span><span style="color: #57585a; font-family: "Baskerville Old Face", serif;"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "Baskerville Old Face", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;"><b>ABOUT THE AUTHOR<u></u><u></u></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh30ijKKPsD3RCTdb733wJ99hbXNNpQXF7PEasJefWKBN1O74v-UXgmb01sIIUaUjn9Dv77BVkTpokUe60Iaah8UQ-HouAz10SmCHgUFdqlrKVVi-OZNnyFKIAaeNDLCBVpP8lVwKwMUst-AzH46Nm8z9kFlOfQWUd6x96wSix5TCo5V-W_oB9-PV0B=s720" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh30ijKKPsD3RCTdb733wJ99hbXNNpQXF7PEasJefWKBN1O74v-UXgmb01sIIUaUjn9Dv77BVkTpokUe60Iaah8UQ-HouAz10SmCHgUFdqlrKVVi-OZNnyFKIAaeNDLCBVpP8lVwKwMUst-AzH46Nm8z9kFlOfQWUd6x96wSix5TCo5V-W_oB9-PV0B=s320" width="213" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: large;"><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #4c4c4e; font-family: "Baskerville Old Face", serif; font-size: 12pt;">John David Anderson is the author of many highly acclaimed books for kids, including the <i>New York Times </i>Notable Book <i>Ms. Bixby’s Last Day</i>, <i>Posted</i>, <i>Granted</i>, <i>One Last Shot</i>, and <i>Stowaway</i>. A dedicated root beer connoisseur and chocolate fiend, he lives with his wonderful wife, two frawesome kids, and clumsy cat, Smudge, in Indianapolis, Indiana. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9Kr2Cp_C-8VusywhOv4s3OebBCMpznJ-YBOyYywB3iMH1v0MaQmBCehkziUvub6BOG09kj12mr_mr79g_eiHFanBg9suhlOzCcHBMym1vdeRb1MoVj8qHGH5k9cdSqB6TwpDj8UKJ6Jd_o6xJ9csfnh8gU7gsB44OLfzlRc-gw5mGkmGzm3BYRE4K=s546" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="182" data-original-width="546" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9Kr2Cp_C-8VusywhOv4s3OebBCMpznJ-YBOyYywB3iMH1v0MaQmBCehkziUvub6BOG09kj12mr_mr79g_eiHFanBg9suhlOzCcHBMym1vdeRb1MoVj8qHGH5k9cdSqB6TwpDj8UKJ6Jd_o6xJ9csfnh8gU7gsB44OLfzlRc-gw5mGkmGzm3BYRE4K=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: medium;">As I walk around the halls of our middle school on a daily basis I hear the whispers and see the emotions across faces - emotions filled with fear, anger, sadness. The stillness in looking for someone they might know or could feel elated to see, but a lot of time there's a loneliness to the hallways. Students who don't feel like they belong, or who are forcing themselves to belong - not always making the wisest decisions on who they spend their time with. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: medium;">I dug into Riley's Ghost without realizing how obvious the connection to real life middle school truly was. Fear. It lives within the students on a day in and day out basis, and Riley's Ghost is a story that every single kid I teach could relate to. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: medium;">I appreciated the complete honesty throughout this story that Anderson has written - he has such a way of connecting with middle school readers. I know the flashbacks may be harder for a younger group to follow along with, which could. make this for a good read aloud/discussion, but when it comes to 5th and up - I highly recommend. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: medium;">There's a little bit of Riley in all of us, and I think sometimes facing those fears, the things you don't believe in until they're in your face, help us grow in ways we never thought possible. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfgLMN2YKPHpZpYm6n9VIv_w8WwEnELwPEqz_M5bJyds6ZV3gRrT16HQWNCHYrqdbLvnw1GLWLcc2IkmWkTjigphil8lNkROqW9XaysURD3tExF7kd5XFnBZSGsMazWlTVWEET25qEkYqUaAHJ75_tpHivl8Gg1bEmocYAmcwf8iX13OMuTY88-9bf=s516" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="516" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfgLMN2YKPHpZpYm6n9VIv_w8WwEnELwPEqz_M5bJyds6ZV3gRrT16HQWNCHYrqdbLvnw1GLWLcc2IkmWkTjigphil8lNkROqW9XaysURD3tExF7kd5XFnBZSGsMazWlTVWEET25qEkYqUaAHJ75_tpHivl8Gg1bEmocYAmcwf8iX13OMuTY88-9bf=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Shadows Into Light Two; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Teachers Who Readhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13475607507245248052noreply@blogger.com0