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New Reads in SORA!
Thanks to a great sale going on right now in Overdrive, we were able to purchase eight issues of The Avant-Guards. This is a sweet graphic novel series about some misfit college students who attend an art school and who … Continue reading
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Free Reads for May 2020
Since it is a new month, there are new free reads to download. Check out some of these great titles! Thanks Riveted by Simon Teen.
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Free Books for April
These books are free to download all month long. Get them before they are gone! I would recommend Enchanted Air since April is Poetry Month. The selections are a mix of adventure, romance, paranormal, and contemporary. What are you in … Continue reading
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2020 First Quarterly Wrap up
These are all the books that I read in January, February and March. I started the year with a re-read of The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas which I gave ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. There was also a lot of buzz around … Continue reading
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Screen Casting with Loom
Right now is the perfect time to record yourself explaining a lesson or going over a presentation with students. Our district has encouraged us to use Loom. I created a test video of myself reading an ebook that I checked … Continue reading
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School is closed, what now?
Where do I find some books to read now that I can’t go to our school library? At times like these when no two days are the same, at least we have iPads and there are free books to read … Continue reading
Black Bird of the Gallows by Meg Kassel
⭐️⭐️.5/5 I am a sucker for a cool cover. I feel like the last few years have been the years of the ravens/crows as they are featured all over the place. This book is also very purple so I didn’t … Continue reading
2018 Reading Stats
I haven’t posted anything in over a year, sadly. I accidentally found my original blog start while searching for a link to my daughter’s classroom website. Looking back, it reminded me of how much fun it is to post reviews, … Continue reading
The Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin
How many times have we all encountered a Riley? Someone dressed in a way that masks their gender and we don’t know, upon first appearance, if they are a boy or a girl? As someone who works in high school, … Continue reading