Category Archives: General Information

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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It is always a great day to be a Lava Bear!

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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

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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

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Peas and Carrots by Tanita S. Davis

This book appears to be happy and cute; simple title, simple cover, but there is so much more inside!  This is a story told from alternating perspectives. Dess narrates half of the chapters and comes from a family of criminals.  … Continue reading

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Kingdom of Ash and Briars by Hannah West

The pages of this book are well done.  At the beginning of each chapter there is a beautiful tree illustration.  As far as fantasy books go, this one is readable and easy to follow.  I don’t usually like fantasy at … Continue reading

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