ReadySetContactcard Check out this printable card “Ready, Set, Contact!” Christie Kaaland, Deb Kachel, Deb Logan, Alice Yucht, and Joyce Deacon formed Act4SL at the AASL 2009 conference in Charlotte, NC, as a grassroots effort, unaffiliated with any professional organizations. Their aim is “to provide a simple process for anyone, anywhere to act on behalf of school libraries.” [...]
I arrived in DC for ALA Annual #ala10 on Wednesday. Since I have so many meetings scheduled, I wanted to take time to gather resources for my students before the conference. In addition, I’m quite capable of filling my time with extra meetings or tours. Here are some of my activities so far: 1) Reception [...]
#54 The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks. Grand Central Publishing, 2009. ISBN: 0446547565, 400 pp. Publisher’s Description: “Seventeen year-old Veronica “Ronnie” Miller’s life was turned upside-down when her parents divorced and her father moved from New York City to Wilmington, North Carolina. Three years later, she remains angry and alienated from her parents, especially her father… until [...]
#59 Band of Brothers by Stephen E Embros. Simon& Schuster, 1992. 336pp hardcover. Available from Pocket Aug, 2002. ISBN13: 9780743464116. 480 pp. Publisher’s Description: On the bloody battlefields of World War II Europe, Easy Company, 506th Airborne Division, U.S. Army, got the toughest missions. As good a rifle company as any in the world, Easy was [...]
My students are asking for videogame guides and more. I could use your help locating and selecting a collection of these for middle schooler’s. They want the official guides, the cheat code books, and books or magazines that deal with taking the medium to a new level and actually programming. What do we call that? [...]
I’m always looking for silly library/ computer/ information science/ and web 2.0 comics to share with my students. During the Tennessee Library Association conference in Memphis, I heard Gene Ambaum and Bill Barnes of Unshelved.com speak. I even won a copy of one of their books. There are other sources of library-ish humor out there. [...]
Lisa Von Drasek, Children’s Librarian, Bank Street College of Education School for Children Pre-K- 8 has given me permission to repost this here: On-Line class, June 14-28th http://www.bankstreet.edu/onlinecourses/tews681n.html Ever wonder how a children’s book gets published? As the Bank Street College of Education’s children’s librarian, I am often asked about this topic. At least once [...]
Scars by Cheryl Rainfield. Westfield Books, 2010. ISBN 9781934813324. $16.95 250 pp Grades 8 -adult. Read reviews about Scars here. In Scars Cheryl Rainfield has created a vibrant character, Kendra, who realistically deals with an unbelievable number of issues in just 250 pages. Fifteen year old Kendra experiences flashbacks as she tries to recall the [...]
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