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Urania Beyer replied to Suzanne Dix's discussion 'Battle of the Books' in the group YA Lit in School Libraries

I did an adapted version some years ago with 7th and 8th grade students. Since we had only 2 months to run it, the LA teacher and I decided to use only 5 books. We had a list of suggested titles, did a book talk and the students chose 5 titles. We...

October 27

Suzanne Dix replied to Megan Blakemore's discussion 'Library Facebook Page'

We have one for our high school. In fact right now I'm running a contest to get students to "become a fan" by October 15. 3 names will be drawn at random to win gift certificates to Borders, iTunes and Starbucks. My administration is completely on...

October 7

Suzanne Fox replied to Suzanne Dix's discussion 'Battle of the Books' in the group YA Lit in School Libraries

We do the Battle of the Books with our fourth graders. I think you could do the same model successfully with 5th or 6th graders too. We (librarians from 4 local independent schools) create a list of 40 books (about 10 books go off and to replace e...

June 16

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May 27

Melinda Pennington replied to Suzanne Dix's discussion 'Battle of the Books' in the group YA Lit in School Libraries

In North Carolina, we have a statewide program for elementary and middle schools. Librarians and teachers across the state create a list (some old classics, award winners, state connections, recently popular, and of course, curriculum related, and...

May 20

Suzanne Dix replied to Nancy R. Green's discussion 'Battle of the Books' in the group Springfield Battle of the Books

Hi - I can see that I am adding into this conversation very late in the game but I just completed my first round of Battle of the Books. All 5th, 6th and 7th graders (90 students per grade) compete within their grade. I had a great time and choosi...

May 9

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Suzanne Dix replied to Suzanne Dix's discussion 'Battle of the Books' in the group YA Lit in School Libraries

Thanks! I'll do that!

March 4

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At 6:53am on May 27, 2009, Mike McQueen said…: Hi Suzanne,

I'm a teacher librarian & recently started a community based blog for getting boys to read - http://GettingBoysToRead.com. Please send me a friend request if you'd like to network, share ideas, and learn more about getting boys to read.

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Mike McQueen

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At 12:22am on July 21, 2008, Naveed Ahmad said…: Welcome!!

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About Me:: I am starting my first professional library job this fall as a middle and high school librarian/teacher. I "volunteered" to teach a web2.0 class to sophomores and I'm looking for good ideas...