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July 2012 Blog Posts (16)

If You Really Loved Me by Anne Schraff

If You Really Loved Me (Urban Underground #4) If You Really Loved Me by Anne Schraff

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Part of the Urban Underground series, I liked Destini, who was really…

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Added by bj neary on July 23, 2012 at 9:59pm — No Comments

Bitterblue by Kristen Cahsore

Bitterblue (Graceling Realm, #3) Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



Loved this book! I enjoyed Kristin Cashore's two other books, Fire and Graceling, and this book was…

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Added by bj neary on July 23, 2012 at 9:48pm — No Comments

Paper Covers Rock by Jenny Hubbard

Paper Covers Rock Paper Covers Rock by Jenny Hubbard

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



This book does a great job of swith the challenges of being a boy in an all boys'…

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Added by bj neary on July 23, 2012 at 9:39pm — No Comments

Wicked Girls by Stephanie Hemphill

Wicked Girls Wicked Girls by Stephanie Hemphill

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Wicked Girls is a great novel in verse exploring the Salem Witch Trials and the young girls…

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Added by bj neary on July 23, 2012 at 9:28pm — No Comments

Seeking contributors!

Thank you for your interest in the Common Core Conversation!

 

I am currently accepting contributors, and you could be one of them.  Scour the web for the best sites for information and resources about the Common Core Standards.  Send me an email at lieberrian@yahoo, and include the subject area and link for the site.  An attachment with the logo of the site is much appreciated.

 

To join my conversation, click here and become a free member of Edmodo: …

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Added by Kristina Holzweiss on July 20, 2012 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Lost in the River of Grass by Ginny Rorby

Lost in the River of Grass Lost in the River of Grass by Ginny Rorby

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



I read this for July Goodreads book club for YA Reads for…

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Added by bj neary on July 6, 2012 at 9:16pm — No Comments

You Against Me by Jenny Downham

You Against Me You Against Me by Jenny Downham

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



I loved Jenny Downham's Before I Die and this book was just wrenching as it explored Mikey's…

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Added by bj neary on July 6, 2012 at 9:08pm — No Comments

Waiting For You by Susane Colasanti

Waiting For You Waiting For You by Susane Colasanti

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



I am working my way through reading all of Susane Colasanti's books and I really…

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Added by bj neary on July 6, 2012 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Copper Sun by Sharon Draper

Copper Sun Copper Sun by Sharon M. Draper

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



You think you have read historical fiction about slavery but then you read this book and the viciousness of…

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Added by bj neary on July 6, 2012 at 8:55pm — No Comments

A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park

A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story by Linda Sue Park

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



With alternating protagonists twenty years apart, Nya…

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Added by bj neary on July 6, 2012 at 8:41pm — No Comments

Soul Enchilada by David Macinnis Gill

Soul Enchilada Soul Enchilada by David Macinnis Gill

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



I read Black Hole Sun by David Macinnis Gill and knew I wanted to read this book!…

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Added by bj neary on July 6, 2012 at 8:30pm — No Comments

City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare

City of Lost Souls (The Mortal Instruments, #5) City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



I loved this book! Clary and Jace are still my favorites, even though I loved…

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Added by bj neary on July 6, 2012 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Keep Holding On by Susane Colasanti

Keep Holding On Keep Holding On by Susane Colasanti

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



Susane Colasanti has written a very telling novel about teens and bullying. Noelle's…

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Added by bj neary on July 6, 2012 at 8:27pm — No Comments

The Year of the Beasts by Cecil Castellucci

The Year of the Beasts The Year of the Beasts by Cecil Castellucci

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



With alternating chapters of prose and comics, Cecil…

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Added by bj neary on July 6, 2012 at 8:17pm — No Comments

The Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi

The Drowned Cities (Ship Breaker, #2) The Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



This companion novel to…

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Added by bj neary on July 6, 2012 at 8:05pm — No Comments

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Mansfield University Scholarship Program – Begin in January 2012

In an ongoing effort to recruit a new generation of school library leaders, Mansfield University recently received a fifth Institute of Library and Museum Services (IMLS) grant to fund scholarships for its totally online School Library & Information Technologies Master of Education degree program with school library certification. If you know of an educator or non-certified librarian seeking school library certification, please pass along the news that we are still accepting applications for the spring 2012 semester.

The Master of Education program, ideally suited for working educators
with no time to drive to a university, offers a convenient and effective path to school library certification. For detailed information and contacts please refer to the Fulfilling the Promise homepage, at http://libweb.mansfield.edu/promise/, or contact Cynthia Keller, Department Chair ckeller@mansfield.edu

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