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At 7:16am on June 9, 2008, bj neary said…: When Dad Killed Mom by Julius Lester
rating: 5 of 5 stars
What a compelling, sad, painful read that you know is happening all over to kids today. Julius Lester has crafted a "ripped from the headlines" story about a psychology professor killing his artist wife and the wake it leaves for the two children, parents and friends. Even though it takes place in the 90's, it could be today...Jenna and Jeremy are brother and sister who are completely different but try to struggle through what has happened in alternating chapters. Jenna is a headstrong, foul mouthed teen who was close to her dad and Jeremy, the quiet artist who LOVED his mom. There is prison, a trial and life during and after...and changes in their personalities and lives that are believable and immediate for kids of today. I knew of two different elementary families who went through this and I don't wish it on anyone. Lester writes a compelling author note and includes questions called "chat page" that are thought provoking and will allow for much discussion. http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/62411?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">View all my reviews. When Dad Killed Mom by Julius Lester

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rating: 5 of 5 stars
What a compelling, sad, painful read that you know is happening all over to kids today. Julius Lester has crafted a "ripped from the headlines" story about a psychology professor killing his artist wife and the wake it leaves for the two children, parents and friends. Even though it takes place in the 90's, it could be today...Jenna and Jeremy are brother and sister who are completely different but try to struggle through what has happened in alternating chapters. Jenna is a headstrong, foul mouthed teen who was close to her dad and Jeremy, the quiet artist who LOVED his mom. There is prison, a trial and life during and after...and changes in their personalities and lives that are believable and immediate for kids of today. I knew of two different elementary families who went through this and I don't wish it on anyone. Lester writes a compelling author note and includes questions called "chat page" that are thought provoking and will allow for much discussion.

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At 7:43am on June 25, 2008, BJ Neary said…: "Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time"
One of the BEST books I have ever read- Greg Mortenson is humble, determined and as the books says- does deserve consideration for the Nobel Peace Prize- his continued allegiance to giving girls in Afghanistan and Pakistan educations as a way to fight terrorism and give their villages a better life- well there is no higher goal- is there? I loved all of the wonderful men of the villages Mr Greg made pacts with, their love and devotion to him and his striving to give them schools is life affirming.

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At 8:47am on July 17, 2008, bj neary said…: Boy Toy by Barry Lyga
This book is over 400 pages and I couldn't stop reading it- what a super read- very unsettling and compelling. Josh Mendel was 12 when his middle school teacher molested him. I learned that individuals can't always TRULY confront what happens to them even with psychological help....it takes Josh over 5 years to finally come to terms with what happened to him...how he has pushed everyone away and really can't deal with many issues due to the trauma of not understanding sex, love and many other life emotional feelings- highly recommend this!

At 5:38pm on August 14, 2011, Patti Rickert-Wilbur said…: Thanks for the welcome message, BJ. I am working on the website and I think a grad student from The University of MD Library School is going to work on it as pasrt of a class project in the fall. I am really looking forward to this! I am also looking forward to being part of TLNing.

At 11:48am on August 17, 2011, Jennifer Coffman said…: Thanks for the welcome. I haven't taken the time to really explore this forum yet, but I'm looking forward to being a part of TLNing. Hope your school year starts out great!

At 9:36pm on August 23, 2011, Sue Di Mauro said…: Hi BJ!

Caesar thanks you. :)

I thank you for the welcome and I look forward to making TLNing a place I visit regularly.

Cheers

Sue

At 9:29am on September 6, 2011, Anita Brake said…: Thanks. Hope you are having a great start of the school year.

At 7:40am on October 2, 2011, Debra Dally said…: Thank you!

At 2:39pm on October 2, 2011, Elizabeth McCarthy said…: The class website is edited by several teachers...I think they archived the videos page as they were last year's project...see if this works...https://sites.google.com/a/student.u32.org/apex-8-2010/video-book-trailers-2011

At 2:50pm on October 27, 2011, Charlene T Holbrook said…: Thanks for the welcome. Two magnificent students helped with the design and web creation but, alas, have graduated. Our school has switched to Edline so must migrate the links to a less beautiful but also less static environment. I'm looking forward to learning from other library people.

At 7:45pm on November 1, 2011, Kathy Lawrence said…: Thank you, bj! Hoping to learn to be a rockstar librarian (among other things)!

At 5:01am on November 4, 2011, Jennifer N. Sherman said…: Hi BJ,

Thanks for the welcome. Currently I am a student teacher in the Quakertown Community School District. I am finishing my MSLIS degree in Dec. Next phase is looking for work!

At 11:27pm on December 3, 2011, Lydia Frankenburger said…: Hi BJ,

Thanks for the welcome and the heads-up about my website. I am just starting to move my wiki to a website and thought I would have had more done than just selecting a theme at this point. I changed the address to my wiki - http://kincaidlib.wikispaces.com and will change it back to my web address when I have a significant amount finished.

Lydia

At 3:28pm on January 3, 2012, Janet Lanham said…: Hi bj - Thanks for the welcome! I clicked on page link and it worked fine, but try this: Go to http://lms.jefferson.k12.ky.us/index.html and click on the Instructional Resources tab. Thanks for letting me know about the problem!

At 11:18am on January 12, 2012, Hope Hunter said…: Thank you! Weebly.com is a very easy site to use...and it is free! :) I'm still very much in the "under construction" process, but just adding on as I need to.

At 9:29am on January 20, 2012, Kelly Tebben said…: Thank you for the personal welcome! I look forward to exploring the site and hopefully adding to it!

At 11:58am on January 20, 2012, Robin J Bassion said…: Thanks BJ. Not sure if you remember, we've met before. I also just joined the YA review committee. Look forward to seeing you in April if not before!

At 10:32pm on January 23, 2012, vikram.C.Patil said…: Thanks for the welcome comment. I m working as a teacher librarian at Rasbihari International School in Nashik. I am just newly joined and totaly new to the IB school hopeing for the best i can get from u.

At 8:41pm on January 28, 2012, Sylvia Mastros said…: Thanks!

At 10:36am on February 2, 2012, Mike McQueen said…: Greetings Bj,

I'm Mike McQueen, teacher librarian and founder of http://www.GettingBoysToRead.com. Like many school districts, we are in a financial crises. Our school board recently proposed to eliminate ALL 20+ middle school teacher librarians and also cut all 90+ elementary schools to half time. Since we are the biggest district in all of Colorado, we worry this will cause other districts to follow suit. We launched an online movement and are going to do our best to put up a good fight.

If possible, please visit our Facebook page and "Like" us http://www.facebook.com/SupportSchoolLibraries . Adding a positive comment and sharing with your friends would help our morale as well. The board finalizes the budget soon so your timely support would be greatly appreciated!

Sincerely,

Mike McQueen

Teacher Librarian at McLain HS

Lakewood, CO

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