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July 2011 Blog Posts (10)

Maze Runner by James Dashner

The Maze Runner by James Dashner

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

OMG, I couldn't put this book down---and I am in the middle of an online course with tons of… Continue

Added by bj neary on July 28, 2011 at 5:20pm — 1 Comment

Literature and the Young Adult Reader by Ernest Bond

Literature and the Young Adult Reader by Ernest L. Bond

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a very thorough… Continue

Added by bj neary on July 28, 2011 at 5:17pm — No Comments

Oogy by Larry Levin

Oogy: The Dog Only a Family Could Love by Larry Levin

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Many dog lovers won't want to read this book when they know how this dog suffered as a puppy. But… Continue

Added by bj neary on July 28, 2011 at 5:15pm — No Comments

Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers

Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Talk about mean girls!!! Regina is 2nd in command of the Fearsome Five (Anna is her best… Continue

Added by bj neary on July 28, 2011 at 5:12pm — No Comments

Shooting Kabul by N.H. Senzai

Shooting Kabul by N. H. Senzai

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I sooo loved this book! A great book for middle/jr high as well as high school for its depiction of a… Continue

Added by bj neary on July 28, 2011 at 5:10pm — No Comments

Girl Wonder by Alexa Martin

Girl Wonder by Alexa Martin

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I was not a fan of the lead character, Charlotte Locke. It is tough to move your senior year, but Charlotte… Continue

Added by bj neary on July 28, 2011 at 5:08pm — No Comments

Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved this book! A great romance, coming of age in a… Continue

Added by bj neary on July 28, 2011 at 5:02pm — No Comments

Motivating African American Students in Elementary School to Read

I read "Supporting the Literacy Needs of African American Transitional Readers" by Corinne Burton. This article ties in with what our district Media Cadre is researching. We are reading Alfred W. Tatum's "Reading for Their Life," a book about motivating (AA) African American males to read. Just as Burton writes, Tatum writes about exposing AA males to literature that relate to them personally and culturally. You can find this article at… Continue

Added by Anita Brake on July 24, 2011 at 11:32am — No Comments

Okay For Now by Gary Schmidt

Schmidt has brought back some of his original characters from the<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/556136.The_Wednesday_Wars"><img src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175775828s/556136.jpg" title="The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt" alt="The Wednesday Wars"/></a>and I am so glad Douglas Swieteck and Holling Hoodhood are here! Douglas is a kid who has the wise aleck sense of humor and it is because of his family life and he can't help himself from blurting out… Continue

Added by bj neary on July 17, 2011 at 8:30am — No Comments

Muchacho by Louanne Johnson

Muchacho by LouAnne Johnson

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The voice of main character, Eddie Corazon was strong, confused, and angry but once he met Lupe, Eddie begins to… Continue

Added by bj neary on July 6, 2011 at 8:17am — No Comments

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