Check It Out: November/December Newsletter, Holiday edition

October marks the official "Scary Stories" season in the library (or classroom). And while readers of all ages always seem to ask for a SCARY story, fall is always a good season for those books best read on a dark and stormy night.

Check out all the things you will need to get in the scary story mood this October. You'll also find some great ghost stories, literary costume ideas, and a how-to art lesson for decorating pumpkins by author/illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka. Plus, you'll always find books for all ages, curriculum connections, #classroombookaday options, a terrific read for First Chapter Friday, new titles coming from POPULAR authors, book-to-movie news, and more.

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#newsletter #classroom #curriculumconnection #teachers #librarians #fridayfive #classroombookaday #yalit #kidlit #newbooks #basedonabook #newbooks #reading #authors #firstchapterfriday

Check It Out: October Newsletter, Scary Stories edition

October marks the official "Scary Stories" season in the library (or classroom). And while readers of all ages always seem to ask for a SCARY story, fall is always a good season for those books best read on a dark and stormy night.

Check out all the things you will need to get in the scary story mood this October. You'll also find some great ghost stories, literary costume ideas, and a how-to art lesson for decorating pumpkins by author/illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka. Plus, you'll always find books for all ages, curriculum connections, #classroombookaday options, a terrific read for First Chapter Friday, new titles coming from POPULAR authors, book-to-movie news, and more.

Scroll down or click here to read it.

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#newsletter #classroom #curriculumconnection #teachers #librarians #fridayfive #classroombookaday #yalit #kidlit #newbooks #basedonabook #newbooks #reading #authors #firstchapterfriday

First Chapter Friday

Or in this case, the dedication is the hook!

Yesterday, one of my senior Contemporary Lit students mentioned her frustration at the portrayal of “feminism” she encountered in another class. From the textbook to classroom discussions that disparaged and even wrongly defined the term. (She’s actually so angered, she’s composing a letter to the textbook author. Which is epic on so many levels). So, I think this book by Jen Mathieu is JUST what we need!

From the opening dedication, to the very last word on the last page, I love #moxie! It was one of my Top 10 books for High School in my #yalit seminars.

But now I’m off to buy more copies because I definitely have some students who must read it immediately!

#moxiegirlsfightback

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