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MLA Conference Recap #2: “Hooking Reluctant Readers”
From: http://www.brucehale.com My first afternoon session of the conference was “Hooking Reluctant Readers” with author Bruce Hale. As a child, he was a self-professed TV addict who had little use for...
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Author Interview: Elizabeth Atkinson
I had the pleasure of meeting middle grade author Elizabeth Atkinson at the Library United Conference and she graciously agreed to be interviewed for the blog. Here are her thoughts on the struggles...
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Moonbird sighting in New Jersey
When I attended Reading Roundup in April, I heard Phillip Hoose speak about his upcoming book called Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95. This non-fiction book, due out on July...
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Author Interview: Phillip Hoose
Here is my interview with 2012′s Katahdin Award winner Phillip Hoose. Phillip’s new book, Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95, will be released on July 17th, 2012. Photo credit:...
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Celebrate Robert McCloskey’s “One Morning in Maine” in Brooksville this weekend
Are you looking for a fun way to spend Sunday afternoon? The Brooksville Free Public Library is hosting a day of fun events to celebrate Robert McCloskey’s One Morning in Maine. This is a fundraiser...
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“One Morning in Maine” Day
Here are some pictures from our day in Brooksville, celebrating 60 years of One Morning in Maine as a fundraiser for the Brooksville Library. Kids got a spark plug at Condon’s Garage and had the chance...
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Reaching Teens at the Library
I recently listened to a webinar about dealing with teens in the library. The presenter, Erin Downey Howerton, described teens as “adults without adult experience.” I think she got it spot on. As...
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Some great book suggestions from John Green
When I need some blogging inspiration, I go to the best vlogger (video blogger) I know: John Green. YA author John Green and his brother, Hank Green, post short videos several times a week. The...
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Top Books of 2012: YA and Middle Grade Fiction
The end of December causes us to look back on everything we did (or read) during the past year. Here are my picks for the best YA and middle grade books of 2012 (limited to what I actually read, so...
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Best Books I Read in 2012: Adult Fiction
I had to alter the title for this post, because as I was going over the best adult fiction I’ve read in 2012, I realized that some of it wasn’t published this year. I tend to read the current middle...
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