Happy Book Fair Week & Happy Valentine's Day! I am looking forward to going to Book People tomorrow after school to support the library I love best. I hope that you will find some time to do the same. The online store stays open late and you can shop from home through tomorrow. There is something for everyone and am thrilled to see student favorites including Princess in Black, We Don't Eat Our Classmates, Elephant and Piggie, Fly Guy, Bad Kitty, Dog Man, The Last Kids on Earth, Terrible Two, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Dork Diaries, Warriors, Babysitters Club, Nate the Great, Wings of Fire, and more. We also have all twenty 2019-20 Bluebonnet nominees!!! These would be great purchases that students can read and then pass on to their 3rd-5th grade teachers to support the program in their classroom libraries!
Don't forget to buy a book for yourself!!! Rise of the Black Panther by Doss dad Evan Narcisse and Doss mom, Kate Winkler Dawson's Death in the Air are must-haves!
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Here are some suggestions for purchases...
I love The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson... Enjoy this video sneak peak and head on over to the online book fair to purchase this lovely book!
Here's another great pick-- A Moon of My Own is a gorgeous book written by our very own second grade teacher, Jennifer Rustgi! This book has been chosen for launch as part of "Story Time from Space"! How exciting is that??! I will keep you posted, but you won't want to miss adding this book to your collection!!! I may be able to help you get it signed by the author...
I'm so excited to see polka-dot-kerchief–wearing engineer, Rosie Revere, in this inaugural installment of a chapter-book series based on the popular picture books.
A few years back, I had the pleasure of hearing Christopher Paul Curtis speak and I've never forgotten it. I haven't read The Journey of Little Charlie yet, but I feel sure that I will love it and that you will too!!!
I rely on book reviews and teacher recommendations (thanks 5th grade!) to make choices for the library and trust these reviews for Amal Unbound...
* “Saeed’s eloquent, suspenseful, eye-opening tale offers a window into the contemporary practice of indentured servitude and makes a compelling case for the power of girls’ education to transform systemic injustice.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review
* “Amal narrates, her passion for learning, love for her family, and despair at her circumstance evoked with sympathy and clarity, as is the setting. Inspired by Malala Yousafzai and countless unknown girls like her, Saeed’s timely and stirring middle-grade debut is a celebration of resistance and justice.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“A beautiful and moving story about indentured servitude, economic class, family, resistance, and ultimately—freedom. Amal’s story and the main people we meet in it are so thoughtfully and deeply rendered, I remain haunted by their struggles and changed by their journeys.” – Jacqueline Woodson
“This heroic story about a girl’s struggle to become educated against overwhelming odds will open readers’ eyes and hearts. A gorgeous and compelling read.” – Laurie Halse Anderson
February 13, 2019 at 3:16 PM
Thanks for sharing your suggestions!