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Inside Out and Back Again

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Mrs.N

Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai For Ha, the staggering loss of leaving her home and her father, the indignity of life on a refugee ship, the struggle to find her place in a new land are a … Continue reading →

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Gone Away Lake

Posted on August 22, 2015 by Mrs.N

Gone-Away Lake by Elizabeth Enright I didn’t discover Gone-Away Lake until I was an adult and it’s a shame that I didn’t because it’s the kind of thing I would have adored as a child.  A pair of cousins discover … Continue reading →

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El Deafo

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Mrs.N

El Deafo by Cece Bell I used to teach a unit on memoirs and autobiographies to third graders and while I had some pretty great books for my reading groups, none of them could have touched the excellence that is El … Continue reading →

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Charlotte’s Web

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Mrs.N

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White In the interest of full disclosure, I never liked Charlotte’s Web as a child.  And although I had several copies of it in my classroom, I never once saw a third grader pick it up … Continue reading →

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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Mrs.N

The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi Right from the start the book has an air of intrigue and foreboding. Charlotte states in a foreword that she has been accused of murder and found guilty.  When we begin the … Continue reading →

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These Happy Golden Years

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Mrs.N

These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder At the end of Little Town on the Prairie Laura has earned her teaching certificate, and so as These Happy Golden Years opens, she’s off to teach school for the first time.  She’s … Continue reading →

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The Cricket in Times Square

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Mrs.N

The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden In a subway station in Times Square, there is a newsstand owned by the Bellini family.  They do not sell many papers and the young son, Mario, must work late at night … Continue reading →

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26 Fairmount Avenue

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Mrs.N

26 Fairmount Avenue (Newbery Honor Book, 2000) by Tomie dePaola Tomie dePaola is one of the best children’s book author/illustrators working.  Period.  Maybe you know Strega Nona or Oliver Button Is a Sissy.  Maybe you don’t.  But you really should, … Continue reading →

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My Brother Sam is Dead

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Mrs.N

My Brother Sam Is Dead by James Lincoln Collier & Christopher Collier I’m not going to be the one to spoil the ending for you.  I’ll leave that up to the authors, but maybe I’ll give you a little itty … Continue reading →

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Rules

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Mrs.N

Rules by Cynthia Lord Rules is also a recipient of the Schneider Family Book Award which honors an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences. After spending … Continue reading →

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