I’ve got a couple of presentations to prepare for before NCTE, but i want you to please put these items on your calendar now so that you don’t miss them in Baltimore at the NCTE Annual Conference in November. You’ll have to check the schedule for the exact room numbers. What Do We Ask of… Read More You Won’t Want to Miss
As many of you are getting back to school, I’d like to make you aware of the Inclusive Youth Libguide I’ve created to support students. It contains information relating to books by and about people with disabilities, as well as IPOC and those who are LGTBQIA. There’s also a page with samplings of books on… Read More Stuff: School Work, Simians and Sibert
2 Sept Ghost Squad by Claribel Ortega. Scholastic Shortly before Halloween, Lucely and her best friend, Syd, cast a spell that accidentally awakens malicious spirits, wreaking havoc throughout St. Augustine. Together, they must join forces with Syd’s witch grandmother, Babette, and her tubby tabby, Chunk, to fight the haunting head-on and reverse the curse… Read More New Releases: September
This month, Florida’s Commissioner of Education released a back to school reading list. There’s been pushback on Twitter and in SLJ. An important critique comes from @ofGlades, teens who actually live in Florida, who are acutely aware of the problematic books on the list and who go a step further to recommend books to the… Read More Listed in Florida
If you’ve tried to access my blog today, you were probably met with a new look ever few minutes for a good hour. Sorry if there was any inconvenience! Every year or so, I decide to go for a new look. I want something that’s the same, but different. Something fresh, yet comfortable. I think… Read More Newness
