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John’s 2023 Year in Books
Take a look at John’s Year in Books. The long, the short—it’s all here.
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Spark by Chris Baron
Happy, happy Monday! I'm grateful Chris Baron stopped by to finish my sentences. We discussed Spark, poetry, research, and more. I wrote the words in purple, and he wrote the words in black. Thank you, Chris!
Tom Cole’s cover illustration and Rich Deas' art direction and cover design for Spark is miraculous. Spark is an action-packed story with a heart full of hope and wonder in the Read more of this blog post »
Tom Cole’s cover illustration and Rich Deas' art direction and cover design for Spark is miraculous. Spark is an action-packed story with a heart full of hope and wonder in the Read more of this blog post »
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Louder Than Hunger
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This Is a School
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This is a Story
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The Gift of Story: Exploring the Affective Side of the Reading Life
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Ruthie Rose's Big Idea: A Poetry Story
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What book should we read in August?
As always, you may write in titles, provided the book is a 2025 Newbery contender and already published.
As always, you may write in titles, provided the book is a 2025 Newbery contender and already published.
Olivetti
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Winnie Nash is Not Your Sunshine
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Louder Than
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Operation: Happy Jenni L. Walsh
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The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman by Gennifer Choldenko
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Not Quite a Ghost by Anne Ursu
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Louder than hunger
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| Mock Caldecott 2025: November - 2024 | 8 | 56 | Nov 24, 2023 11:35AM | |
| Mock Newbery 2025: August 2025 - Louder than Hunger | 16 | 107 | Sep 02, 2024 07:03PM | |
| Into the Forest: What are you reading now? | 6351 | 1116 | Oct 06, 2024 03:32PM |
“My idea of Heaven has nothing to do with fluffy clouds or angels. In my Heaven there's butter pecan ice cream and swimming pools and baseball games. The Brooklyn Dodgers always win, and I have the best seat in the house, right behind the Dodger's dugout. That's the only advantage that I can see about being dead: You get the best seat in the house.”
― Penny from Heaven
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The Newbery Award and Honor Book Club
— 619 members
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The Newbery Medal is named for John Newbery (1713-1767), known as the first publisher of books for children. The goal of this Club is to promote and g ...more
Mock Printz 2025
— 1157 members
— last activity Sep 29, 2024 05:13PM
Reading the best of the best in Young Adult literature published in the previous year. Our goal is to find the book the American Library Association's ...more
The Familiars Roleplay
— 42 members
— last activity May 06, 2013 03:40PM
Are you guys into RPG? Then please come join this awesome new group. And the coolest part. Adam and Andrew -- the authors of The Familiars -- will be ...more
Mock Caldecott 2025
— 1529 members
— last activity Oct 02, 2024 06:26AM
A discussion group that reads, suggests, and enjoys current children’s literature, while searching for next years Caldecott Award winning books.
Mock Newbery 2025
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— last activity 7 hours, 13 min ago
A discussion group that reads, suggests, and enjoys current children’s literature, while searching for next years Newbery Award winning books.
Nonfiction Navigators
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— last activity Feb 16, 2012 03:14PM
This book club exists to encourage teachers and librarians to explore the depth children's nonfiction. ...more
Graphic Novels in Libraries
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Librarians and librarians-in-training talking about graphic novels and making them shine in libraries. Patron perspectives also welcome
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Anna wrote: "Congratulations on your selection to the 2014 Newbery Committee!"Thank you!
Congratulations on your selection to the 2014 Newbery Committee!
Hi john,I'm looking for some good wordless picture books. Can you suggest some. I work with K-3. Judy
Can you help? Thanks so much