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Schooled by Gordon Korman

May 28, 2009 / ebarrett / Chapter Books, Children / 4 Comments

Meet peaceful, patient Capricorn Anderson, a dyed-in-the-wool hippie who has grown up on the Garland Commune for all of his 13 years with his grandmother […]

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Things Not Seen

May 19, 2009 / ebarrett / Chapter Books, Children, Fantasy / No Comments

What would you do if you woke up one morning and discovered that you had become invisible? This is what happens to 15-year old Bobby […]

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The Higher Power of Lucky

May 15, 2009 / ebarrett / Chapter Books, Children / 1 Comment

In The Higher Power of Lucky, Susan Patron has created an indomitable character in ten year old Lucky Trimble.  Lucky lives in Hard Pan, CA […]

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Gooney Bird Is So Absurd

May 11, 2009 / ebarrett / Chapter Books, Children / No Comments

Lois Lowry’s Gooney Bird Greene is back in Gooney Bird Is So Absurd. It’s now January in Mrs. Pidgeon’s second grade class. The students are […]

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Speaking of the White House…

November 10, 2008 / ebarrett / Children, History / No Comments

Consider this new book: Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out~Created by 108 Renowned Authors and Illustrators and the National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance, […]

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Book Review: Show & Tell

October 20, 2008 / ebarrett / Art/Craft, Children, Picture Books / No Comments

There’s so much to see and experience in Dilys Evans’ Show & Tell: Exploring the fine Art of Children’s Book Illustration! The cover alone is enough […]

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Let’s Celebrate Libraries!

October 1, 2008 / ebarrett / Children, Picture Books / No Comments

There are two new books that do just that. The first is Our Library by Eve Bunting, wherein a raccoon and his friends go to […]

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Book Review: Donuthead

September 10, 2008 / ebarrett / Chapter Books, Children / 1 Comment

Meet Franklin Delano Donuthead, a fifth grader with a lot of issues. To begin with, his last name is Donuthead. (“My name, if you must […]

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Charlie Bone and the Time Twister

August 23, 2008 / ebarrett / Chapter Books, Children, Fantasy / 1 Comment

I listened to a great audiobook this summer:  Charlie Bone and the Time Twister by Jenny Nimmo, narrated by Simon Russell Beale. This is the […]

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Talkin’ Bout Books

July 27, 2008 / ebarrett / Book Discussion, Children, Literacy/education / No Comments

I’m talkin’ ’bout  the Talkin’ Bout Books blog. This is a great website replete with book discussion guides and suggestions for parents and children grades 2-3 […]

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