Author Spotlight: Joyce Sidman
This past Saturday, I had the opportunity to attend the Association of Writers & Writer’s Programs 2015 Conference where I was able to hear many different writers speak about their work. One of the...
View ArticleTeens Who Inspire
There are plenty of stories in local and national news about children and teens getting in trouble, flunking out of school, and not being good role models. But here I am going to focus on the positive,...
View ArticleBack to School Angst
Do you remember your very first day of school? The bus forgot to pick me up on my first day of kindergarten in the Baldwin-Woodville school district, and my mom had to drive me to school. So on the...
View ArticleRaising Chickens : Urban Farming for the Intermediate Grades
The term “urban farming” usually brings up visions of gardens, especially vegetable gardens, in backyards and containers and even on rooftops. Chickens might not seem a good topic for an article on...
View ArticleDarkness
Darkness has different meanings to different people, especially children. Many can relate to being afraid of the dark, and there are many children’s books out there to help kids work through that. But...
View ArticleITEM 2015: Historical Fiction & Graphic Novels
Four days from now, at the ITEM Conference in St. Cloud, MN, a number of our Mackin Librarians will present top titles for school libraries across multiple interest levels and genres. My two areas...
View ArticleSpirits & Ghosts in Middle School Fiction
Today’s Halloween attire runs the gamut from fairy tale characters, superheroes, and smiling pumpkins, to monsters, classic ones like vampires and witches as well as current characters such as Sulley...
View ArticleBios: The Ones Your Students WANT To Read!
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View ArticleAdult Crossover Nonfiction for High Schools
I promised a list of adult nonfiction to suggest to high school readers (or their teachers) to go with the post on crossover fiction. All of these titles can be read for interest, and many can also be...
View ArticlePopular Series Fiction for Middle School Readers
A couple weeks ago I published a post about ongoing popular elementary series, and on another blog I posted about adult crossover series that would be excellent for high school readers. Here I would...
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