Tuesday, May 12, 2015

20 Reasons Book Nerds Lead a Better Life

Thanks to Barnes & Noble and Ginni Chen for this list of reasons for why readers have more fun... I definitely see library poster potential in some of these...

20 Reasons Book Nerds Lead a Better Life

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Thursday, February 19, 2015

2015-16 Georgia Peach Books Announced

Ok, readers... Here's your head start...


HERE IT IS!!!! The Georgia Peach Book Award nominees for 2015-16:
Are You Experienced?    Sonnenblick, Jordan
Caged Warrior    Sitomer, Alan L
Death-Struck Year, A    Lucier, Makiia
Everything Leads to You    LaCour, Nina
Fake ID    Giles, Lamar
Faking Normal    Stevens, Courtney
Far From You    Sharpe, Tess
Free to Fall    Miller, Lauren
Girls Like Us    Giles, Gail
Hostage Three    Lake, Nick
I'll Give You the Sun    Nelson, Jandy
Jackaby    Ritter, William
Killer of Enemies    Bruchac, Joseph
Nearly Gone    Cosimano, Elle
Phoenix Island    Dixon, John
Say What You Will    McGovern, Cammie
Scar Boys    Vlahos, Len
We Were Liars    Lockhart, E.
What I Thought Was True     Fitzpatrick, Huntley
When I Was the Greatest    Reynolds, James

Monday, January 19, 2015

Why We Should Read MORE In School, Not Less

This article will help explain why students need to read MORE in school. Teens have always been self-centered, but today's kids are much more likely to act and react without thought for anyone other than themselves.

People Who Love to Read Fiction...

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

What to Read Next?

For all of you who have asked me recently... "What should I read next?" Here is an end of the year conglomeration of the "best of" lists. Thanks to LargeHeartedBoy blog for gathering this all together :) Have fun!

Best of the Best

Self-Improvement: Further Your Education Sites

Looking for places other than school to get educated? Check out this list...

Self-Education

Rural Doesn't Have to Mean Backward

I never, ever thought that anything would make me consider living in Alabama, but this school system has got it going on! Vision and determination are all it takes...

Rural School System Transformation Through Technology