Book Bytes

Like the 90s alternative rock band The Offspring said, “You gotta keep ‘em separated” (from the super-cool tune “Come Out and Play”).
Of course, I think that The Offspring might have been referring to gang violence, but the phrase still works for my purposes. Just roll with it.
To hopefully cut down on confusion, 6th and 8th graders will [...]

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Hello again! One of my favorite new toys in the world is a website called Animoto. It is a web-based site that allows you to create really cool videos and one of the best things about it is that you can make 30-second videos for FREE! Just upload your images, pick some music and it’s [...]

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Hello 7th grade students!
I hope you enjoyed reading The Outsiders as much as I did.  This is such a great book about social cliques and how those cliques can affect society and change people’s lives.  It amazes me that S.E. Hinton was only in high school when she wrote and published it!  Later, we will [...]

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If you’re not familiar with the phrase I’ve used as the title of this week’s post, then you should be! What would the Kentucky Derby – often referred to as “the most exciting two minutes in sports” – be without hearing the announcer say those words as the thoroughbreds make their way to the finish [...]

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ALL OTHERS ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK!
In the interest of fairness, I wanted to make sure that EVERYONE got to freely express themselves on the subject of the Twilight Saga. Sometimes it’s really difficult to keep readers from getting ahead of themselves and unintentionally giving away crucial plot details that they’re just postive that everyone already [...]

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We’re officially at T-2 weeks before the movie come out, people! Are you excited?
I AM!    
Check out the new widget on the left sidebar. Cool, isn’t it?
Seriously though, I think that we’re all gearing up for the movie premiere. And speaking of gear, you might want to check out the outstanding selection of merchandise [...]

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Apparently I am very good at interrupting Twilight bloggers and I also have a thing for books that are made into movies.  So, I would like to interrupt for a moment to let you in on another book/movie combination.  The Boy in the Striped Pajamas based on the book by the same name, written by [...]

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