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Does Your School Have a Teacher Librarian?

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Students’ book reviews after biography book talks

I was so excited to see some of the projects that came from our book talks on biography. The images are great and there were some very clever details (loved the barbed wire made from paper clips), but I was … Continue reading

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Origami

After the students’ lunch break, I saw this when I looked across the library and thought, “Oh some brat left gum wrappers on the table.” When I got closer, I found this wonderful surprise little gift. Thanks anonymous paper-folder! You … Continue reading

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Divergent: the Movie

The next young adult novel to hit the theater–Divergent on March 21, 2014. You have almost three weeks to finish the book! Click the link for my review. (Liked it a lot–but didn’t love it the way most everyone else … Continue reading

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YA Books into Movies

The most recent young adult fiction to go to the movies– Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters will be out on February 14, 2014. Starring Zoey Deutch, Lucy Fry, and Danila Kozlovsky. Divergent will be out March 21, 2014. Starring Shailene Woodley, … Continue reading

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Horror! “Unnatural Creatures: Stories Selected by Neil Gaiman”

Unnatural Creatures: Stories Selected by Neil Gaiman      Lots of teens know who Neil Gaiman is. They’ve read some of his books or seen movies made from those books–Coraline, The Graveyard Book, Neverwhere. And Gaiman’s written several frightening adult … Continue reading

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Colony Library Lady has moved!

If you arrived here by searching for Colony Library Lady, you are in the right place! The Colony Library Lady and Chaffey Library Lady sites are now combined here at School Library Lady. After September 22, 2013, the link for … Continue reading

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Bullying Books: “Some Girls Are”

Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers   Regina has bullied other girls all through high school. She’s popular. She’s Anna’s best friend. And Anna is the queen bee of the Hallowell High, calling all the shots, deciding who’s in and who’s … Continue reading

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Honoring Veterans at COHS

“Colony High Commemmorates Vets” turned out to be a great day for our juniors as well as for our veterans. I didn’t see any mention of this event in the newspaper, so I wanted to post a few photos for … Continue reading

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New fantasy fiction

The newest–come check them out! Sea Change by Aimee Friedman When her estranged grandmother dies and leaves her mother the family home on Selkie Island, seventeen-year-old Miranda meets her mother on the Georgia island, where she discovers mysterious family secrets … Continue reading

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