The Many Hats of a School Librarian

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson My rating: 5 of 5 stars Wow am I glad I read this today! This memoir of Jacqueline Woodson's youngest years is one of the most beautiful books I have ever read. I learned a bit about what it was like t be a small black girl in both the North and the South during the 60s. She writes about the relationships with her family members, how her family choices impacted her, and most wonderfully how she knew she wanted to be a writer when she was a little girl even though reading/writing was hard for her. I can't wait to share this books with staff and students as a great read aloud to highlight hopes and dreams! View all my reviews

Can You Survive: Three Musketeers: A Choose Your Path Book by Debrah Peters My rating: 5 of 5 stars Buy this book for your kids, yourself, your classrooms, and your libraries! I am an elementary school librarian and I gave this book to a 6th grade class as the first read aloud of the year. I asked for their feedback to write this review. This book is happy, sad, and funny with plenty of adventure, action, gold, silver, and diamonds. They enjoyed the historical fiction aspect and the setting of several European countries. The teacher had the students choose the path as a class. They would talk about solving the problem, make a decision together, and then discuss the consequences of their actions. The students enjoyed their role as the main character and choosing the path of the story. They loved that they "died like 10 times" and chose to put bad people in jail. When they died, they would go back to try again. The author created a style that lend...

Fallout by Chris Morphew My rating: 5 of 5 stars I can't wait to read the next one! I pretty much neglected my family when I picked this up again. The whole series has me on the edge of my seat wondering what is going on, what will happen next, and will they save the world? Only 1 day left!! I( cannot wait to read the last one next!! View all my reviews

Underground by Chris Morphew My rating: 5 of 5 stars I can't wait to read the next one! I pretty much neglected my family when I picked this up again. The whole series has me on the edge of my seat wondering what is going on, what will happen next, and will they save the world? View all my reviews

Chomp by Carl Hiaasen My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book is fun! It reminds me of when I used to watch Steve Irwin and the Crocodile Hunter a long time ago. I laughed and got scared for the characters many times during the story! View all my reviews

Belly Up by Stuart Gibbs My rating: 4 of 5 stars Love this adventure! I totally want to go visit this zoo like place in Texas. This was just a fun one to read. I loved that the main character told adults his problems throughout the story. I always yell at the books when kids think they can handle it without telling anyone, but since he did tell and they just didn't help him, I found myself cheering for the main character the entire time. View all my reviews

Waiting for the Magic by Patricia MacLachlan My rating: 4 of 5 stars I loved this story even though I am not an animal fan. I cried happy and sad tears throughout this whole book! View all my reviews