Tag: week in review
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Weekly Reads: Short week/long days
It’s been so much fun getting back into blogging! Earlier this week I posted my NEH Institute experience from last summer and next week I have a post ready to go about how I adapted that experience in my classroom. This week has been a rough return to classes – Spring term began on Tuesday…
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Weekly Reads: August 8
In case you needed another reason to love Audra McDonald, she sang Yahoo! Answers on Jimmy Kimmel. Wondering if you’ll like any books on the Man Booker Longlist? Read their first lines. The title says it all: How to become a terrible library patron in 5 easy steps. If you thought Extremely Loud and…
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Sunday Reads: June 23, 2013
News: Son and Heir? In Britain, Daughters Cry No Fair (NYT) : Though the law of primogeniture seems antiquated, it still exists inEngland’s rigid society. The article is an interesting read for the discussion alone but I loved the interview with Liza Campbell. Campbell wrote one of my favorite memoirs, A Charmed Life: Growing…
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Sunday Reads: May 26, 2013
The Ultimate List of Fictional Boyfriends : Since rewatching Dawson’s Creek last summer I’ve had an unnatural obsession with Pacey Witter. I’m glad I’m not the only one. Free Breakfasts in Texas Public Schools : Perhaps it’s because I know two people working with TFA in Texas but this article was really eye-opening. For more…
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Sunday Reads: February 17, 2013
Books: The Kingmaker’s Daughter by Philippa Gregory Coincidentally, I had already started listening to this audiobook when the bones of Richard III were discovered. To be honest, I didn’t even realize that the Richard in Gregory’s book was that Richard until I read this article! Even without the connection to recent events, Gregory’s book is…
The Library of Alexandra 