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The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik by David Arnold

By On June 6, 2019 · Leave a Comment · In Allusion, Asking Questions, Author's Purpose/Perspective/Bias, Characterization, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Dialogue, Figurative Language, Language/Style, Literature Circle/Book Clubs, Making Connections, Plot Development, Point of View, Reflection, Symbolism, Text Features, Text Structure, Theme, Tone, Voice
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The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik
Author: David Arnold
Published: May 22, 2018 by Viking

Guest Review by Natalia Sperry

Summary: This is Noah Oakman → sixteen, Bowie believer, concise historian, disillusioned swimmer, son, brother, friend.

Then Noah […]

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Nice Try, Jane Sinner by Lianne Oelke

By On May 23, 2019 · 1 Comment · In Characterization, Classroom Library Buy, Conflict, Humor, Language/Style, Literature Circle/Book Clubs, Novel, Point of View, Realistic Fiction/Contemporary Fiction, Setting, Tone
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Nice Try, Jane Sinner
Author: Lianne Oelke
Published: January 9, 2018 by Clarion

Guest Review by Natalia Sperry

Summary: The only thing 17-year-old Jane Sinner hates more than failure is pity. After a personal crisis and her subsequent expulsion from high school, […]

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Blog Tour with Review and Giveaway!: A Perilous Journey of Danger and Mayhem: A Dastardly Plot by Christopher Healy

By On September 26, 2018 · 8 Comments · In Asking Questions, Author's Purpose/Perspective/Bias, Background Knowledge, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Historical Fiction, Inquiry, Novel, Science Fiction
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A Perilous Journey of Danger & Mayhem: A Dastardly Plot
Author: Christopher Healy
Published September 25th, 2018

Summary: It is 1883—the Age of Invention! A time when great men like Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Nicola Tesla, and George […]

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I Say OOH You Say AAH by John Kane

By On July 13, 2018 · 1 Comment · In Audience, Cause/Effect, Humor, Picture Book, Read Aloud
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I Say OOH You Say AAH
Author: John Kane
Published February 8th, 2018 by Templar Publishing

Summary: “There’s something very important that I need you to remember. When I say Ooh, you say Aah. Let’s try it.”

In this interactive picture book, […]

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Masterpiece Robot and the Ferocious Valerie Knick-Knack by Frank Tra

By On July 11, 2018 · 2 Comments · In Characterization, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Compare/Contrast, Picture Book, Read Aloud, Science Fiction, Sequence, Setting, Text Structure, Writing
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Masterpiece Robot and the Ferocious Valerie Knick-Knack
Author: Frank Tra
Illustrator: Rebecca Evans
Published April 17th, 2018 by Tilbury House Publishers

Summary: Masterpiece Robot pays tribute to the power of a child’s vivid imagination, which can transform a suburban autumn backyard into a futuristic […]

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Atlas of Imaginary Places by Mia Cassany

By On June 28, 2018 · Leave a Comment · In Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Compare/Contrast, Fantasy, Mood, Picture Book, Read Aloud, Setting
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Atlas of Imaginary Places
Author: Mia Cassany
Illustrator: Ana de Lima
Published: May 8, 2018 by Prestel Junior

Summary: This dreamy, gorgeously detailed picture book leads children on a journey to impossible but wonderfully imagined places.

Upside-down mountains, volcanoes that spew bubble gum, a […]

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StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson Young Readers Edition Edited by Shelby Alinsky

By On June 6, 2018 · 1 Comment · In Asking Questions, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Informational Nonfiction, Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday, Teaching, Text Features, Text Structure, Vocabulary/Vocabulary Development
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StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Editor: Shelby Alinsky
Published March 20th, 2018 by National Geographic Children’s Books

Summary: Now abridged for YA audiences, this beautifully illustrated companion to celebrated scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson’s popular podcast and National Geographic Channel TV show is an eye-opening […]

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