Mother, Wife, Elementary Library Media Specialist

Joined September 2013
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29 Jan 2021
I have a great weekend of reading to look forward to! @LibraryKym my copy of Sugar and Spite by @gaildvillanueva arrived today! No better excuse to stay inside where it is warm! #ctcaslreads @ctcasl @scholastic
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28 Jan 2021
I am so excited! Thank you so much!! #ctcaslreads
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24 Jan 2021
So excited to come home from my #SaturdayNightSideHustle to find The Girl Who Stole an Elephant by @NizRite! Thank you @MsThomBookitis for sending it my way! #ctcaslreads @ctcasl @PeachtreePub
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20 Jan 2021
Popcorn with butter of course! ๐Ÿฟ
THE HEDGEHOG OF OZ is out 5 weeks from today, and I have 1 last ARC, so how about a ๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿฆ” GIVEAWAY! ๐Ÿฆ”๐Ÿฟ Follow & RT by 1/26. US only. Comment with your favorite movie or theater snack for an extra entry! ๐ŸŽž โฆ@SimonKIDSโฉ
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30 Mar 2020
I can't wait to read this book with my students!
ARC giveaway! ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ’› I have ten (signed!) advance copies of THE ONE AND ONLY BOB burning a hole in my desk... RT and follow me here, and you could win one! I'll choose random winners and contact them directly tomorrow, March 26, at 5 PM PT. ๐Ÿ“š #giveaway #TheOneAndOnlyBob #mglit
"Trees canโ€™t tell jokes. But we can certainly tell stories." ๐ŸŒณ๐Ÿฆจ๐Ÿฆ‰ I'm giving away a signed copy of WISHTREE today. RT and follow to enter; I'll choose a random winner and contact them directly tomorrow, 3/12, at 5PM PT. #wishtree #mglit
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Here is a new Picture Book #KidsNeedBooks giveaway! EDUCATORS and LIBRARIANS: to enter to win these books, RT this tweet and follow me. I will randomly select a winner next week. ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’›
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Here is a new Middle Grade #KidsNeedBooks giveaway! EDUCATORS and LIBRARIANS: to enter to win these books, RT this tweet and follow me. I will randomly select a winner next week. ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’›
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Since many are asking, here are some of the (middle schooler-rejected) doodles from yesterdayโ€™s book fest that never found a home. If you want them, RT this tweet, and Iโ€™ll randomly select a winner later on.
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Hereโ€™s a back-to-school #KidsNeedBooks giveaway! EDUCATORS and LIBRARIANS: RT/follow to enter to win this stack of books. #MGgiveaway ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’›
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When sharing THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN, you have a moral obligation to talk about... What it must be like to be locked in a cage, to be separated from your family, to wonder if you'll ever see your family again. Would you help Ivan? How would you help Ivan? Or would you turn away?
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Hey, CT friends! On Sunday at 11:30am I'll be visiting @ThatBookStoreCT for a storytime and signing! Tell your friends, your neighbors, your teachers, your students, your grandparents, and your everyone! You won't regret it! (but you will if you miss it)
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โญ๏ธ Giveaway Alert โญ๏ธ Advanced copies of HOW TO CODE A ROLLERCOASTER have arrived! ๐ŸŽข RT/QT and follow to enter your chance to win a signed F&G Winner picked on 4.3 ๐ŸŽก! #Giveaway #Code #GirlsWhoCode #Rollercoaster #howtocodearollercoaster #coding #codingwithkids
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"Trying to destroy hope is like trying to clean sand out of your beach bag. There's always going to be a grain or two left." -@AliStandish
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1 Jul 2017
Position Statement on Labeling Books with Reading Levels | American Association of School Librarians (AASL) ala.org/aasl/advocacy/resourโ€ฆ

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5 May 2017
After nobody shows up to boy's 7th birthday party, community comes together to throw him a surprise 'do-over' party. abcn.ws/2qFQCnF
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A college student created a directory of 600 diverse books, because representation matters huffingtonpost.com/entry/kayโ€ฆ # #tcrwp

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29 Jan 2017
. @POTUS I believe in putting words of hope into hearts. You should read these 4 books.
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Class discussion norms are imp! Graphic mentioned in @Newsela webinar๐Ÿ‘‡ #medialiteracy @jjanikis x.com/historytechie/status/8โ€ฆ

A1 Need to remind Ss of discussion norms when disc in class- sadly despite what is modeled in media #hsgovchat
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