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Refresh Your Bookshelf 2023

Recommendations from January 24th, 2023

1/26/2023

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Children’s and YA Books:
 
Bookstore Cat  - ABC Book by Cylin Busby 
Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin
The Red Canoe by Wayne Johnson
CeCe Rios and the Desert of Souls by Kaela Rivera  
This is a School by John Schu 
Larry Gets Lost in Philadelphia by John Skewes   
When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson 
 Pigeon and Cat by Edward Hemingway    
Measuring Up by Lily LaMotte   
The Secret Battle of Evan Pao by Wendy Wan-Long Shang
Ways to Make Sunshine by Renee Watson
The One and Only Ruby by Katherine Applegate
A Year in Progress by Jarrett Lerner
Maybe He Just Likes You by  Barbara Dee
What Happened to Rachel Riley? by Claire Swinarski
Terry's Crew by Terry Crews & Cory Thomas  
Hazardous Tales Series by Nathan Hale  
 
Professional Texts and Resources:
 
Comprehension Blueprint by Nancy Hennessy
Smart But Scattered by Peg Dawson
The Creativity Project by Colby Sharp
Learning for Justice's Social Justice Books (online magazine)
The Writing Revolution by Judith C. Hochman and Natalie Wexler
The Enchanted Hour by Meghan Cox Gurdon
Shakespeare Saved My Life by Laura Bates
The Joy of Reading by Donalyn Miller
Reading with Patrick by Michelle Kuo
The Science of Memory and The Art of Forgetting by Lisa Genova
Any books by Lynne Dorfman!
Jane Addams Peace Association https://www.janeaddamschildrensbookaward.org/book-award/
We Need Diverse Books  https://diversebooks.org/
Lee & Low https://www.leeandlow.com/
Colorin Colorado  https://www.colorincolorado.org/
The Brown Bookshelf  https://thebrownbookshelf.com/
Anti-Defamation League  https://www.adl.org/  
Diversity in YA  https://diversityinya.tumblr.com/
PFLAG  https://pflag.org/
Asian/Pacific American Libraries association https://www.apalaweb.org/
USBBY  https://www.usbby.org/   (US Board on Books for Young People)
IBBY  https://www.usbby.org/ibby.html
PaTTAN  https://www.pattan.net/Multi-Tiered-System-of-Support/Literacy
     (Sandy is a consultant at PaTTAN and happy to help you if needed to get connected to whatever you need sshackladywhite@pattan.net)  
 
 
Personal Reading:
 
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Miss Marple Series by Agatha Christie
Stand Your Ground by Victoria Christopher Murray    
Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid   
Answers in the Pages by David Levithan
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt   
Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard by Tom Felton
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley Ford
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Recommendations from January 24th

1/26/2023

0 Comments

 
Children’s and YA Books:
 
Bookstore Cat  - ABC Book by Cylin Busby 
Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin
The Red Canoe by Wayne Johnson
CeCe Rios and the Desert of Souls by Kaela Rivera  
This is a School by John Schu 
Larry Gets Lost in Philadelphia by John Skewes   
When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson 
 Pigeon and Cat by Edward Hemingway    
Measuring Up by Lily LaMotte   
The Secret Battle of Evan Pao by Wendy Wan-Long Shang
Ways to Make Sunshine by Renee Watson
The One and Only Ruby by Katherine Applegate
A Year in Progress by Jarrett Lerner
Maybe He Just Likes You by  Barbara Dee
What Happened to Rachel Riley? by Claire Swinarski
Terry's Crew by Terry Crews & Cory Thomas  
Hazardous Tales Series by Nathan Hale  
 
Professional Texts and Resources:

 
Comprehension Blueprint by Nancy Hennessy
Smart But Scattered by Peg Dawson
The Creativity Project by Colby Sharp
Learning for Justice's Social Justice Books (online magazine)
The Writing Revolution by Judith C. Hochman and Natalie Wexler
The Enchanted Hour by Meghan Cox Gurdon
Shakespeare Saved My Life by Laura Bates
The Joy of Reading by Donalyn Miller
Reading with Patrick by Michelle Kuo
The Science of Memory and The Art of Forgetting by Lisa Genova
Any books by Lynne Dorfman!
Jane Addams Peace Association https://www.janeaddamschildrensbookaward.org/book-award/
We Need Diverse Books  https://diversebooks.org/
Lee & Low https://www.leeandlow.com/
Colorin Colorado  https://www.colorincolorado.org/
The Brown Bookshelf  https://thebrownbookshelf.com/
Anti-Defamation League  https://www.adl.org/  
Diversity in YA  https://diversityinya.tumblr.com/
PFLAG  https://pflag.org/
Asian/Pacific American Libraries association https://www.apalaweb.org/
USBBY  https://www.usbby.org/   (US Board on Books for Young People)
IBBY  https://www.usbby.org/ibby.html
PaTTAN  https://www.pattan.net/Multi-Tiered-System-of-Support/Literacy
     (Sandy is a consultant at PaTTAN and happy to help you if needed to get connected to whatever you need sshackladywhite@pattan.net)  
 
 
Personal Reading:

 
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Miss Marple Series by Agatha Christie
Stand Your Ground by Victoria Christopher Murray    
Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid   
Answers in the Pages by David Levithan
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt   
Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard by Tom Felton
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
Somebody’s Daughter by Ashley Ford
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    • International Reading Association Annual Convention
    • KSLA Annual Conference
  • Membership
  • Teacher Resources
    • Children's Rights to Read
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