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lola3577
21 yrs ago
Watch channel 7 news (Fox) tomorrow at 5:30 for a little story on BookCrossing. I was interviewed, along with one of my students. They also shot some footage of my students and I discussing books in front of my classro…
lola3577
21 yrs ago
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Our school has a weekly announcement letter that gets sent to the parents called the "Red Envelope." It lets them know what's going on from all the way in PreK (our school starts at 3 years old) to the high school senio…
lola3577
21 yrs ago
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And speaking of The Simpsons (I am a compulsive addict as well), check out The Simpons and Philosophy--it's a collection of essays about philosophical ideas revealed through The Simpsons. It's a great read.
(And just…
lola3577
21 yrs ago
lol...in front of my students even :)
lola3577
21 yrs ago
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Ooooohhh...I'd like to know that too!
lola3577
21 yrs ago
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My nieces are reading it in school and they are in 3rd grade--they really like it. I'm 29 and I would enjoy it too.
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Are there other BXing classrooms out there?
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lola3577
21 yrs ago
I have a BookCrossing Zone in my classroom. It's filled with used books that I bought and registered and books that were sent to me from all over the country and world from other BookCrossers. I do a project called Req…
lola3577
21 yrs ago
Glad you liked BNW. I'm starting it with my freshmen after I finish The Odyssey. I can't wait!
lola3577
21 yrs ago
One of my students is reading it...she said that it's really good.
L.
lola3577
21 yrs ago
I am a female fan of Catcher in the Rye. And I teach at an all girls' school and a lot of my students are fans too....
Least favorite book? I hate to admit this, but I couldn't finish On The Road....
lola3577
21 yrs ago
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Thanks everybody for your suggestions. I ended up getting them The Secret Garden, Stuart Little, James and the Giant Peach, The Phantom Tollbooth, and Where the Sidewalk Ends.
Thanks a lot.
lola3577
21 yrs ago
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I posted this at book talk, but I may have more success here...My nieces are about to turn 9 (they're twins). Any suggestions on some good "chapter books" for them? What's popular with the elementary school crowd? What a…
lola3577
21 yrs ago
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My nieces are about to turn 9 (they're twins). Any suggestions on some good "chapter books" for them? What's popular with the elementary school crowd? What about any cute books about twins...other than Sweet Valley...…
lola3577
21 yrs ago
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I read it this weekend...it was great. I borrowed it from a student and now it's being passed around my classes. I whole-heartedly recommend it.
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Not sure if I should post this here...
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lola3577
21 yrs ago
You may be better off posting this in Book Wish Lists or Book Talk. Wish I could be of further assistance, but I don't have any kids...and if my students aren't potty trained by the time they get to high school...well, …
lola3577
21 yrs ago
Do you mean Literary Criticism? Is that a category?
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lola3577
21 yrs ago
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I am soooo glad you posted this! I've been encouraging my students to read banned books and this is just the stuff I needed! Now, I get another chance to tell them what I happened upon at BookCrossing, and...get them e…
lola3577
21 yrs ago
Welcome to you booknut, from a former Harrisburger. My mom told me the article was in yesterday--her friend saw me quoted and called her. I'm sure you'll find some great release spots around town. I'll be releasing so…
lola3577
21 yrs ago
Glad that I could help you, too. :)
lola3577
21 yrs ago
I tell them too--on the first day of school. They know why I want their essays emailed.
Glad I could help.
lola3577
21 yrs ago
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It's quite difficult to assign books that aren't on those sites--including sparknotes.com,the internet equivalent of Cliff, as well as those "paper mills." The books that we teach are part of the literary canon--essenti…
lola3577
21 yrs ago
I have a first edition in English of The Alchemist and it's signed by Paulo Coehlo himself. It says, "To Ed and Gina--Love is the Guide," followed by his signature. It makes me smile. :-)
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Here's one in the eye for the book-banners...
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lola3577
21 yrs ago
And I just wish that they would read the whole book and not just the "questionable" passages completely out of context. If they did that, they would realize that the books (specifically in the dystopia genre) are trying…
lola3577
21 yrs ago
I would give up my Elvis keychain for a BookCrossing one!
...maybe
lola3577
21 yrs ago
Oh, wow...let us know how it goes!
