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Takeaways, Game Plans, and Ponderings After Meeting My EduHero
Last weekend a couple friends and I carpooled up to Nebraska for a literacy day trip to spend the day at the Plum Creek Festival. During...
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WAW Reviews: The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch and Drowned City
Welcome back for week two of William Allen White reviews! Both books from the master list today are illustrated stories of true events...
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WAW Reviews: Crenshaw and The War that Saved My Life
Welcome back for the second year of book reviews all about the upcoming William Allen White nominees! Throughout the rest of the summer I...
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The New William Allen White List! (2017-2018) + FREE Bookmark
With another school year in the books, it's already time to start prepping for next school year! Over the summer I try hard to read all...
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My Summer Reading List
I always have an over grown To-Be-Read list. As always, I'm going to be pushing myself through reading the books on the William Allen...
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#BOOKADAY Challenge + FREE printable
Today I kick off my third year of the #Bookaday Challenge, which started with Donalyn Miller, The Book Whisperer. Each summer she...
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FREE Bookshelf Tracker Printable
Last year I created a reading tracker for myself in my bullet journal. I wanted to recreate it for this year's reads as well. And I...
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Top Ten Children's and YA Books of 2016
Long time no see, friends. Another year of reading has come and gone! How is this possible? Each year my reading goal is 100 chapter...
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Eleven Must Have Books for Young Readers about September 11th
Fifteen years ago. As adults, we know exactly where we were when we first heard about the attacks on America. I was in Mr. Schroeder's...
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WAW Reviews: A Million Ways Home and Courage for Beginners
It's the first week of school, but I'm here with two more middle grade books from the William Allen White (6th through 8th grade) list!...