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December 2018

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Squirm Read-Alikes

Read-Alikes for Squirm  by Carl Hiaasen   If You Find This by Matthew Baker. On the Run by Tristan Bancks. Bone Jack by Sara Crowe. Fort by Cynthia DeFelice. Scar Island by Dan Gemeinhart. Belly [continue reading]

Published on Dec 30, 2018
Posted by: pennypeck

YA Nov Con to be held Jan. 26, 2019

YANovCon 2019 is shaping up to be the best ever! Will we see you Saturday, 1/26 from 12-6pm at Millbrae Library? If you were able to join us for YANovCon last year at Carlmont HS, you [continue reading]

Published on Dec 28, 2018
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Professional Development
Tags: YA Nov Con

Review

Willa of the Wood Review

Beatty, Robert. Willa of the Wood. Fiction. Disney/Hyperion, 07/2018. 376pp. $16.99. 978-1-368-00584-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-8. Willa is a young night-spirit, living in the Great Smoky Moun­tains and stealing from humans to support the padaran, the [continue reading]

Published on Dec 27, 2018
Posted by: pennypeck

Register for the Annual ACL Performers Showcase

Come see over thirty children’s performers, all in one day, all in one place! Presented annually by the Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern California, the Performers’ Showcase is a great day of entertainment that [continue reading]

Published on Dec 21, 2018
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Professional Development, Programming Ideas
Tags: Performers' Showcase

DIY: Mr. Lemoncello’s Library

Do It Yourself Programming Ideas: Mr. Lemoncello’s Library The “Mr. Lemoncello” series of tween novels by Chris Grabenstein would make a wonderful basis for a library Do It Yourself celebration, with games and crafts inspired [continue reading]

Published on Dec 19, 2018
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Book Themed, DIY: Do It Yourself, Programming Ideas
Tags: Chris Grabenstein, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library

Review

Boats on the Bay Review

Harvey, Jeanne Walker. Boats on the Bay. Gracy McFerrin, Illus. Picture Book. Cameron Kids, 09/2018. [32]pp. $17.95. 978-1-944903-33-6. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-2. Beginning in the foggy morning, and finishing in the evening, this circular picture [continue reading]

Published on Dec 18, 2018
Posted by: pennypeck

Read-Alike

Wolf Wilder Read-Alikes

Wolf Wilder by Katherine Rundell Appelt, Kathi. Maybe a Fox. Avi. Old Wolf. Bauer, Marion Dane. Runt. Beckhorn, Susan Williams. The Wolf’s Boy. Dagg, Carole Estby. Sweet Home Alaska. Frederick, Heather Vogel. Absolutely Truly. Gidwitz, [continue reading]

Published on Dec 16, 2018
Posted by: pennypeck

Horn Book Fanfare Announced

Horn Book Fanfare Announced: Horn Book magazine’s editors and reviewers have selected their choices for the best children’s and young adult books for 2018. See the list here: www.hbook.com/2018/11/blogs/read-roger/horn-book-fanfare-2018/ .

Published on Dec 14, 2018
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Awards
Tags: Horn Book
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