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  • The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory

    The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory My rating: 4 of 5 stars I used my first free credit at audible.com to download the audiobook of The Lady of the Rivers. I absolutely love the myths of the French royal families who descended from merpeople and the story of Melusina is evident throughout this…

    March 7, 2013

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    audible.com, audiobook, biodynamic agriculture, book reviews, collection development, gardening, historical fiction, melusina, merpeople, phases of the moon, Philippa Gregory, reading, royal families, school librarian, school library, secondary school library, The Lady of the Rivers
  • Eragon by Christopher Paolini

    Eragon by Christopher Paolini My rating: 3 of 5 stars It’s a solid first novel …. lots of world-building and the dragons are introduced well. Paolini’s writing style is juvenile …. self-indulgent in terms of cryptic vocabulary use, and the plot is predictable. The best part about this book is …the dragon. View all my…

    March 7, 2013

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    book reviews, books, children’s literature, Christopher Paolini, collection development, dragon, Eragon, fantasy, reading, school librarian, school library, secondary school library, young adult fiction
  • Crowd sourcing Psycho using Twitter

    [View the story “Crowd sourcing Psycho using #maODSS” on Storify] Trying to teach about Hitchcock’s Psycho, how Twitter can be used for learning and improving the self-directedness of learning all at once in media arts using the Twitter hashtag #maODSS Storified by Alanna King· Wed, Mar 06 2013 17:22:17

    March 6, 2013

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    crowd sourcing, digital footprint, digital identity, digital literacy, hitchcock psycho, social media, Storify, student-centred learning, technology, Twitter
  • Comprehension & Collaboration: Inquiry Circles in Action by Stephanie Harvey and Harvey Daniels

    Comprehension & Collaboration: Inquiry Circles in Action by Stephanie Harvey & Harvey Daniels My rating: 3 of 5 stars A bit 101 for my taste. It was so busy trying to be all encompassing that I’m not sure it presented any new information…. It outlines the phases of the inquiry process very well, but doesn’t follow…

    March 3, 2013

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    book reviews, collection development, Comprehension & Collaboration, Harvey Daniels, inquiry-based learning, library leadership, professional development, school leadership team, school librarian, school library, secondary school library, Stephanie Harvey, teacher-librarian
  • The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence

    The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence My rating: 5 of 5 stars A classic Canadian tale of a pioneering woman’s spirit. This is living proof the survival theme as part of the Canadian identity. People who will particularly enjoy this book are: someone who knows the Canadian Prairies, mothers, and single women. I’m not sure…

    March 3, 2013

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    book reviews, Canadian, canadian literary canon, collection development, Margaret Laurence, reading, school librarian, school library, secondary school library, survival theme, The Stone Angel
  • The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb

    The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb My rating: 4 of 5 stars I rate Wally Lamb’s other two books as some of my all-time favourites. The Hour I First Believed has his usual depth into emotional hell (which I love!) but it was not something that I could read all in one sitting.…

    March 2, 2013

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    book reviews, books, collection development, reading, school librarian, school library, secondary school library, The Hour I First Believed, Wally Lamb, young adult fiction
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