book reviews
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Humble beginnings: launching #BIT15Reads
The first steps of #BIT15Reads Book Club In 2014, a bold man took on the daunting task of discussing a book at an educational technology conference. That session catapulted our quest for deeper meaning and so we bring to you the Bring IT Together book club (#BIT15Reads) The aim of the book club is to deepen…
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Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith
Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith My rating: 3 of 5 stars Andrew Smith ‘s book Grasshopper Jungle came highly recommended to me as a secondary school teacher-librarian as something that would connect with those elusive, hard-to-read teens. Scientifically it checks a number of those ‘should-I-buy-it’ boxes: involves issues of gender-identity, bullying, marginalized characters, and it’s…
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We Are Water by Wally Lamb
We Are Water by Wally Lamb My rating: 4 of 5 stars I often describe Wally Lamb as a writer who really gets in the heads of women so I was pleasantly surprised to see him prominent male characters in We Are Water. Like his other books, this novel delves into some heavy topics of…
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This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein
Reading this book has changed my life.
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Cinder by Marissa Meyer
Cinder by Marissa Meyer My rating: 3 of 5 stars As much as I wanted to get into this book about a Cyborg with way more problems than Cinderella (who the book loosely resembles), I had trouble with the world-building and the flow of unfolding the politics of this fantastic setting. I had trouble understanding…
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The Bear by Claire Cameron
The Bear by Claire Cameron My rating: 4 of 5 stars The UGDSB has just chosen this book as our board-wide novel for secondary students and author Ms. Cameron will be visiting schools in May 2015. After reading this terrifying novel, I am nervous about the problematic areas in Cameron’s choices. As a parent, I…
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