collection development
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Life by Keith Richards
Book title: Life Author: Keith Richards Bibliographic entry Richards, K. (2010). Life. Hatchette Audio. Description The autobiography of the infamous rock star. It includes his early influences, his struggles with addiction, good times and bad times with The Rolling Stones. His personal life is revealed through romantic escapades, marriage, and fatherhood. Reaction Filled with profanity and…
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Using gaming and graphics to grab students
So many of the changes in our library, representing the new Ontario School Library Association’s document Together for Learning, are fundamentally shifting how we see popular culture’s role in education. The document recognizes the need for social networking and meeting the students where they are whether interested in graphic novels, anime or gaming. I allow gaming…
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Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein My rating: 5 of 5 stars Code Name Verity is Elizabeth Wein’s debut novel. Sure to be a winner of many awards, Code Name Verity highlights women’s role in World War II through the eyes of two friends: Maddie, a pilot, and Queenie, a spy. Full of honest and…
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Kathleen Horning’s Cover to Cover
I’m going to go way out on a limb here and say that my book buying habits have been inconsistent, to say the least. I have a very limited budget. I started developing my collection by really trying to understand what was useful but unpopular, and popular but not very useful academically. I buy for…
threadbare beauty 