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Life as We Knew It by Sarah Beth Pfeffer

Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix

We are trying out Voicethread to use as a way of delivering our book talks. See an example below.

A Great and Terrible Beauty

A Great and Terrible Beauty, by Libba Bray (F BRA)

After the suspicious death of her mother in 1895, sixteen-year-old Gemma returns to England, after many years in India, to attend a finishing school where she becomes aware of her magical powers and ability to see into the spirit world.

Skulduggery Pleasant

Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy (F LAN)

Meet Skulduggery Pleasant Ace Detective Snappy Dresser Razor-tongued Wit Crackerjack Sorcerer and Walking, Talking, Fire-throwing Skeleton –as well as ally, protector, and mentor of Stephanie Edgley, a very unusual and darkly talented twelve-year-old. These two alone must defeat an all-consuming ancient evil. The end of the world? Over his dead body. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Wolf Brother

In this episode, Mrs. C. previews Wolf Brother, by Michelle Paver (F PAV).

6,000 years in the past, twelve-year-old Torak and his guide, a wolf cub, set out on a dangerous journey to fulfill an oath the boy made to his dying father–to travel to the Mountain of the World Spirit seeking a way to destroy a demon-possessed bear that threatens all the clans.

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Pirates!

In this episode, Mrs. C. previews Pirates!, by Celia Rees. (F REES)

If you liked Keira Knightly in the  Pirates of the Carribbean movies, you will love this book. Filled with romance, adventure, and swashbuckling pirates this is the story of two young girls who break the bonds of gender and race in the late 18th century. 16 year old Nancy Kington flees the family’s Jamaican plantation and an arranged marriage, escaping with her slave friend, Minerva Sharpe. Together they become pirates traveling the world in search of treasure.

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It’s Poetry Month!

For Poetry Month, Ms. Janis reads “Totally Like Whatever, You know” by Taylor Molly. Ms. Johnson will read “Difficult Math Test” by Robert Scotellaro.

Totally Like Whatever, You Know, by Taylor Molly

Difficult Math Test, by Robert Scotellaro

The Sacrifice

In this week’s episode Mrs. C previews The Sacrifice, by Kathleen Benner Duble
(F DUB)

Imagine being thrown in jail for something you didn’t do, for being something you aren’t. Abigail Faulkner and her sister Dorothy find themselves accused of witchcraft during the Salem witchcraft hysteria that swept through Massachusetts. Will they survive?

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