Muddy Puddle Musings

Reflections on the books, poems, short stories, cereal boxes and small print I'm currently reading AND the films I'm getting to see upon occasion. . . .

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Saturday, May 1, 2010

Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx - Jonah Winter

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Illustrated by Edel Rodriguez Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2009 $16.99 32 pages Rating: 4.5 For: grades 1-4 Endpapers: Yellow with whit...

Friday, October 31, 2008

55. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks - E. Lockhart

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For: Young Adults Published: March, 2008 352 pgs. Rating: 4/5 Finished: Oct. 30, 2008 2009 Printz Honor This is a SMART book for young ad...

Saturday, September 20, 2008

A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever - Marla Frazee

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For: Kids-Not TOO young Published: 2008 Rating: 5/5 Read: Sept. 13, 2008 Endpapers: Photographs of the two boys at camp all week 2009 Caldec...

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

The House in the Night - Susan Marie Swanson

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Illustrator: Beth Krommes For: Very young kids Pub: 2008 Rating: Lovely/ 4 Read: Sept. 14, 2008 Endpapers: The same bright yellow whic...

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

How I Learned Geography - Uri Shulevitz

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For: Kids (just not TOO young) Pub: 2008 Rating: 3/5 Read: Aug. 25, 2008 2009 Caldecott Honor "When war devastated the land, buildings ...

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Chris: I retired from teaching nine years ago and then spent almost four years as a children's librarian/aide at the public library, I missed teaching, so.... I've taken a job as School Librarian at a private K-8 school, and I'm so excited! I've taught fourth and fifth grades, middle school literature, and college-level children's literature. Originally from New England, I lived and taught on the coast of Maine for many years, then spent 14 years in the glorious sunshine of Tucson, Arizona, before moving eight years ago to south central Pennsylvania - a new adventure! I adore my kids, my grandkids (I got married at "age 9"), my students, books and reading, quilts and quilting, yarn and knitting, papercrafts and altering books, genealogy, letterboxing, watching movies on the "big screen" - and hitting the road to adventure far and wide. I hate to cook and love to eat. I finally got to visit my 49th state last year (yay!! and it was awesome) so that leaves only one to go ... soon, I hope, soon.....

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