the dog-eared bookworm

I started reading this book in preparation of the upcoming poetry unit in my Writing class.  The book written in the form of a student's...

It's been a while since I posted - mostly because I've been working as a full-time teacher.  Yay!  It's a lot of fun, very rewar...

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I read this book because I wanted to join a book club, and this was the next book on the list.  Stumbling on Happiness was billed as a Freak...

[Fall, 2010] I really enjoyed this book.  It took a few chapters to get into the plot and get a feel for the characters, but as soon as tha...

[January, 2011] I loved A Long Way from Chicago so much, I just had to read the sequel A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck! It's now...

[January, 2011] Roy just moved to Florida, and he hates it.  On the way to his first day of school, he get's beat up by a meat-head bul...