SRCSA library : Pokéstops on three sides!

For the players of Pokémon GO in our SRCSA community. Our school is bordered on three sides by Pokéstops!

Ancestor Approved (Rebecca Roanhorse)

Each Friday that school is in session, I share the link to a read-aloud preview of a book from SRCSA library. The “First-chapter Friday” selection for Dec. 22, 2023, is Ancestor Approved, featuring contributor Rebecca Roanhorse.

Book Riot’s 2023 Read Harder Challenge

For 2023, the Book Riot Read Harder Challenge invited readers “to explore settings, characters, formats, genres, and perspectives that might be outside of their reading norms.” Here are some books I read to meet the 2023 challenge.

Turtle Boy, by M. Evan Wolkenstein

Each Friday that school is in session, I share the link to a read-aloud preview of a book from SRCSA library. The “First-chapter Friday” selection for Dec. 15, 2023 is Turtle Boy, by M. Evan Wolkenstein.

Most popular types of books in our library

Among 2,477 items circulated between August and December, what are the most popular types of books checked out from SRCSA library?

SRCSA Library ‘Top 10’

What books are students most frequently checking out from SRCSA library?

The Way to Bea, by Kat Yeh

Each Friday that school is in session, I share the link to a read-aloud preview of a book from SRCSA library. The “First-chapter Friday” selection for Dec. 8, 2023 is The Way to Bea, by Kat Yeh.

‘Windows and mirrors’ in children’s literature : Issues and challenges

My studies this semester in Children’s and Young Adult Literature included the importance of books that can offer their readers “mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors” (Bishop, 1990/2015) into the lives of people who are like, and also unlike, them. “Literature transforms human experience and reflects it back to us, and in that reflection we can see our lives and experiences as part of the larger human experience” (Bishop, 1990/2015, p. 1).

Celeste’s Harlem Renaissance, by Eleanora E. Tate

Each Friday that school is in session, I share the link to a read-aloud preview of a book from SRCSA library. The “First-chapter Friday” selection for Dec. 1, 2023 is Celeste’s Harlem Renaissance, by Eleanora E. Tate.