SRCSA library: Happy Thanksgiving 2025!

For Thanksgiving 2025, I wanted to express my gratitude for the many ways that our SRCSA community supports the school and supports our library. Happy Thanksgiving, everybody!
https://youtu.be/1zCtfQgzoog

Book Riot’s 2025 Read Harder Challenge

For 2025, I’ve completed all prompts in Book Riot’s Read Harder Challenge. There are 24 prompts, which average out to two prompts per month, and they “invite readers to explore formats, genres, and perspectives that might go beyond their reading comfort zones.”

This is Our Rainbow (Eric Bell)

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 Nov. 21, 2025 is This is Our Rainbow featuring contributor Eric Bell.

“Star Cats” shirt from Geek Tropical (modified)

For my first-time order from Geek Tropical, I chose the beautiful “Star Cats” curvy button-up shirt. The shirt fit a little more tightly than I expected it to, so I added some side panels to give it a more relaxed fit. I’m very happy with this shirt and will definitely order other patterns but in a larger size.
https://youtube.com/shorts/t2H-SLdDLIE

Attention Hijacked, by Erica B. Marcus

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 Nov. 14, 2025 is Attention Hijacked, by Erica B. Marcus.

The Labors of Hercules Beal (eBook preview)

Presenting … First-chapter Friday, the eBook edition. This month’s selection features The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt.

The Beautiful Game, by Yamile Saied Méndez

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 Nov. 7, 2025 is The Beautiful Game, by Yamile Saied Méndez.

Celebrating Children’s Book Week in SRCSA library

It’s Children’s Book Week, a time to celebrate books for young people and the joy of reading. During read-alouds this week in SRCSA library, I’ve shared the opening chapter from Dav Pilkey’s A Friend for Dragon. It’s one among a boxful of books and other amazing resources from Every Child a Reader and the Children’s Book Council, in partnership with Dav Pilkey and Scholastic. I’ve also been sharing activity pages from the Dog Man and Friends Epic Activity Guide.
https://everychildareader.net/cbw/davpilkey2025/

Character education: Books about Gratitude

Each month we focus on a character trait at Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts. Our character-education focus for November 2025 is “Gratitude.” Here are books from the school library, which address the character trait of Gratitude.
https://youtu.be/pbWu_CpoZ5g