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Simone’s book club

The first graders at Evergreen decided to launch a book club.  Boys and girls gathered to talk about Kate DiCamillo’s Because of Winn Dixie. Everyone loved this book. Next we read two books from Jim Benton’s “Franny K Stein” series, … Continue reading

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Carrying the world on your shoulders?

I love this image.  Books.  Have you ever fallen into a book?  I sometimes carry pieces of them around in my head so woven into the brain that I have a hard time distinguishing what is actual and what was … Continue reading

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Half the Sky is both a brutal awakening and an unmistakable call to action. -Melinda Gates

Our friend Amber Vandermeulen, a third grade teacher in the Kent school system, said that she and her husband had just read Half the Sky to one another on their last road-trip and she thought I might like it.   … Continue reading

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