Summer Reading Suggestions for Our Middle and High School Students

I wrote this little article for our May '13 Parent Newsletter and I thought I'd share it here:

"Last month we shared three interesting articles about the importance of books and reading in the lives of your children.

This month? Summer reading lists, of course! Feel free to  nudge your child toward these great websites and lists:

Books that Guys Read from Guys Read

Great Page Turners and Great Advanced Reads from Read Kiddo Read

Teen Books at Barnes & Noble Teen

Publishers Weekly Best Summer Children’s Books 2013

American Library Association’s Summer Reading List for Grade 6-8

Last but not least, check out our Books and Reading LibGuide for lots of reading suggestions.

Happy reading!

P. S. You can encourage your child to email Ms. Lindsay with fiction recommendations for the fall!"

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An Image and a Blog Post to Illustrate the Power of Books and Reading

This morning,

Seabury alumna Laura Daily Strickland sent me this powerful collage of images, via Facebook:

 

By Mladen Penev

No caption needed!

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And proud-to-call-her-my-friend young adult author Terri Farley tweeted about a truly poignant story:  

Old cowboy's regret bit.ly/10cuy3S @edutopia, @mauilibrarian2, @librotraficante, @readingrainbow, @solanolibrary #truestory
— Terri Farley(@Terri_Farley) May 5, 2013

This touched my heart. ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊

My #PLN rocks! (◕‿◕✿ ) 
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