Monthly Archives: October 2006

chaos

Posted on October 29, 2006 by Abby

I started at the library on November 7th of last year.  Within a week and a half, I was in charge of a huge after-school program (Harvard has “early release days” once or twice a month, and the library usually … Continue reading →

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Writing

Posted on October 27, 2006 by Abby

On Monday night, my student “John” and I used Gail Carson Levine’s new book Writing Magic: Creating Stories That Fly as the basis of his lesson.  John is a really really bright fifth grader with a strong vocabulary, excellent spelling … Continue reading →

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tired…again

Posted on October 22, 2006 by Abby

I’m really not complaining, more just explaining. Yes, I’m tired again.  And once again, my blog entries are suffering.  Days like these, I wonder how people manage to work as many hours as I do AND have children.  I really … Continue reading →

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A new resource

Posted on October 11, 2006 by Abby

I’ve discovered a great resource for locating new and fabulous children’s books.  While on Nantucket, I picked up a copy of the BookSense Autumn newsletter, children’s edition.  BookSense is an affiliation of independent book stores, and the newsletter contains reviews … Continue reading →

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