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Diviners Giveaway Winner!
The Diviners book and tote bag giveaway ended at midnight, and a winner has been randomly selected: Michelle @ Roaring Out! Congratulations to Michelle, and I hope she enjoys the book! And y’all...
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2013 Reading Challenges: Success!
I took on three challenges in 2013, and I set my personal “reading year” from December 20, 2012 – December 20, 2013. I do this because I like to write up my end-of-year posts over the holiday while...
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Mentally Processing Books While Writing Reviews
I don’t always write positive reviews. I consider my reviews professional and fair, critical and honest, but not always positive. In fact, the more I read, the more I can find to critique in a novel....
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My 2014 Printz Predictions
The 2014 American Library Association Youth Media Awards will be announced tomorrow, including the Printz Award for excellence in young adult literature. I’ve been following books that might be likely...
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Novel Ideas [56]: YA Literature and the Era of Accountability
Since No Child Left Behind was passed into law in 2001, formal education has entered into the Era of Accountability. For teachers, that means new standards. For students, it means testing. Lots and...
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DNF Reviews and My ARC Woes
I know we all, as book readers, are guilty of buying more books than we could ever read. I have tons of books sitting unread on my Nook and on my own bookshelves. Book bloggers speak affectionately of...
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Novel Ideas [57]: Mendeley and My New Workflow
Last year I wrote about my love for Zotero, a (free) open source citation management system. And while Zotero is still awesome, I’ve been refining my doctoral student workflow and trying different...
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Novel Ideas [58]: Small Victories
In my ongoing battle with Stats II, I experienced an incredible small HUGE victory this week when I got back my midterm exam: I still don’t feel like I get it, but I think I’m in the safe zone where...
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Big Changes!
After about a year of considering the possibility, I have finally taken the plunge and decided to go all the way with my blog. I have purchased a custom domain and enlisted the help of a professional...
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The Librarian Has Left The Building
As of today, busyteacher.wordpress.com will no longer update with new content. The librarian has left the building. But no fear, she has moved to a new, easily accessible building! All of my past and...
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