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Today is my birthday, and to celebrate I am going to have a giveaway! Last week I cleaned up my study and found all kinds of bookish items that I have collected over the last few years. When I was in library school, I held on to everything for when I get my very own school library. Well…I am still on the hunt and my collection of items is still there, so…I’ve decided to hold random giveaways throughout the summer and the fall to pass these items on to those of you who will put them to better use. Up first…a Ramona Quimby giveaway. Here’s what I have: a copy of ‘Ramona’s World’ and a ‘Ramona and Beezus’ nylon pullstring backpack for the little reader in your life. Or if you are a librarian, it would be a great “summer reading” prize as well. Summary of ‘Ramona’s World’ from Goodreads : The best year ever! That's what Ramona thought the fourth grade was going to be, but things aren't turning out as she hoped. Sure, she has a new best friend named Daisy. But how can she improve h...

Title: ‘Notes to Self’ Author: Avery Sawyer Pages: 168 (Kindle edition) Available: NOW for your eReader or local bookstore/library Source: The author Summary (from Goodreads ) : Two climbed up. Two fell down. One woke up. Robin Saunders is a high school sophomore with an awesome best friend, a hard-working single mom, and a complicated relationship with a sweet guy named Reno. She's coasting along, trying to get through yet another tedious year of high school, when Em suggests something daring. They live in Florida-- tourist central--and Emily wants to sneak into a theme park after midnight and see what they're made of. When things get out of control, Robin wakes up in a hospital bed and Emily doesn't wake up at all. Just getting dressed becomes an ordeal as Robin tries to heal and piece together the details of that terrible night. Racing to remember everything in the hopes of saving Emily, Robin writes a series of notes to herself to discover the truth. My Thoughts: Th...

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine .  It’s designed for bloggers to spotlight the upcoming releases that they simply can’t wait to read. My pick this week is one I am hoping I can tie into my classroom. I am always on the hunt for YA novels that I can bring into what I teach, and I am hoping to use this one to make a connection to John Steinbeck. Title: 'Dead Ends’ Author: Erin Jade Lange Publisher: Bloomsbury Pages: 336 Release Date: 3 Sept. 2013 Summary (from Goodreads ) : Dane Washington is one suspension away from expulsion. In a high school full of “haves,” being a “have not” makes Dane feel like life is hurtling toward one big dead end. Billy D. spends his high school days in Special Ed and he’s not exactly a “have” himself. The biggest thing Billy’s missing? His dad. Billy is sure the riddles his father left in an atlas are really clues to finding him again and through a bizarre turn of events, he talks Dane into joining him on the se...

Happenings in Hodgensville is me sharing myself with you - not reviewing a book or discussing what I am reading, but sharing what I am doing in my classroom and/or in my life. I decided I wanted to spend a good portion of my summer time reading. I usually spend a good portion of it training and preparing for the upcoming school year. This year I still have training and will teach a group of teachers in August, but I also have flexibility in my training schedule for the first summer in five years. The school year is always go, go, go, and pleasure reading is usually saved for my time on the elliptical/treadmill/bike. My goal this summer was to read 35 books. This morning I was writing in my journal to prepare for this blog entry and learned that I have already read 30 books. Yep, that’s right—30! I am shocked—and also excited because it has been a long time since I have been able to sit back and just read, all day if I want. And it has been glorious. I still have other things to do, an...

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine .  It’s designed for bloggers to spotlight the upcoming releases that they simply can’t wait to read. I am really excited about my pick for this week. Title: 'A Question of Magic’ Author: E.D. Baker Publisher: Bloomsbury Pages: 272 Release Date: 1 Oct. 2013 Summary (from Goodreads ) : Serafina was living the normal life of a village girl, when she gets a mysterious letter--her first letter ever, in fact--from a great aunt she's never heard of in another village. Little does 'Fina know, her great aunt is actually a Baba Yaga, a magical witch who lives in an even more magical cottage. Summoned to the cottage, Serafina's life takes an amazing turn as she finds herself becoming the new Baba Yaga. But leaving behind home and the boy she loves isn't easy, and as Serafina grows into her new and magical role answering the first question any stranger might ask her with the truth, she also learns about...