Category: Reviews Books and Movies

  • 2023 Recommendations

    I know sometimes it’s hard to figure out what to buy and put together a list for classroom device purchases. That being said, I have purchased for myself or my classroom all the items on this list and recommend them. Each has a brief description next to it and some of the affiliate links Soundcore…

  • My Summer Reading List part 1

    Every summer, I plan on reading at least one book for fun, one book for work, and one book for leadership or technology. My first book for the summer is Outcasts United by Warren St. John. I picked it up in the nonfiction section at McKay’s Used Books back in April and haven’t had a…

  • Remembering World War 2: Normandy Beach

    I remember in the eighth grade having to pick a book about a moment in history and creating a diaroma of the main idea. I worked for weeks reading The Longest Day by Cornelius Ryan. Then with my mom, 2 cans of  spray paint, a packet of 50 little army men and some sand, we…

  • Book Review Preview

    The Nazi Hunters: How a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World’s Most Notorious Nazi by Neal Bascomb My rating: 4 of 5 stars The following is an excerpt from one of my summer reads: When I saw this book, three months ago, it was part of the KBA Bluegrass Award list for 2016.…

  • A Little Bit of Extra…

    Amazon has a new list of books to read. After viewing the list I was really surprised by how many modern YA novels are there instead of the great classics. I’ve added the link below if you need a list to pick from after you’ve finished summer readings, or to get you started. Amazon.com: 100…

  • Banned Books Week: Sept30-Oct6

    This week is Banned Books Week. 30 years ago the American Library Association began an awareness of books that reached restricted or banned status in libraries across the country.