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List of Stories To Read… Part 2

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Barb Knowles

What wonderful suggestions you have all given!  I won’t be publishing lists every day, but especially because we are celebrating the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. in the United States today, diversity in literature seems especially important. The books, … Continue reading →

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An Embarrassing Personal Admission

Posted on January 14, 2017 by Barb Knowles

A month or so ago, in the middle of our department meeting, the supervisor of our high school ENL department asked us to go get the books or short stories that our students were currently reading.  We laid them on … Continue reading →

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Saneteachers’ Weekly Genre Feature – Fantasy

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Barb Knowles

My bias is definitely showing here, but fantasy is tied with almost every other genre for my favorite.  Okay, I like almost everything.  But with fantasy, action, adventure, phantasmagorical creatures, settings beyond our imagination make for a perfect reading experience. With … Continue reading →

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Quick blog idea thanks to a reader/reader

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Barb Knowles

Grubbs n Critters read my last blog post and asked me to share on my blog site a couple of books that I like to read. So I’m going to try to do that as an aside, or a p.s., on … Continue reading →

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