Tag Archives: fiction

Valentine Special – Worst Fictional Characters – Any Gender

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Barb Knowles

How cool of a Valentine special is this?!  I thought as an antidote to the chocolatey, mushy Valentine stuff, it would be fun to throw in an unsweet, unmushy topic. Let’s hear it for Worst Fictional Characters Ever!  For me, … Continue reading →

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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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Hooked On The Hunger Games

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Barb Knowles

Some books grab me and I go back to them over and over again.  And over again.  I always find something I missed the first thousand times I read it.  I’m a prolific reader and a sucker for a good … Continue reading →

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