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Gateway to Fourline (The Fourline Trilogy Book 1) by Pam Brondo

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Gateway to Fourline (The Fourline Trilogy Book 1) by Pam Brondo

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A hard-on-her-luck college student agrees to deliver a message for an unusual group of people only to discover a gateway to another world. As she continues to work for her otherworldly friends, she sets out on an adventure involving magic, dangerous creatures, and dark forces. Our heroine soon finds herself in the middle of an epic battle for the Kingdom of Fourline.

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Gotta get gifts going for Christmas!

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I am reading lots of professional development books for our PLCs. However, one grade level wanted to read Fish in a Tree!  I have been wanting to read it for a while so I was thrilled they chose that one! The title is based on Einstein's quote, "“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
We started this week and it has not disappointed! We all have students like the main character in our classrooms who would rather be perceived as the "class clown" than the "class dummy." I cannot wait to read more!

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This fast paced mystery thriller tells the story of  a hero/ heroine pair in South America.

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great murder mystery that will keep you guessing

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Brave Pilgrims-  A great book to teach about the trying times during the times when the first Americans Arrive

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Brave Pilgrims-  A great book to teach about the trying times during the times when the first Americans Arrive

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I am reading Barneys Bergdorfs and Bills

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Harry Potter with my first grader. She is an avid 7 year old reader!

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Harry Potter with my first grader. She is an avid 7 year old reader!

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I am reading Triggers by Marshall Goldsmith. It is a wonderful book about behavioral change.

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Newbery Buzz

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Stormie. omartian

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Farmer Boy to my 6 year old son and Little House in the Big Woods to my 7 year old daughter. They are loving learning aboutliving  back then. I am loving sharing something from my childhood with them.

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by Wendy Mass
In anticipation of the eclipse next year!
~Lori June

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I'm reading Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell. I've enjoyed North and South  and Wives and Daughters. All totally different, but each highlights the power of women in the 1800s when women did not have power.

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Live 5 News Updates

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As a mom of a "new" teenager I am learning a lot about how to connect with her and to be a good mom to her. I want to maintain our close relationship as we venture into this realm of young adulthood as well as give her the freedom that she needs.

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The Knot

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Move Your Bus by Ron Clark
Great reminder to focus your energy on the people that will accept and run with it!

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Devotional

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I'm reading Private Games. This is a crime novel written by James Patterson.

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The Selection

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Greetings from EDtech 2016-course guide and political posts on facebook

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The Power of a Praying Parent by Stormie Omartian.  It helps me as a parent and I apply it to the way I interact with my students, too!

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The Power of a Praying Parent by Stormie Omartian.  It helps me as a parent and I apply it to the way I interact with my students, too!

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The Last Alaskans - the story of Heimo Korth

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The Last Alaskans - the story of Heimo Korth

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Somewhere in the "broad valley of the Minnesota River" nestles the fictional town of New Bremen, home to the Drums and the Brandts, two families separated by class, whose lives collide in tragedy in William Kent Krueger's "Ordinary Grace." Set during the summer of 1961 (the year the Twins first play in Minnesota), this is a touching coming-of-age novel about family, faith and the empathy that can come from a violent loss.

That Krueger, an acclaimed mystery writer and Twin Cities native, chose to explore this new territory (geography and genre) isn't a surprise to me. I've always thought his mysteries featuring Cork O'Connor were evidence of Krueger's distinctive moral imagination (the series is steeped in compassion for those caught in the clash of cultures and traditions). The best coming-of-age novels share this moral sensibility, exploring events and their epiphanies that propel characters from childhood to adulthood, from innocence to awareness.

In "Ordinary Grace," the novel's middle-aged narrator, Frank Drum, tells of the summer when, at 13, a child being killed by a train was the catalyst for a series of tragic events that brought his family and the Brandts to their knees, baptizing them in the "awful grace of God."

"When you look back at a life," explains Frank, "what you see is a path that weaves in and out of deep shadow." And to construct a narrative from that past, you must build from what "stands in the light" as well as what you "imagine in the dark." The result is a story told in sepia tones. Like looking at old photographs in a family album, Krueger's descriptions and details evoke a past tinged with sadness but colored with hope.

"Loss," says Frank toward the novel's end, "once it's become a certainty, is like a rock you hold in your hand ... you can use it to beat yourself or you can throw it away."

At times, "Ordinary Grace" reminded me of Stephen King's novella "The Body" (also set in the 1960s with a middle-aged narrator reflecting on a childhood quest for a boy killed by a train); but whereas King's story has four boys at its center, Krueger has created a cast of compelling characters (young and old), each in his or her own way searching for something, including the narrator's father, the town's Methodist pastor, and his mother, whose bold personality worries his congregation.

Although Krueger's plot rises to a predictable conclusion, there's such a quiet beauty in his prose and such depth to his characters that I was completely captivated by this book's ordinary grace.

Carole E. Barrowman teaches at Alverno College in Milwaukee and is the co-author of "Hollow Earth."

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July, 2016: Garrison Keillor reflects on the art of the performance as "Prairie Home" celebrated 40 years with a live show at Macalester College in St. Paul.

Thousands of sheet-draped, dirt-streaked and blood-soake, limping party animals took to the streets of downtown Minneapolis for the 2015 Zombie Pub Crawl.

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Review: 'Ordinary Grace,' by William Kent Krueger

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Somewhere in the "broad valley of the Minnesota River" nestles the fictional town of New Bremen, home to the Drums and the Brandts, two families separated by class, whose lives collide in tragedy in William Kent Krueger's "Ordinary Grace."

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Pinkalicious every night to my 4 year old

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I am reading The 5th Wave. I love YA literature. It's a quick, easy read. I'm trying to read a YA a month so that I can make suggestions to my students.

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Fool Me Once by Harlen Coben
A murder mystery that will keep you guessing.  I love it when I figure out "who done it" in a book.  This book kept fooling me and kept me guessing in every chapter!

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I have been reading ed tech session summaries and researching the sites and materials. I am recording my learning in Google Docs.

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South Carolina EdTech Conference 2018 :: Greenville, South Carolina - scaet

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SC EdTech offers content and activities that span all areas of educational technology with diverse workshops, presentations, speakers, exhibitors, and recognition events. The conference is managed by the South Carolina Association for Educational Technology (SCAET), a 501c3 non-profit organization.

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By: James Dobson

Ashley
Finding strategies to parent a strong willed three year old.

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The EDTECH booklet

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I Am That Girl

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Navigators of Dune and Patient H.M. This is the newest book in the Dune series - and Dune by Frank Herbert is my favorite book of all time. Excellent sci-fi read!

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I would recommend this for any teacher wanting to effectively integrate technology in their classroom. I love how they have a suggestion to try right away at the end of each chapter.

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A Lowcountry Wedding
By Mary Alice Monroe

I enjoy being able to read and make connections to things in Charleston.

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I've been reading The Girl on the Train for weeks now. I can't wait to finish it and see the movie. The suspense is killing me!

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I think that all wives and women that want to be wives would enjoy this book. This book gives you the power of prayer in every situation that could arise in your marriage.

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I am so in love with this series! I hate that I have to wait for book 3 to be published.

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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

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I've been reading Mary Oliver's brand new book of essays called Upstream. Every line resonates with me so I can't read it all at once. I have to limit myself to one paragraph a day. It's cheesy but it's so beautifully written it makes me cry, but more importantly it makes me think.