Category Archives: Book Recommendations

And the Winners Are . . . The 2019 PA Young Reader’s Choice Award Winners, by Nadine Poper, Librarian and Committee Member

Posted on April 27, 2019 by EasternPennPoints

I am a school librarian—one of the best jobs on this planet. I am also one of twenty-four librarians on the committee for the Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Award. The Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Award (PAYRCA) is an opportunity for … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Book Recommendations, Books for Readers, Uncategorized | Tagged Alan Gratz, Angie Thomas, Ben Clanton, eastern PA scbwi, Nadine Poper, Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea, PAYRCA, Pennsylvania School Librarians Association, Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award, peter brown, PSLA, Refugee, SCBWI, The Hate U Give, The Wild Robot | 2 Comments

Dragon Reading, by Laura Marinakos

Posted on January 11, 2018 by EasternPennPoints

Hello, everyone! It’s crazy to think that fall is now behind us. Although the temperature has fluctuated greatly over the past few weeks, the bitter cold we are now experiencing is a foreshadowing, I believe, for many snowy days ahead. … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Recommendations, Uncategorized | Tagged Adam Rubin, Ben Mantle, Books about dragons, books for boys, books for kids, Daniel Salmieri, Dragons Love Tacos, funny picture books, Laura Marinakos, Penny Parker Klostermann, Picture Books, read aloud picture books, there was an old dragon who swallowed a knight | 3 Comments

Summer Mentor Read, by Kristen C. Strocchia

Posted on July 3, 2017 by EasternPennPoints

Got time for books? Why not put your reading time to work and make a mentor reading list for this summer? I’ve discovered over the last several years of attending the Pocono Retreat that besides a Writing To Do list, … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Recommendations, summer reading, Uncategorized | Tagged Kristen C. Strocchia, Mentor Reading List | 1 Comment

Summer Reading: A Tale of Two Books Named GRIT, by Lori Ann Palma

Posted on June 5, 2017 by EasternPennPoints

There’s something about summer reading that feels extra special. Maybe it’s that our brains slow down enough to really absorb the words and all those little details we might not otherwise notice during the busy school year. It makes me … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Recommendations, summer reading | Tagged Angela Duckworth, Gillian French, Grit, Grit The Power of Passion and Perseverance, lori ann palma, non-fiction, YA Contemporary | Comments Off

PA Young Reader’s Choice Award, by Nadine Poper

Posted on January 27, 2017 by EasternPennPoints

Whew! Another unit on the Geisel, Caldecott, and Newbery medals comes to a close for me and my urban elementary students. What a fun ride we had. My kiddos applauded loudly for They All Saw a Cat and Du Iz Tak? Whooted and … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Book Recommendations | Tagged Caldecott, Circus Mirandus, Du Iz Tak?, Fort, Freedom Over Me, Geisel, I'm Trying to Love Spiders, Lend a Hand:Poems About Giving, Ms. Rapscott's Girls, Nadine Poper, Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting with the Great Whites of California's Farallon Islands, Newbery, PA Young Reader's Choice Award, Picture Books, Raindrops Roll, The Girl Who Drank the Moon, The Terrible Two, The Terrible Two Get Worse, They All Saw a Cat, We Are Growing! | 4 Comments

Category Archives: Book Recommendations

And the Winners Are . . . The 2019 PA Young Reader’s Choice Award Winners, by Nadine Poper, Librarian and Committee Member

Dragon Reading, by Laura Marinakos

Summer Mentor Read, by Kristen C. Strocchia

Summer Reading: A Tale of Two Books Named GRIT, by Lori Ann Palma

PA Young Reader’s Choice Award, by Nadine Poper

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