Posted by: eiela on: 25 June 2008
I’ve just finished The Lightning Thief, and its sequel, Sea of Monsters, and loved them. The basic premise of the story is that the main character, Percy Jackson, discovers that not only do all the ancient Greek gods exist, but he is the son of one of them. (Telling you which one would [...]
Posted by: eiela on: 19 June 2008
Morning Edition did a story about an upcoming movie based on the American Girl series of books. I just listened to it now, and got a thrill in the middle of doing the dishes. (Mark this day on your calendar people! Thrilled while doing dishes–an historic event!) Now, I wonder what I can promise my [...]
Posted by: eiela on: 19 June 2008
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After getting the grant to order some Playaway audio books for my library, I got to do the fun part: SHOPPING! (Shopping for books with NOT MY MONEY is my favorite part of this job). Poking around Follett Titlewave, [...]
Posted by: eiela on: 15 June 2008
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So, another school year wound down. I’ve actually been out for almost three weeks, but I’ve been spending my time cleaning and decluttering, reading books written above a 5th grade level and reading other edublogs and libraryblogs. I was [...]
