Monthly Archives: July 2013

The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Joanne Toft

Ok – I have to admit that I could not resist reading this book. If you search back in my old blog posts you will understand that my school year was filled with stories of mice. We read way more … Continue reading →

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Sugar by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Joanne Toft

Sugar is something sweet and we are all attracted to it.  The problem comes when you are forced to work in the sugar cane fields day in and day out. It soon becomes a bit overwhelming and not something you … Continue reading →

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Laugh with the Moon

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Joanne Toft

Laugh with the Moon by Shana Burg Shana Burg helps us see and learn about young students in Malawi, Africa. She brings to life the hardships that so many children and families in other countries experience. Burg shows us the … Continue reading →

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Hold Fast

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Joanne Toft

Hold Fast by Blue Balliett Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow.                                                                                                          -Langston Hughes … Continue reading →

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Keys – always fascinating

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Joanne Toft

Eight Keys by Suzanne La Fleur Lost parents, transitions to middle school and bulling all step forward in this short novel by Suzanne La Fleur. She starts slow and builds her characters step by step. The information you seek in … Continue reading →

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Failure is not an option!

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Joanne Toft

It is a cold (50 degrees) and a rainy day. Yes, this is July 9. I am sitting watching Lake Superior in Minnesota from inside instead of out on the one sand beach in the city of Duluth. I am … Continue reading →

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Questions, Tales and a Mouse with a Question Mark Tale

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Joanne Toft

The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail by Richard Peck It was a perfect summer day to slide into the old English world of a small mouse with a question mark for a tail.  Richard Peck has once again taken … Continue reading →

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