Click here to read an updated post. Hello there, As some of you have already established, my birthday is coming up. I'm turning 25 on January 26th, and, instead of celebrating with my friends or asking for gifts I don't want, I'm asking for something for my students: Books for our rolling class library. As per DoSomething.org, here are some facts about literacy in America:
You-- and all teenagers-- deserve better than this. I want you to read. I want you to succeed. I want you to prove anyone who has ever doubted you wrong, and I want you to do well in life. I know you can. This isn't just wistful thinking. I believe in you. I've created a wish list of books on Amazon that I want to add to my rolling class library. (You haven't seen it yet, but I got an awesomely pink rolling trunk to act as a rolling library in my 3 classrooms.) Ideally, 25 of the books on my list will be gifted to us and we'll be able to work some sustained silent reading time into our busy class schedule. If you have any you want me to add to the list, send me an email at mskbarbour@gmail.com or talk to me in class. So, when you're on your phones and instagramming/ tweeting/ Facebooking/ anything-else-ing, share the link to this blog post or my Amazon wish list. Use the #MsBarbours25th hashtag on social media, please.
Thank you! See you in class! Ms. Barbour
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1/23/2015 07:14:47 am
I love this! I want to tell folks about this - and have a question. How should people send gently used books to you, if that's their preference? Or are you primarily interested in new books from your Amazon wish list?
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1/23/2015 11:37:08 am
Hi Patti!!
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