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Melissa Thom
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Bristow Middle School Teacher Librarian
West Hartford Public Schools
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Currently Reading:  
The Trouble with Heroes by Kate Messner 
Elevating the School Library: Building Positive Perceptions through Brand Behavior by Susan D. Ballard and Sara Kelly Johns
Currently Listening:
In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune
Recently Finished:      
A Two-Placed Heart by Doan Phuong Nguyen
Safe Harbor by Padma Venkatraman
Lola Reyes Is So Not Worried by Cindy Rodriguez **CT Author
Julietta and the Diamond Enigma by Luisana Duarte Armendariz **CT Author
Wings to Soar by Tina Athaide
Future Tense: How We Made Artificial Intelligence and How It Will Change Everything by Martha Brockenbrough
A Split Second by Janae Marks (out Oct. 1st, 2024) **CT Author
Hope to Read Soon:
Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley
SOOOO Many More....


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