Good Morning,
I am working on putting together the Nov. episode of "The Bookish State: Tips for Teachers and Librarians," and the focus of the educator episode is going to be using a Battle of the Books to promote the nutmegs and get readers involved and excited! My guest is going to be the amazing Shannon McNeice!
We are wondering if anyone out there is doing/has done a battle of the books and if so, do you have any great tips/tricks or helpful resources we could share with listeners?
Also, Shannon and I are thinking it would be fun to plan an official Nutmeg Battle of the Books and have teams from different schools across CT compete. If you would be interested in either planning this event and/or having some of your students participate, please let me know!!
And if you haven't already, please check out "The Bookish State: Tips for Teachers and Librarians" podcast. We have 5 episodes and the 6th will go live on Tuesday!
Have a wonderful weekend and hope to hear from you soon!
Melissa and Shannon
Melissa Thom
@MsThomBookitis
Bristow Middle School Teacher Librarian
West Hartford Public Schools
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Dream by Barbara O'Connor
All of the Jasmine Toguchi series by Debbie Michiko Florence (CT Author)
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War Games by Alan Gratz
The Experiment by Rebecca Stead
The Library of Unruly Treasures by Jeanne Birdsall
The Beat I Drum by Dusti Bowling
The Trouble with Heroes by Kate Messner
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