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Four on Friday: Summer Camp
My parents were both professors at a university growing up, so they never sent my siblings and me to camp. We did some classes and activities, but never a day camp or sleep away camp. I love reading about these settings because it’s something I never got to experience as…
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#blogbookaday: Away
Summary: “Love shines through in the sticky notes shared between a mother and daughter in this picture book about making time for family in the midst of our busy lives. Between work and school, homework and housework, a mother and daughter don’t always get to spend as much time together as…
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Summer Camp Titles for Middle Grade Readers
Although I didn’t spend my summers as a child at summer camp, many of my friends did and it always sounded like so much fun. Here’s a great list of titles for middle grade readers that are set in summer camp – Enjoy! Camp Babymouse by Jennifer L. Holm &…
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Book Review: Just Like Me
Review Ever since a heritage report in school, Julia has had a lot of questions and thoughts swirling around her brain about her adoption, her birth mother, and trying to figure out exactly who she is. Her mom decides to send her to summer camp with her Avery and Becca,…
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25 Summer Reads from Picture Books to YA Novels
The Raft by Jim LaMarche Come On, Rain! by Karen Hesse Summer Days and Nights by Wong Herbert Yee To the Beach by Linda Ashman The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach by Melanie Watt Pool by Chi-hyŏn Yi One is a Snail, Ten is a Crab by…
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Summer Camp Outreach – Week #3
This week and next week are my last camp outreach programs for the summer. I think overall, they’ve gone really well this year. I’ve picked out some really great read alouds that have gotten some great response from the kids and the kids and counselors have really enjoyed our projects…
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Summer Camp Outreach – Week #2
This week as I traveled back to camp, I brought with me a few favorite books and some really fun activities to try. For the little ones (ages 5 & 6), I read The Book With No Pictures by B. J. Novak. If you haven’t used this book yet, please, please,…
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48 Hour Book Challenge Review #8
140 Character Synopsis/Review: A honest memoir of one girl’s experience at an all girls’ summer camp when she falls for a counselor. But love and camp don’t mix. Title: Honor Girl Author: Maggie Thrash Publisher: Candlewick Press Publication Date: 2015 Page Number: 272 pgs.
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Summer Camp Outreach – Shrinky Dinks
This week at summer camp we made Shrinky Dinks! If you’re unfamiliar with Shrinky Dinks you can get Shrinky Dink paper from Amazon. It’s basically a sheet of plastic that can be decorated using colored pencils and shrinks when you put it in the oven (or in our case –…
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Summer Camp Outreach
Every year the library partners with the local Park & Recreation Department to bring a library program out to the summer day camp. This year we’re focusing our services on children ages 5 – 8, which is a little easier than offering a 30 – 45 minute program for the…
