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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I have heard a lot of people say that THEO OF GOLDEN by Allen Levi changed them forever. It got me thinking about what book changed me and, without a doubt, it was The Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Sara Crewe has been a touchstone in my life ever since.

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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

If you are going on a family car trip this summer and looking for something to listen to that is family friendly, I highly recommend The House In The Cerulean Sea! Every word in it is perfectly written and the narrator Daniel Henning has special voices for each character.

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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

@ofsevit.bsky.social I think it's gone. Here is what it looked like this morning and here is what it looks like now:

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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

I read THE ROOFTOPPERS by @katherinerundell.bsky.social. I am much older than the audience it's intended for but I still enjoyed the book. It's a clean, easy, fast read. I loved when Sophie said that mothers are a place to put your heart down..a resting stop to recover your breath. <sigh>

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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

We love dressing up as our favorite story character on Oct 31 and we love our guest readers! A big thank you to everyone! #boston #bps #books

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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

I saw a drone show last night and while the whole thing was visually stunning, the best part was that no dogs, wildlife, veterans or neurodivergent people were traumatized by it. Who needs fireworks anymore?

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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Just finished IN A NEW YORK MINUTE by Kate Spenser. 1. The author loves NYC. 2. She also likes bagels. 3. @hallmark.bsky.social needs to pick up this book. I loved the line where she compared being with someone you love to coming home to a light on.

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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Summer is the only time I can sit and watch TV, and I want to give a standing ovation to Amazon Prime's series "Ballard" and "Butterfly".

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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

I am watching The Residence on Netflix. The casting and the also the writing by Paul William Davies is <chef's kiss> perfection!

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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

If you're in a book club, you may want to suggest Aftertaste for your next selection. It's very thought provoking.

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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

A passing storm left the loveliest goodbye.

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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

What a great story about WWII and the brave citizens of Britain who banded together to stand against fascism! If you have a preteen, or if you are looking for a good, fast read, I loved this book by Ruth Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin:

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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

At the Scholastic Book Fair I read the book "No Such Thing As A Unicorn" by Lucy Rowland. A child said, "No! Not a unicorn book!" After I read the book, he said, "Read it again!" Highly recommend this book for the 3-5 year old crowd! Katy Halford's pictures were perfect!

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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

@zachweinersmith.bsky.social and Boulet, chef's kiss for Bea Wolf! The writing was haiku quality! We need her rally cry today: Go home! My hands guard this hall! For 6 and 7 days, your storm shrouded our stars! Rains of sorrow, rivers of sadness.. Make no more clouds. I have drawn the rainbow here.

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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

I tried to wait until Spring Break to read the latest installment of City Spies but London was calling me and I listened. I adore this middle grade series and I know my 10 year old self would have read the books over and over. @jamesponti.bsky.social I can't wait to learn Annie's spy name!

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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Read INSIDE THREAT by Matthew Quirk and it was so tense and thrilling that my palms sweat as I read it!

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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

The 1st graders learned about Florence Mills and how great singers like Aretha Franklin, Alicia Keys and Samara Joy stand on her shoulders. Then we sang karaoke. Let me tell you from firsthand experience, hearing the ABC song sung 10 times in a row is it's own torture.

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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

After reading 3 so-so books in a row, I found a good one! @stevenrowley.bsky.social you did it again! I adored The Guncle! I worried the sequel wouldn't measure up. It did! Skip watching the news, people! Run out and buy The Guncle Abroad and laugh yourself silly!

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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Need an escape from the news? I just listened to the Silver-Haired Sisterhood by @judyleighauthor.bsky.social and it was like watching the Golden Girls: funny and uplifting. The narrator Phyllida Nash did a wonderful job!

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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

@chrishaughton.bsky.social wrote this book and it is a winner every year when I read it! The 4 year olds love it! We read it and then we put on "clothes of invisibility" and creep around the school trying to sneak up on colorful birds with shapes on them. It's also a soothing bedtime story.

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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

This children's book by Jessie Oliveros made me cry. Hard. It's a beautiful explanation about what Alzheimers does to our loved ones. God bless us all who have to collect the remember balloons for our loved ones once they have let their balloon bouquet go.

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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

This book by Benji Davies helps children process the loss of a grandparent in a gentle, thoughtful way. I have a student who held onto this book for 2 weeks. I'm not sure who needed it more: him or his parents.

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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

If you are looking to escape the news right now, I recommend reading The Elias Network by @simongervais.bsky.social . It's a rollercoaster ride of a thriller that allowed me to hide from the world for 2 days while I read it.

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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

I just finished The Cream Tea Killer by @judyleighauthor.bsky.social. 2 things: I desperately want to go to Cornwall to eat a pasty and everytime Morwenna gets on her bike I hear the theme music to Murder She Wrote. I want to be Morwenna's friend and gossip with her over a cup of cream tea.

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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

I just listened to the audiobook Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q Sutanto. Great story! A funny and sweet mystery. The narrator Eunice Wong did a great job reading the story! It left me hungry for Vera Wong's cooking and another book with her starring in it!

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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

We are reading a biography this week: Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando. He invented instant ramen noodles so that anyone could afford a warm, nourishing meal. The kids love reading this book because it always ends with us eating a steaming cup of ramen soup!

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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

A big thank you to OshKosh BGosh and others who donated to my Donors Choose! With your help I have supplies for spring lessons!

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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

I am giving up Netflix to save some money but I am going to miss watching this show. Park Eun-Bin is absolutely fantastic in the title role! All the actors are wonderful but her portrayal of someone on the Autism Spectrum is perfection!

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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

It wouldn't be winter without reading this book. Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman wrote this rhyming tale and by the end we all wanted to be in that cave and eat popcorn and drink black tea! Even better, we got to play Beware the Bear after the story! Highly recommend the book AND the game!

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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Maryann Cocca-Leffler wrote this wonderful book about a family of squirrels who weren't very welcoming to their new neighbors. In the end, they opened their hearts to them. My students clapped when Zeke got to go back and live with his new friends and everyone lived happily ever after.

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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

I loved this book by Gillian McDunn! It gives an empathetic view of what it feels like to live with ADHD as we follow Elliott to home and school. I also like the way his parents educated themselves on how to best support him. I am stealing this line: "It happens. We're okay."

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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

I am pretty sure this movie is intended for a family audience since it's about Santa Claus. Good movie but we'd never be able to show it in any school the last day before vacation because of the unnecessary cursing. I wish Hollywood would consider that when making movies kids will watch.

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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

I just read My Brilliant Plan to Fix Everything by @bendavisauthor.bsky.social and I highly recommend it to 10-13 year olds. It's well written and entertaining. If you're in the UK, buy a copy.

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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Thanks to TMC I discovered this Christmas gem several years ago. I watch it every December. It came out around the same time as It's a Wonderful Life.

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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

The Christmas Wish by Lindsey Kelk is a laugh out loud read. If you're feeling stressed this month, this book will transport you to Hallmark Country and you'll laugh almost the whole time you are there.

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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

I read AFTER THE FALL by Dan Santat this week to the kinders. It's always a popular book! They built a wall of boxes and we tested it to see if it would safely hold an egg. Then we made foam airplanes that they all took home.

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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

7 days ago I found out that my school wasn't getting any toys for our reading challenge. In 5 days, angels came from everywhere and donated toys.

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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

I'm reading Knight Owl by Christopher Denise to the 1st graders. The kids applauded at the end of the book. Then we pretended to be knights fighting dragons and stole their eggs from a guarded nest. Ever wondered what's inside a dragon's egg? You'll have to ask them because they took them home.

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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

I read Something's Wrong by Jory John to my 3 and 4 year olds and they laughed all the way through the book. When I finished they said, "Read it again!" We sang "Baby Put Your Pants On", sorted pictures into summer and winter clothes and then played a mitten matching game.

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sitforaspell.bsky.social @sitforaspell.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Read BAD DOG by @mikeboldt.bsky.social to my 4 year olds and we decided while the cat made a bad dog, she was still a good cat. They loved the story!

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