Lisa Schartiger

Duct Tape Locker Organizers in the Makerspace! These Timberwolves are very creative!

Now THIS is how you start a school year!

@SketchesbyBoze 2/2 I am haunted by waters.” —A River Runs Through It

have you ever read a book with a line so perfect, so astute and resonant, that your heart knocked at your ribs

@SketchesbyBoze Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world’s great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of the rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs. 1/2

@choldenko @kaaauthor @MacKidsBooks Dogs make everything better

Happy #InternationalDogDay! Let's celebrate with a ✨GIVEAWAY✨ of a signed copy of my #mglit book with @kaaauthor, DOGTOWN! RT & follow me to enter. Comment with a pic of your dog for an extra entry! 🐶 One random winner will be announced 8/28 @ 12pm PT. US only. @MacKidsBooks

It's #InternationalDogDay, and @choldenko & I are celebrating with a giveaway! 💙🐶 RT + follow me & @choldenko for a chance to win a finished copy of our new book, DOGTOWN. Then head to Gennifer's page for another chance to win! I'll pick & notify a random winner Monday 8/28.

My daughter wanted to read Frankenstein in 6th grade because I am always saying how much I love it. She has always loved reading and challenging herself, but she was getting lost in the beginning of the story. She was ready to give up. I gave her a copy of the graphic novel, with ORIGINAL text, and she is now reading them side by side. Her confidence is regained. Why wouldn’t we have graphic adaptations in our classrooms? Why would we put up insurmountable barriers and cheat students of an amazing story? We are now discussing how our mental images differ from those in the comic - and that’s the beauty of paired texts.

I could not love this video more!

The report found almost half of LGBTQ+ youth, including over half of transgender and gender expansive youth, reported feeling unsafe in at least one school setting - however - almost 9 in 10 LGBTQ+ youth reported that they usually or always feel safe in their school library.

Belonging matters! 🧡

@AlaneAdamsBooks I would be just like this only a lot less adorable Thanks for what you’re doing! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls…

@SherylCrow @Adopt_classroom #clearthelist amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls… Thanks in advance to anyone willing to help my middle school Makers!

@KamiApp #clearthelist! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls…

Want to win your wishlist #TeacherTwitter? 🤩 There are three steps to be in to win💜 1️⃣ Follow us @Kamiapp 2️⃣ Comment your wishlist 3️⃣ Use the hashtag #clearthelist!

To learn how you can support librarians and defend the right to read, join the Unite Against Book Bans campaign led by the American Library Association at uniteagainstbookbans.org.

What do I do if I don't like a book at the library? A handy step-by-step guide. action.everylibrary.org/what_do_i_do_i… via @EveryLibrary

CONGRATULATIONS!

“Fright and loss leave a residue.” Truer words, @StephenKing, truer words. Am loving Fairy Tale so much. Haven’t read a King since buying The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon for my library and taking many a middle-schooler into reading it.

🎉🎉🎉We're celebrating and GIVEAWAY 20 of our STEAM Sample Packs for #NationalSTEMday! Follow and RT by 11/9. Tag a media specialist, instructional coach or teacher friend who you think would love to get a taster of Strawbees! #STEMeducation #giveaway #win

Another "Sotterday," another giveaway! 🗓️🦦 I'm giving away one signed, personalized pre-order copy of ODDER from @ChildrensBW_LA each week until the book comes out on 9/20. RT this post + follow me for a chance to win! I'll choose a random winner on 9/5. @MacKidsBooks #mglit

BREAKING: A Virginia court just dismissed an attempt to use baseless obscenity claims to ban two books from being sold and distributed in bookstores and libraries in state. The First Amendment is clear — disliking the contents of a book doesn’t mean the government can ban it.