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Thank you to our Principals Mrs. Mohr and Ms. Dhaul!! Thank you for everything you do and for your encouraging, strong leadership!! We couldn't do it without you!! #NationalPVPDay @WRDSB💕💕💕

@afharrold Ask him to play Uno, and let him win. She’s too good for him.

Class 4 have learnt the poem The Things You Find In A Poets Beard by @afharrold to help us to write our own poetry. #SwithlandWriting #Class4Swithland

The names in "The Worlds We Leave Behind" all have a deeper meaning, a clue to the nature of their characters. Today we considered Agent Mimi. The name "Mimi" has origins that fit, but Jofolofski? It doesn't seem to exist. A clue, or a red herring? @afharrold @JMELibrary1

@MissC_1717 @afharrold I’ve taught both of these books to my Grade 7 class. They absolutely adore them.

This book by @afharrold is like nothing I’ve read before. It’s very whimsical and the language is beautifully put together. I love how the internal monologue of Frank’s stomach is used almost like a Jiminy Cricket. Of course, Penfold’s illustrations are sublime.

MAVERICKS! Look at this!! 😍😍😍 It was made by a Grade 8 Visual Arts student!! 800 pieces of paper and 8 hours later!! Just AMAZING!!! It will be available to bid on, on May 3rd at the Silent Auction and Concert!!! 🎨🎶

@afharrold @JMELibrary1 @jmewrdsb As readers (as a man trying to avoid spoilers for a new book), the cliffhanger upended all expectations that my students have for fiction. They already love the book more than “The Song From Somewhere Else,” which they absolutely love. Thank you for sharing your creativity!

There are cliffhangers, and there are CLIFFHANGERS, but the cliffhanger in the middle of "The Worlds We Leave Behind," has set a new standard. My class is delighted with the book, and furious at me for a Friday cliffhanger of such magnitude. @afharrold @JMELibrary1 @jmewrdsb

@afharrold @nicolakidsbooks There was a periscope? I mean, I knew our Canadian buses were boring, but I didn’t know yours had periscopes.

We've finished "The Song From Somewhere Else," and I'm struck by how the story resonated with my students. One student shared her analysis of Frank and her experiences, and it needed to be shared. #thesongfromsomewhereelse

People come to Canada for many reasons. No matter where they're from or why they're here, a warm Canadian welcome can make a difference.

After teasing my students with terror in the second last chapter of "The Song From Somewhere Else," @afharrold complicates everything by humanising the villains. Good authors challenge you, and make you question everything you've read. #TheWorldsWeLeaveBehind is next.

The manner in which @afharrold weaves in Frank's experiences with micro transgressions to the plot of "The Song From Somewhere Else" has been eye-opening for my students, and also for myself.

Halfway through “The Song From Somewhere Else” and my copy of “The Worlds We Leave Behind” has arrived. My students are demanding we read this next. I get to read it first though…#TheWorldsWeLeaveBehind

Starting "The Song From Somewhere Else" with my Grade 7 classes through a picture walk of Levi Pinfold's haunting artwork. @afharrold

Here I am, as an apple-cheeked youth, off to my first apprenticeship shift at the old mill, as they called kindergarten at the time. #FirstDayPhotoChallenge

@SjamaanN Hi Patrick! Sending our greetings from Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.