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Paul W. Hankins wrote “We Have a Code Situation: When the Heart of a Reader is in Arrest” for the Nerdy Book Club blog last week. It is a MUST READ for all educators.
This news story makes me chuckle. I want to tuck it away, because it might be perfect inspiration for a scene in a middle grade novel someday. A woman steals an Amazon package off of a man’s porch. He files a police report, but also takes finding her into his own hands with a clever flier and sets up an email address to collect more information. Although he hasn’t caught her, he has received 3 marriage proposals.
The tool isn’t that important, so I will be flexible if these tools don’t work. The more important concept is that readers track what they read and readers have plans for what they will read. Building intentional readers has been my goal for many, many years.
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Thanks for the links~ that Amazon thief one is hilarious!
I too loved Paul's words and Tony's wisdom. I am so glad you shared the amazon story with us–crack me up! Poor woman may have been desperate for some books! And we are going on a decade after our adoption, I so remember that first year and loved this post. Thanks for sharing these gems! (and thanks for being such an advocate for Solve It Your Way!)
Looking forward to checking these out. Thanks for all the recommendations!