Books
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Students embracing winter reading
As the month continues, students are filling their backpacks with more than just homework. Many are diving into books that explore love, loss and power,...
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Students recall favorite childhood book
For many students, the books they read in elementary school weren’t just simple stories, they were the first things that made them love reading. Even...
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Reading provides many benefits
There are many benefits to reading a book, and studies have shown that reading can improve enhanced brain activity and vocabulary, as well as better...
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Try these tips for escaping reading slumps
It is important over winter break for students to continue reading. Not only does it help improve your school reading, but it’s also a fun...
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Booktok app has lost its way
After everything I have written this has been something I have wanted to do for a long time, but I never thought anyone would care...
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Here are some top book titles for 2024
As a book reader, I can be very picky about the books I read. But with the new year, comes new books, here are five...
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Holmes librarian, student recommend some books
What books in the Holmes library are popular, and are they any good? “A lot of the Jenny Han books, such as The Summer I...
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‘The City Beautiful’ will leave readers eager for more
The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros is a YA urban fantasy mystery set in 1893 Chicago following Alter Rosen, a 17-year-old Jewish boy possessed by...
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Alexie’s controversial ‘Diary’ worth exploring
“I realized that, sure, I was a Spokane Indian. I belonged to that tribe. But I also belonged to the tribe of American immigrants. And...
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Dragon Hoops masterfully retells story of basketball team’s championship run
“Maybe it isn’t the fewest mistakes that wins. Maybe it’s having the courage to take that next step—even at the risk of making a mistake.”...
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Phone ban or same old rule? How does Iowa’s new law look inside Cedar Falls classrooms
If you step into a classroom at Cedar Falls High School these days—or really, any classroom in Iowa—you might think you accidentally walked into a library… or a witness...
