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Granite Battle of the Books 2019-2020 Reading Lists
After sharing hints and clues all week, we are excited to publish the full Granite Battle of the Books 2019-2020 Reading Lists! 2019-2020 Granite Battle of the Books 3rd-4th Grade Book List 2019-2020…
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What’s New in Sora, Granite’s Digital Library | April 2019
What’s New in Sora, April 2019 These posters feature some of the latest young adult titles that have been added to our district’s digital library collection, which you can access via the new…
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Highlights from the 2019 Granite Battle of the Books District Competition
32 teams of 5th and 6th grade students from across Granite School District came together at Jim Bridger Elementary last Thursday, March 14, for the 2019 Battle of the Books District Competition. Each…
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What’s New in Sora, Granite’s Digital Library | March 2019
What’s New in Sora, March 2019 These posters feature some of the latest young adult titles that have been added to our district’s digital library collection, which you can access via the new…
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Countdown to Battle of the Books 2019 District Elementary Competition
The Granite District competition for 5th-6th Grade Battle of the Books teams is coming up on March 14, 2019, from 5:30-7:30 P.M. at Jim Bridger Elementary. Our @LibraryMediaGSD Twitter account is counting down to the…
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2019 Mock Caldecott with Elementary Media Clerks
As part of professional development sessions in January, elementary media clerks engaged in a Mock Caldecott activity in which they read, analyzed, discussed, and voted upon 20 Caldecott-eligible picture books published in 2018…
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Posters: 2019 ALA Youth Media Awards – Granite Elementary Libraries
On Monday, January 28, 2019, members of the American Library Association announced the Newbery, Caldecott, Printz, and numerous other book awards for children’s and young adult literature, collectively called the ALA Youth Media…
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Best Books of 2018
Update 1/29/2019: ALA Youth Media Award Winners Added In this pinned feature post we compile links to 2018 children’s and young adult book award announcements, as well as “best-of” lists from professional library…
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2019 District Battle of the Books Competition
As we begin to prepare for our school scrimmages and competitions, here is a look at some of the progress we have made with our Battle of the Books program this school year….
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Sora Tips: Search by Reading Levels, Explore by Genre or Subject
As Granite School District transitions from OverDrive to the Sora app for accessing ebooks and digital audiobooks, many teachers have asked how to search by Lexile or other reading levels in Sora. The…
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Granite Battle of the Books 2019-2020 Reading Lists
After sharing hints and clues all week, we are excited to publish the full Granite Battle of the Books 2019-2020 Reading Lists! 2019-2020 Granite Battle of the Books 3rd-4th Grade Book List 2019-2020…
Poor Little Guy
By Elanna Allen
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Written by Lisa Papdemetriou
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By Kimberly and James Dean
Challenger Deep
Written by Neal Shusterman, Illustrated by Brendan Shusterman
Ladybug Girl and the Dress-Up Dilemma
Written by David Soman, Illustrated by Jacky Davis
Sidewalk Flowers
Written by JonArno Lawson, Illustrated by Sydney Smith
Pete the Cat’s Groovy Guide to Life
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The Panda Problem, by Deborah Underwood and Hannah Marks
Written by Deborah Underwood, Illustrated by Hannah Marks
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April 17, 2019Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code, by Laurie Wallmark and Katy Wu
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April 17, 2019
How to Talk to Your Computer, by Seymour Simon and Mike Lowery
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April 17, 2019
The Unofficial Guide to Coding with Minecraft, by Álvaro Scrivano and Sue Downing
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April 15, 2019
Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968
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March 18, 2019
Clackety Track: Poems about Trains, by Skila Brown and Jamey Christoph
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January 7, 2019Tiger vs. Nightmare, by Emily Tetri
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Stowing Away with the Vikings, by Linda Bailey and Bill Slavin
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March 6, 2019The Agony House, by Cherie Priest and Tara O’Connor
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March 27, 2018
Mary’s Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein
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April 15, 2019Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968
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April 15, 2019
Chasing King’s Killer: The Hunt For Martin Luther King Jr.’s Assassin
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1968: Today’s Authors Explore a Year of Rebellion, Revolution & Change
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