Mrs. Merrill's Book Break

Hello fellow Poetry Lovers!  I'm so happy to be back!  I began to share on Poetry Friday a few years ago and loved being part of su...

I love to read and spend much of my free time reading, talking about books, shopping for books, and writing about books!  Non-fiction pi...

Jen and Kellee, of  Teach Mentor Texts   host a weekly meme called "It's Monday, What Are You Reading? From Picture Books to YA....

Happy 2016!  It's a new year and a blog makeover!   The start of a new year is obviously a natural time to set goals and make plan...

Here is the link to my "Mrs. Merrill's Book Break! Taking Time to Share Great Books" presentation for the New York State Readi...

The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem Van Loon. Although I'm glad that I read the first ever, Newbery Medal winning book, I know...

I first learned about the Newbery Medal Challenge on Mr. Schu's blog, Watch Connect Read.    For a couple of years I followed the ...