John tries to figure out if he’s in a mid-life crisis while he highlights books about hair and recognizes some award-winning titles. He also learns a little about what it means to be a school librarian.
Check out the ALA Youth Media Awards!
http://www.ilovelibraries.org/booklovers/youth-media-awards
Books Mentioned
Hairspray (DVD), The Hairdresser of Harare, Hot Comb, The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers, Sad is Untrue (a true story), Apple: Skin to the Core, Dragon Hoops, We Are Not Free, If These Wings Could Fly, The Black Kids, The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh
John, flying solo, explores his role as a high school librarian while making a few points about information literacy. Books Mentioned: The Catcher in the Rye AASL Presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1P3GZq6dLvrk7GPFzD6UN3wQGyy-fA1-Q5-jRYapkDMA/edit?usp=sharing ...
John and Rachel offer up personal recommendations of books that twist and thrill and celebrate Money Smart Week with a local entrepreneur. They finish the episode with various titles on money. Books Mentioned: The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, One of Us is Lying, Where the Crawdads Sing, Those Who Wish Me Dead, City of Saints and Thieves, Confessions of a Scholarship Winner, How to Graduate Debt-Free, 1001 Ways to Pay for College, Personal and Public Debt, Jackpot, The Perfect Escape, Living Well: Spending Less ...
Join us as we chat about some real life things via nonfiction and historical fiction books. Listen in to see what we're reading next! Music Credits Block Party by Bad Snacks Seagull by Everet Almond Additional music from JuliusH on Pixabay ...