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read4funchat - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:00 PM EDT

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teachermike72 Aug 6 @ 7:00 PM EDT

#Read4Fun Glad to be here!

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Dr_LMR - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:01 PM EDT

Welcome to #Read4Fun Chat. Lena Marie, moderator joining from MA. Currently reading Because of the Sun by @jetchez

Dr_LMR - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:01 PM EDT

Hi there! Welcome! What are you reading? #Read4Fun

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DrLMaucione Aug 6 @ 7:04 PM EDT

Hi #read4fun! Literacy specialist from MA. Reading The Boy Who Loved Too Much (adult, NF) and The Perfect Score by @RobBuyea (MG)

ShelfieTalk Aug 6 @ 7:04 PM EDT

Hi #Read4Fun from Jill in Fredericton, NB. I'm currently reading When Dimple Met Rishi by @smenonbooks.

GreenReads4Fun Aug 6 @ 7:04 PM EDT

Hi, everyone! Jennifer, Reading Specialist in VA. About to start Jefferson's Sons by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. #read4fun

read4funchat - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:00 PM EDT

Welcome to #Read4Fun Chat!

teachermike72 Aug 6 @ 7:04 PM EDT

#read4fun Am reading Avenger by Robert J. Crane and Murder in the Dark by Steve Demaree. You?

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read4funchat - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:05 PM EDT

Q1 What book or books have you fallen in ove with this summer? #Read4Fun

shighley Aug 6 @ 7:05 PM EDT

Glad to see #Read4Fun friends here during "peak" reading season! Finishing Clayton Byrd Goes Underground.

Dr_LMR - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:05 PM EDT

Hi Lisa! You've been doing lots of reading! 😊 #Read4Fun

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Dr_LMR - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:06 PM EDT

Hi there! Glad you could join us! Followed your vacation week reading! Lots of great titles! #Read4Fun

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DrLMaucione Aug 6 @ 7:06 PM EDT

That's a good one! #Read4Fun

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teachermike72 Aug 6 @ 7:06 PM EDT

#read4fun I got into the Robert J Crane books...kind of D&D in prose!

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DrLMaucione Aug 6 @ 7:06 PM EDT

I'm trying to get in all the reading that I can because it will slow way down in September! #read4fun

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Dr_LMR - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:06 PM EDT

@read4funchat Hi there! Glad you could join us tonight! #read4Fun

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Dr_LMR - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:07 PM EDT

A1 Enjoying This I Believe II - summer reading for Ss. I liked the first volume too. #Read4Fun

Dr_LMR - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:07 PM EDT

Always a chance to add to the TBR stack! #Read4Fun

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GreenReads4Fun Aug 6 @ 7:07 PM EDT

A1: Refugee by @AlanGratz; Solo by @kwamealexander & @MaryRandHess; Full Cicada Moon by @MarilynHilton #read4fun

read4funchat - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:05 PM EDT

Q1 What book or books have you fallen in ove with this summer? #Read4Fun

shighley Aug 6 @ 7:07 PM EDT

A1: I really enjoyed Wishtree. Very clever dialogue. Makes it point without being heavy-handed. #Read4Fun

Dr_LMR - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:07 PM EDT

This is true! #Read4Fun

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Dr_LMR - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:08 PM EDT

I have that on my TBR list!! #Read4Fun

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Dr_LMR - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:08 PM EDT

I can't wait to read this one! I think it will be one i devour in a day! #Read4Fun

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DrLMaucione Aug 6 @ 7:09 PM EDT

A few of my favorite #mglit reads. #read4fun

massignmenthelp Aug 6 @ 7:10 PM EDT

7 Ways to Increase Your Presentation Skills https://t.co/UarJ4jpltD #nhed #TOKchat #Read4Fun

Dr_LMR - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:10 PM EDT

I love Andrew Clements writing! #Read4Fun

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shighley Aug 6 @ 7:10 PM EDT

Is it just me, or are some of the covers getting brighter? Some yrs I put out state award books & seems they are all dark. #Read4Fun

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GreenReads4Fun Aug 6 @ 7:10 PM EDT

They were all excellent!! 📚❤️#read4fun

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teachermike72 Aug 6 @ 7:10 PM EDT

Lena: What class did you assigned This I Believe for? #Read4Fun

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rosy_burke Aug 6 @ 7:11 PM EDT

A1 I just finished Ms. Bixby's Last Day today and I thought it was such a sweet heartfelt story #Read4Fun

ShelfieTalk Aug 6 @ 7:11 PM EDT

A1 (part 1) The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by @BenjaminAlireSa, The Last True Love Story by @KielyBrendan #read4fun

DrLMaucione Aug 6 @ 7:11 PM EDT

MG students will love this one. There's also a great message about books and reading. #read4fun

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Dr_LMR - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:11 PM EDT

It's a district list and that is a choice on the HS list. #Read4Fun

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rosy_burke Aug 6 @ 7:11 PM EDT

Me too! #Read4Fun

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teachermike72 Aug 6 @ 7:11 PM EDT

Is Refugee based on true stories? #read4fun

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read4funchat - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:12 PM EDT

Q2 What is still on the TBR pile that you will definitely read soon? #Read4Fun

DrLMaucione Aug 6 @ 7:12 PM EDT

I think you're right! Maybe publishers are thinking it's more appealing to young readers. #read4fun

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shighley Aug 6 @ 7:12 PM EDT

I live near @anderson_author & have been fortunate to have him visit my school. Have been to 3 of his signings. Loved Ms. Bixby #Read4Fun

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Dr_LMR - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:12 PM EDT

The Inexplicable Logic is one on my list to read in the next couple of weeks! #Read4Fun

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DrLMaucione Aug 6 @ 7:12 PM EDT

Fantastic story! #read4fun

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Dr_LMR - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:13 PM EDT

A2 Will read Lily and Dunkin The Inexplicable Logic of My Life before heading back to school! #Read4Fun

Dr_LMR - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:13 PM EDT

I will have to get my hands on it! #Read4Fun

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rosy_burke Aug 6 @ 7:13 PM EDT

I have all of his books-except this one! #Read4Fun

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ShelfieTalk Aug 6 @ 7:13 PM EDT

(pt 2) Patina by @JasonReynolds83, Refugee by @AlanGratz, The Someday Birds by @sallyjpla, The Ethan I was Before by @AliStandish #read4fun

DrLMaucione Aug 6 @ 7:13 PM EDT

Just came out last week. #read4fun

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mrburkemath Aug 6 @ 7:13 PM EDT

Chris from Brooklyn Reading a tribute book to the late C. J. Henderson from @eSpecBooks #Read4Fun

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ShelfieTalk Aug 6 @ 7:14 PM EDT

I listened to the audiobook and it was beautiful! Can't wait to hear your thoughts. #read4fun

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teachermike72 Aug 6 @ 7:14 PM EDT

A2: Tom Clancy's Red Rabbit...started in earlier this summer but got away from it when family stuff started happening! #Read4Fun

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AssignmentHelpN Aug 6 @ 7:15 PM EDT

A Writer’s Guide to Difference Between Editing and Proofreading https://t.co/wq0uN2NDPQ #nhed #TOKchat #Read4Fun

mrburkemath Aug 6 @ 7:15 PM EDT

A1 Started reading the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. Read 2 of them before the library loan ended #Read4Fun

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rosy_burke Aug 6 @ 7:15 PM EDT

What?!?! That's incredible! Maybe you can ask him to fly out to Delaware! 😄 I can't wait to read "Posted" now! #Read4Fun

shighley Aug 6 @ 7:12 PM EDT

I live near @anderson_author & have been fortunate to have him visit my school. Have been to 3 of his signings. Loved Ms. Bixby #Read4Fun
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DrLMaucione Aug 6 @ 7:15 PM EDT

I really want to read Refugee. Picked up The Woman in Cabin 10 at a book swap so that's on my list, too. #read4fun

DrLMaucione Aug 6 @ 7:16 PM EDT

I have a few PD books to get to as well. What were you assigned? Anything good? #read4fun

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Dr_LMR - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:16 PM EDT

I met the author at #ILA17 and he signed my copy! Very excited to read! #Read4Fun

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rosy_burke Aug 6 @ 7:16 PM EDT

Thanks! Good to know. Not gonna lie, I was a little disappointed in myself for not having it or heard about it #Read4Fun

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m_erwin7000 Aug 6 @ 7:16 PM EDT

That's a good series. I haven't gotten to the last two books yet, though. #read4fun

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shighley Aug 6 @ 7:16 PM EDT

Well, my TBR pileS include Braced, Orphan Island, Beyond the Bright Sea, & Short #Read4Fun

rosy_burke Aug 6 @ 7:16 PM EDT

Although, did you say it's more MG book? I teach 4th #Read4Fun

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teachermike72 Aug 6 @ 7:16 PM EDT

I am reading Shift This! for PD. Also read Lead Like a Pirate earlier this summer. Both excellent! #Read4Fun

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Dr_LMR - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:16 PM EDT

Sometimes they sneak them in! 😊 #Read4Fun

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DrLMaucione Aug 6 @ 7:17 PM EDT

I've taken Ghost out of the library twice, but still haven't gotten to it. I've got to make time for it! #read4fun

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ShelfieTalk Aug 6 @ 7:17 PM EDT

A2 Still to read: Finishing American Gods. My son and I are doing a mother-son book club. #read4fun

mrburkemath Aug 6 @ 7:17 PM EDT

A2 TBR: the next Sue Grafton mystery. I'm up to M, while I may have listened to on tape in the car a looooong time ago #Read4Fun

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rosy_burke Aug 6 @ 7:17 PM EDT

I've been reading Short this summer also! #Read4Fun

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DrLMaucione Aug 6 @ 7:17 PM EDT

I think it'll be perfect for 4th. #read4fun

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GreenReads4Fun Aug 6 @ 7:18 PM EDT

A2: An Ember in the Ashes, Mosquitoland, Gwendy's Button Box, Hillbilly Elegy, The Fix, The Widow... *sigh* #read4fun

read4funchat - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:12 PM EDT

Q2 What is still on the TBR pile that you will definitely read soon? #Read4Fun

teachermike72 Aug 6 @ 7:18 PM EDT

For what subject area? #Read4Fun

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Dr_LMR - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:18 PM EDT

@shighley @anderson_author Posted is another one on my list! #Read4Fun

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mrburkemath Aug 6 @ 7:18 PM EDT

Covers do help sell the books If nothing else, they get your attention #Read4Fun

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m_erwin7000 Aug 6 @ 7:18 PM EDT

Hello, Melisa from WI. Currently reading The Flamebearer by Bernard Cornwell. #Read4Fun

read4funchat - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:00 PM EDT

Welcome to #Read4Fun Chat!

ShelfieTalk Aug 6 @ 7:19 PM EDT

Loved both Ms Bixby's Last Day and Posted! #read4fun

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shighley Aug 6 @ 7:19 PM EDT

I think you should know better than to have us claim we will "definitely" read something soon. LOL . #Read4Fun

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Dr_LMR - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:19 PM EDT

I haven't started that series but I have most of them already! #Read4Fun

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teachermike72 Aug 6 @ 7:20 PM EDT

#read4fun The Widow looks like a creepy read...like The Woman in Black, a play I saw a while ago.

DrLMaucione Aug 6 @ 7:20 PM EDT

That's true. I guess that's why they also sometimes update the covers of older books. #read4fun

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GreenReads4Fun Aug 6 @ 7:20 PM EDT

Yes! A boy in Nazi Germany, a girl in Cuba, and a boy from Syria. #read4fun

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Dr_LMR - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:20 PM EDT

The Widow was good! I have had Mosquitoland on my list for a long time now - need to move it up! #Read4Fun

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mrburkemath Aug 6 @ 7:20 PM EDT

Haven't read that one. Is that one of his, or written by someone else based on his material? #read4fun

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read4funchat - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:21 PM EDT

Q3 Titles you can't wait to share with students! #Read4Fun

Dr_LMR - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:21 PM EDT

All - we do a theme. Did one city, one book a few yrs back and moved to theme. #Read4Fun

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teachermike72 Aug 6 @ 7:21 PM EDT

My mom is reading Hillbilly Elegy, that is on my list as well for nonfic! #read4fun

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ShelfieTalk Aug 6 @ 7:21 PM EDT

Mosquitoland is excellent in audio format. Loved it! #read4fun

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rosy_burke Aug 6 @ 7:21 PM EDT

Also this summer I read @kwamealexander new book Solo. It was awesome! Good for elem and middle #Read4Fun

teachermike72 Aug 6 @ 7:21 PM EDT

That is one of his. Was published in '02 IIRC. #Read4Fun

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Dr_LMR - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:21 PM EDT

@read4funchat Hi there! Welcome! #Read4Fun

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DrLMaucione Aug 6 @ 7:21 PM EDT

It's unique, funny, and touching. #read4fun These are my thoughts about it: https://t.co/ZYKaAyPjwc

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Dr_LMR - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:22 PM EDT

I tried to sneak it in! 😊 #Read4Fun

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Dr_LMR - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:22 PM EDT

I think I am going to give audiobooks a try this fall. #Read4Fun

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Dr_LMR - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:23 PM EDT

A3 Bronx Masquerade Because of the Sun Wonder Woman: Warbringer All great reads! #Read4Fun

rosy_burke Aug 6 @ 7:23 PM EDT

A2 More like what *isnt* on the TBR pile!! #read4fun

DrLMaucione Aug 6 @ 7:23 PM EDT

Then send him to Massachusetts! #read4fun

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mrburkemath Aug 6 @ 7:23 PM EDT

They are good & you can jump in anywhere, but of course, started with A is best They seem a little dated now b/c of tech changes #Read4Fun

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shighley Aug 6 @ 7:23 PM EDT

Hadn't heard of it. Looks very interesting. Have read other Hautman #Read4Fun

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teachermike72 Aug 6 @ 7:23 PM EDT

#read4fun A3: Boom! Voices of the Sixties by Tom Brokaw. Great insights from that decade, liked it better than Greatest Generation.

ShelfieTalk Aug 6 @ 7:23 PM EDT

Great for driving, exercise, and folding laundry! #read4fun

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Dr_LMR - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:24 PM EDT

Sometimes that makes the read more interesting! I plan to do a marathon reading session when I start them. #Read4Fun

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teachermike72 Aug 6 @ 7:24 PM EDT

I used to listen to audiobooks all the time until podcasts conquered my iPod! #Read4Fun

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DrLMaucione Aug 6 @ 7:24 PM EDT

Enjoyed all of those. I want to know what you think of Orphan Island after you finish it. #read4fun

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rosy_burke Aug 6 @ 7:24 PM EDT

A2 I actually accepted reality & brought books back to school knowing I wouldn't get to all this summer. I'm on personal reads now #read4fun

DrLMaucione Aug 6 @ 7:24 PM EDT

I think it's one that middle school aged students will really be able to relate to. #read4fun

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Dr_LMR - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:25 PM EDT

I like to have something going in the background all the time! #Read4Fun

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m_erwin7000 Aug 6 @ 7:25 PM EDT

Thanks! Discovered this from another Ed professionals tweet about Twitter chat PDs. #read4fun

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GreenReads4Fun Aug 6 @ 7:25 PM EDT

A3: 😂 See my response to Q1! Also, Took by Mary Downing Hahn, The Red Pencil & What Do You Do With a Problem? #read4fun

read4funchat - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:21 PM EDT

Q3 Titles you can't wait to share with students! #Read4Fun

shighley Aug 6 @ 7:25 PM EDT

Welcome! Glad to have you here! #Read4Fun

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teachermike72 Aug 6 @ 7:26 PM EDT

#read4fun Gwendy's looks scary, was it? If so, I definitely need to read!!

Dr_LMR - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:26 PM EDT

Lots of educators here making sure we find our own #Read4Fun time! 😊 Follow the # for book recommends of.

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rosy_burke Aug 6 @ 7:27 PM EDT

Added The Red Pencil to our library last year! #Read4Fun

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Dr_LMR - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:27 PM EDT

You will get plenty here! #Read4Fun

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teachermike72 Aug 6 @ 7:27 PM EDT

An Ember in the Ashes is...fantasy? Historical fiction? #read4fun

Dr_LMR - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:28 PM EDT

I read What do you do with a problem for Read Across America day. Great story! #Read4Fun

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EduGladiators Aug 6 @ 7:28 PM EDT

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DrLMaucione Aug 6 @ 7:28 PM EDT

I have to put Shift This on my ever-growing TBR list! #read4fun

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Dr_LMR - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:29 PM EDT

Thanks for joining #Read4Fun Chat tonight! Hopefully you have more titles to add to you reading list! Have a great night!

read4funchat - Moderator Aug 6 @ 7:29 PM EDT

Thanks for joining #Read4Fun Chat tonight! See you in two weeks!!

rosy_burke Aug 6 @ 7:29 PM EDT

I've always wanted to be able to but haven't been successful! If I have an audiobook on while driving I get lost. Literally. #read4fun

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DrLMaucione Aug 6 @ 7:29 PM EDT

He also has one coming out early 2018 which I'm already hearing great things about. #read4fun

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GreenReads4Fun Aug 6 @ 7:29 PM EDT

🙂 Slowly trying to add more novels in verse in our classroom. #read4fun

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