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My name is Leigh Collazo, and I am a Texas-certified school librarian and secondary English teacher. I’ve worked in schools as a teacher or librarian for 18 years, both in Texas and in China.
I started MrsReaderPants in 2011 to help school librarians save time! I do this through detailed book reviews, curated booklists and slideshows, a freebie library, and lots and lots of standards-aligned library lessons.
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HERE'S THE LATEST...
New Release Spotlight – Week of April 30, 2024
Last Spotlight of April 2024! All three groups (YA, MG, and picture books) look fab this week! We have new titles from: Kekla Magoon, Minh Lê, Kate DiCamillo, Beth Fantaskey,
Puzzled : A Librarian’s Perspective Review
Puzzled by Pan Cooke is a graphic memoir about the author’s struggle with OCD, which started at age 10. Highly recommended for middle and high school libraries. PUBLISHER’S SUMMARY Pan
New Release Spotlight – Week of April 23, 2024
Welcome to the New Release Spotlight for April 23rd! We’ve got lots of great new titles this week, including new books from E.K. Johnston, Alicia D. Williams, Wendy Orr, Brendan