Merry Early Christmas
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Free Book ... Shop Local
Local bookstore, Fiction Addiction, has gifted us with almost 50 free copies of Jason Reynold's Ghost as a way to encourage us all to shop local this Christmas season. Mr. Reynolds is the national spokesperson for independent bookstores this year, and his books are being used to promote the patronization of independent bookstores across the country. If you stop in to Fiction Addiction (especially this Saturday on Shop Small Business Saturday), let them know that you're from Spearman and thank them for these books. Spearman has worked with Fiction Addiction in the past to bring authors to our students.
About Ghost ...
Ghost is the first book in a four book Track series which explores the lives of four talented but troubled Junior Olympic hopefuls. Reynolds writes with students like himself in mind ... those who are reluctant readers and possibly haven't found characters like themselves in the books they have been offered. This edgy book might just be the thing for some of your students to realize that they too can be readers ... and maybe even writers. I hope you enjoy reading it yourself, and hopefully sharing it with your students.
If you'd like to check the book out on Common Sense Media, and see what the experts have to say about it, you may read their review here.