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Book Review: The Gift The Gift by Richard Paul Evans My rating: 2.5 of 5 stars I have a complicated relationship with Richard Paul Evans.

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Book Review: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum My rating: 4 of 5 stars I remember having this book read to me as a first-grader and being surprised at how different it was from the movie.

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Tales of the Fourth Grade: The Best Field Trip EVER

Tales of the Fourth Grade: The Best Field Trip EVER

Teachers will tell you that one of the hardest parts of any school year is the planning and execution of field trips. While students are looking forward to a “day off” from the classroom, teachers and administrators are scrambling to get permission forms returned and figuring out driving and chaperone arrangements. Though I didn’t have to make arrangements for this all-school field trip, I was…

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Book Review: Loki: Where Mischief Lies Loki: Where Mischief Lies by Mackenzi Lee My rating: 2.5 of 5 stars The problem with writing a book about one of the most popular characters in the MCU is that every Loki fan goes into the story with high expectations of how they want their boy to be written.

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Tales from the Fourth Grade: Make a Joyful Noise

Tales from the Fourth Grade: Make a Joyful Noise

While my students were writing out their first book report for the quarter in cursive (my kids will have non-forgeable signatures, thanks very much), I decided to play some music to keep them motivated. Eva was enjoying my classical music and asked if we could listen to songs from Phantom of the Opera. I first fell in love with Andrew Lloyd Weber’s masterpiece when I was nine, and had even done…

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Happy Climbing: How to Overcome Obstacles

Happy Climbing: How to Overcome Obstacles

My family is blessed to own property on a beautiful island in northern Lake Michigan. While it is the largest island in Lake Michigan, Beaver Island is not exactly brimming with activities or tourist attractions like Great Britain in the Atlantic, or Australia or Hawaii in the Pacific. It is a place to unwind from stress and be at peace with nature and yourself. A time to reflect and live in the…

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Tales from the Fourth Grade: Sing, Sing a Song

Tales from the Fourth Grade: Sing, Sing a Song

Something had to be done. The majority of my fourth grade girls had been singing “My Favorite Things,” loudly and off-key for a good minute now. I took a deep breath and approached the throng clustered around a poetry book that contained the lyrics. My students, singers and non-singers alike, eyed me with cautious curiosity. How was I going to react?

“Now girls,” I said with as much patience…

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Tales from the Fourth Grade: For the Love of Literature

Tales from the Fourth Grade: For the Love of Literature

I went into the school year expecting great things from my new set of fourth graders. As all teachers will freely admit to, we spend time during the year regaling our coworkers with stories of our students, and so I already had a favorable impression of my incoming class from tidbits I had acquired. I was not disappointed. My children have already impressed and inspired me so much within the…

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Book Review: Teach Like a PIRATE Teach Like a Pirate: Increase Student Engagement, Boost Your Creativity, and Transform Your Life as an Educator…

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What if he says no? He won’t say no. What if he does?

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Elementary 7.13: The last bow

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My Fantasy Ending

This is based totally on a fantasy of mine, so before you think I’m spoiling anything...All I want at this point is for Sherlock to get into some showdown  where he has to choose between Joan and Moriarty. And, of course, Watson thinks he’s gonna choose Irene, because despite being partners for 7 years she hasn’t figured out that Irene is not his ideal woman any more. But what she doesn’t realize is it’s a matter of life and death, and if Sherlock doesn’t run off with Irene, Joan will be killed. So he looks her in the eyes, says “I love you,” kisses her, and takes off with Moriarty. And then in my fantasy land they reunite several years later after figuring out how to keep everybody safe and alive. THE END

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Book Review: The Second Worst Restaurant in France The Second Worst Restaurant in France by Alexander McCall Smith My rating: 2.5 of 5 stars…

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Book Review: The Rosie Result The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion My rating: 4 of 5 stars "I had observed that neurotypicals criticised autistic people for lacking empathy -- towards them -- but seldom made any effort to improve their own empathy towards autistic people."

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Elementary (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/Joan Watson (Elementary), Sherlock Holmes & Joan Watson (Elementary) Characters: Joan Watson (Elementary), Sherlock Holmes Additional Tags: Spoilers, Season/Series 07, Platonic Soulmates, Platonic Cuddling, Platonic and otherwise, Fluff Summary:

While in London, Sherlock and Joan made new sleeping arrangements that follow them to the Brownstone in New York. Cute, platonic bed-sharing. Can be romantic, if you wish. Spoilers for season 7.

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Book Review: Jeremy Poldark Jeremy Poldark by Winston Graham My rating: 3 of 5 stars This novel is what we refer to as a "bridge" book or a "filler" book.

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Book Review: Fowl Play DuckTales Vol. 4: Fowl Play by Alessandro Ferrari My rating: 4 of 5 stars Ducktales: Fowl Play continues the comic tie-in to the wildly popular reboot TV show.