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Joe and Ravi might be from very different places, but they're both stuck in the same place: SCHOOL. Joe's lived in the same town all his life, and was doing just fine until his best friends moved away and left him on his own. Ravi's family just moved to America from India, and he's finding it pretty hard to figure out where he fits in.....#schooldays #falltreasures @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Amazing.
Ravi and Joe are beautifully developed characters. Simplicity language that is relatable for you students.
Made me feel lots of feels. 🥰😭😟 As a mom my heartached for both characters that we follow in the story. Definitely recommend school age students to read this book.

Sorry I'm a little late with my #summerreadingswap My mail lady kinda sucks and there was a mix up with my package but it is awsome. Thank you so much @bookwormjillk I love everything. The stickers are the best and I can't wait to read Save Me A seat with my daughter. She has already stole the fuzzy bookmark.

A great and magical road trip to visit family this weekend. Out of the 3 1/2 audiobooks we listened to the tagged one was our favorite. My son and I both wished it was longer. Would love recommendations for read alikes.

This is the book chosen locally for the One School One Book program! Has anyone read it? Thoughts? I'm about halfway through and I love it so far! 99 schools in Michigan are participating in this wonderful program! It's so exciting! 🤗📚💕

I put aside my own #TBR to read a book from the TBR that Maya has for me. 😃 This is the first of the Battle of the Books selections that I hope to read ahead of her competition in March.

Ravi recently moved to the US from India, & is adjusting to the new culture and customs in an American elementary school. Joe has Auditory Processing Disorder, which makes some tasks hard and can mask his talents. There is more than meets the eye in this one.

Why am I up so early when I stayed up so late to watch the lunar eclipse? 😫

Finished this book last night, and loved this quote on one of the final pages.

📷: Credit to mischievous_penguins vis Unsplash

YES to all of this!!

A close friend of mine has a son who has APD, as well as SPD and ADD. Joe (the character) is more fortunate than my friend‘s son, since Joe receives support/therapy during the school day.

Almost every year I watch my friend fight battle after battle for her child; many teachers don‘t understand APD and the accommodations these kids must have to thrive. Underfunded schools doesn‘t help. These two paragraphs ring so true!

I planned on spending a lot of time reading this weekend, so even though it‘s just rain here I‘m tagging along for the #WinterStormReadathon organized by @BookBabe and @MrBook ❄️ ⛄️

Above is a mix of my #currentreads books and what is coming up next. I‘m too lazy to get up and take a pic of what I‘m drinking, but it‘s 🍋 ginger tea!

This was a really cute book with a positive message. It‘s maybe a little young for my library (the characters are in 5th grade, and kids tend to read up) but I have a few students in mind who I think would like it.

This was just a really cute middle grad/YA about friendship and being different and overcoming bullies and other hard things when you are young. It was especially fun on audio!

This was a story about 2 fifth grade boys and how they navigate the bully in their class and their wrong assumptions about each other. One of the boys just moved to the US from India. It was between a Pick and a So-So for me. One of the cool things was a glossary at the end with the slang American terms and the Indian terms described in detail, as well as some recipes for foods mentioned in the story. For the right kid, this could be a great book.

So I just started this food-related book today and it seemed like a fitting one to tag for the #12kgiveaway from the generous @Booksandcooks ! I made some banana chocolate chip pancakes from scratch (I‘m usually a mix girl) this morning... and they were just so-so. Pretty underwhelming. Frankly, it made me want to go out to brunch soon so someone else can make them taste more delicious! 😋

This was a great #audiobook and #MGNovel. The alternating narrators were great and really drove the themes of the novel. I really enjoyed the characters and felt for them as they struggled with incredibly relatable problems. I can‘t wait to purchase this title for my school library.

Most of the reviews I read about this book centered on how teachers or children should read it as it revolves around two children being bullied by their fellow student, Dillon Samreen. However, as it is mentioned in the book that "The world is full of Dillon Samreens",I personally feel that everyone should read it. A light read with an underlying deeper meaning.
Highly recommended!

It was a great YA novel that I will recommend to my students! It was a nice easy read to show how two people can be completely different and yet, still find a commonality between them.

Just started this MG school story this morning, but I feel like Joe would probably appreciate the pairing with a plate of tater tots.

School has been beyond crazy the past few weeks, and I feel so behind on so much reading. Playing catch up today with this adorable book and a few others for our grades 3-5 Book Club 📚

It was a pretty good book but got boring at some points but still good!

The truth is, Mrs Beam's assignment had totally slipped my mind. Personal reflection. At first I had thought it would be easy; I hadn't given even given it a second thought. I knew who I was. But now after 3 days at Einstein Elementary I am no longer the same person I used to be. I am Curryhead, a loser who can't speak English and has no friends.

This is an excellent book for kids worried about school, bullies, and making friends. One main character's family recently immigrated from India, and the other has an auditory processing disorder. The struggles they face in fifth grade are realistic, and the writing is excellent for young readers. I think adults would like this story, too - it's heartwarming and only takes about an hour to read

Co-written by two author each who assume the role of a fifth grade boy when writing the story. I loved the back and forth point of view during the boys first week of school. Main focus of the story is how the two boys overcome a school bully and form an unlikely friendship.

If this were summer I would take a picture of my hammock but this is #whereiread in the winter. #riotgrams

This is a great middle grade story told from the perspective of two boys. Joe lives in NJ, is in 5th grade, has an auditory processing challenge & is the target of the class bully. Ravi has justed moved to NJ from India & has the challenge of fitting into a new culture. The boys don't see eye to eye & even misjudged situations, but learn that everything isn't always as it seems. #teachersoflitsy

Finished this book this week! Was so excited to read it after meeting the authors at #ncte16 Totally recommend this middle grade book!

Love this! A glossary for each character. Not just the bilingual character.

About friendship, being the new kid, family, and being "different." Great story!!

Cute book. Fast read. Loved the two main characters' families.