Name Change: From One Eighth Grader to The Supplier

For a few years now my blog has been called "One Eighth Grader." Most of the posting I did here was related to the activities I did in my classroom. With the pressures of graduate school mounting, I had to make a decision about what I wanted to do with this space, and as I look back on most of my posts for the 2010-2011 school year, I find they're mostly about books.

The executive decision that I have made, then, is that I am going to dedicate this blog to reviewing the young adult novels that I read.

I joined The Centurions of 2011 on Facebook this year, and do monthly updates of books that I read. From there, I started a video blog, called The Supplier (which I may change to The Book Supplier for consistency). I'm thinking about doing a huge overhaul of this blog come summer. Reorganize, add pages with titles for genre/theme.

A URL change is coming soon, I think, however I'm not sure how soon that will happen.

Until I'm here again, happy reading, and don't forget to be awesome.

On Building Community

The other night on my way home from class a colleague and I were discussing creating community, and how cool the fact that so many YA authors have an online presence is. This came from a conversation about how I won a book from. Neal Shusterman and a contest he posted on his Facebook page. We went from there to talking about Nerdfighteria, a community created by vlogbrothers Hank and John Green.

I'm proud to say that I've recruited some students and turned them into Nerdfighters. To show his loyalty, he tattooed himself with calligraphy pen. I thought I'd share it with you because I thought it was particularly awesome.







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#bookstack for 4/3/2011

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Books I Read in March

The entire list of books I read in March:

Paper Towns by John Green

Why Reading Literature in School Still Matters by Dennis J. Sumara

Scott Pilgrim vs. The Universe by Brian Lee O'Malley

Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour by Brian Lee O'Malley

Beastly by Alex Flinn

A Kiss in Time by Alex Flinn

The Color of Success: Race and High-Achieving Urban Youth by Gilberto Conchas

The Reading Zone by Nancie Atwell

Mindquakes: Stories to Shatter Your Brain by Neal Shusterman

Baseball in April and Other Stories by Gary Soto

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz

I, Q: The White House by Roland Smith

I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore

The Gardener by S. A. Bodeen

Storm Runners by Roland Smith

The Killer's Tears by Anne-Laure Bondoux

The First Part Last by Angela Johnson

Scrawl by Mark Shulman

More Bones by Arielle North Olson

#bookstack 3/20/11

For the week. It's spring break from the university, so I'll also be catching up on grad school work.

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Review: After

After by Amy Efaw

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Devon is fifteen, her school's star goalkeeper, and in a state of denial. The story tells about her eight days in jail on the charge of attempted murder. Through flashback, readers find out what led Devon to the place she's currently in.



This page-turner deals with the issues of teenage pregnancy and its effects on one teenager. This is one I'm glad I picked up for a student. If you liked Th1rteen R3asons Why and/or If I Stay, you'll like After.



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The Supplier: The History

Series 1, Episode 1: "The History."
In this video I set a context for the video blog.

Vlogbrothers: http://dft.ba/-ilovejohngreen
Centurions of 2011 on Facebook: http://dft.ba/-gRE