Nicole and Matthew discuss how the coronavirus is affecting decisions to reopen schools and what school will look like in the fall.
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Relevant Links:
A School Reopens, and the Coronavirus Creeps In (NYT)
Ways School Librarians Can Serve Students in Fall 2020
Books Discussed on the Show: Picture Books:
The King of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes and illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
A Gift for Amma: Market Day in India by Meera Sriram; illustrated by Mariona Cabassa
The Thing about Bees: A Love Letter by Shabazz Larkin
Just Like a Mama by Alice Faye Duncan; illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow
Chapter Books:
13th Street #1: Battle of the Bad-Breath Bats by David Bowles; illustrated by Shane Clester
#2: The Fire-Breathing Ferret Fiasco (13th Street series)
#3: Clash of the Cackling Cougars (13th Street series)
Middle Grade:
Under the Cottonwood Tree by Paul Meyer and Carlos Meyer; Illustrated by Margaret Hardy
Twins by Varian Johnson and Shannon Wright
A Place at the Table by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
Three Keys by Kelly Yang
The Other Half of Happy by Rebecca Balcárcel
Closing Note:
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