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60secondrecap

  1. What are your guilty pleasure reads? Today's blog entry celebrates one of Jenny's: 60secondrecap.tumblr.com
  2. Mourning the loss of Jean Craighead George. Thank you for giving me a wonderful childhood of reading!
  3. What do you read when you're not reading? It's the slightly strange question of today's blog entry. Read it here: 60secondrecap.tumblr.com
  4. Helpful resource for students engaging with summer reading? slowreads.com/ResourcesHowTo…
  5. We can't wait to feature this as a Pick of the Week this summer! nytimes.com/2012/05/13/boo…
  6. Top 10 most-read books in the world. Guess we better get to recapping Harry Potter and Twilight! businessinsider.com/infographic-th…
  7. New blog post featuring Pete Hautman's "What Boys Really Want" (@Scholastic): 60secondrecap.tumblr.com
  8. Talk about a find! nytimes.com/2012/05/04/us/…
  9. One more vid from The Blake School (@LifeatBlake)! Part trailer, part review, we love this "Catching Fire" POTW: 60secondrecap.com/club-recap/thr…
  10. The Blake School keeps us entertained. We *love* this Pick of the Week for "Enemy Pie"! 60secondrecap.com/club-recap/thr…
  11. Love creepy books? These students at The Blake School think you should check out "Coraline." 60secondrecap.com/club-recap/thr…
  12. We love creative tweens with video cameras (talking about books)! 60secondrecap.com/club-recap/thr…
  13. Students from The Blake School in Minneapolis rock out with their 60sR-style book reviews. Here's a fave: 60secondrecap.com/club-recap/thr…
  14. @sarazarr Good eye! Shelves have been rearranged for our next shoot, though. Marilynne Robinson has now been preempted by Shakespeare.
  15. @sarazarr "How to Save a Life" is this week's Pick of the Week! Congrats on other stellar novel! 60secondrecap.com/potw/how-save-…
  16. This week's Pick is the fabulous "Feynman." And it's done in a brand new style! Check it here: 60secondrecap.com/potw