Wednesday, March 21, 2012. A man reflects on his troubled childhood at a boys reformatory, where troubled youths care for wild horses as untamed as the boys themselves. Saturday, January 28, 2012.

Welcome to the BSHS Common Core Wiki! Those who have maintained a focus on quality curriculum while supporting teachers and students will note that the Common Core stresses deep topic study, which can be met easily though Inquiry research projects. Your school librarian is primed to assist in this endeavor. This website is a curation of quality resources for you to use and share. The School Library and the Common Core.

Star Wars Head-to-Head and the Importance of Inspiring Debate with Young Readers. I just had a 20-minute conversation with my daughter about who would win in a fight between Darth Vader and Yoda and it was, honest to god, part of her homework. The Princess and the Pizza.

Games, desktop wallpapers and other fun downloads. The Story of Diva and Flea.

Dedicated to all those who would rather be reading. Saturday, November 26, 2011. Over and Out - for now. All is blissful, in fact. Yay! So posting reviews of 2012 middle-grade books would need to be avoided anyway.

HPL Games, Reviews, Cheats, and Beyond. Sunday, March 11, 2012. Calling all fans of Kinect and Sesame Street. Join all the cool monsters of Sesame Street as they explore and learn together! Once Upon a Monste. Thursday, January 12, 2012.

Did you know that 15 of every 100 people in Alabama reach adulthood without ever learning how to read? Illiteracy is widespread, a problem in every community,not limited to race, religion or socioeconomic class. Encouraging our youth to become better Readers and Writers is my passion, and with this blog I hope to give parents and educators ideas on how to help their children become efficient in literacy. Monday, January 16, 2012. Oh, and go to school.