Loud in the Library

5 Books in 5 Minutes with Mrs. Chrenka – Dog Edition – October 27, 2017

Teacher Librarian Mrs. Chrenka discusses 5 books in (less than) 5 minutes. Rain, Reign by Ann M. Martin, Cracker, by Cynthia Kadohata, When Friendship Followed Me Home by Paul Griffin, Trouble the Water by Francis O’Rourke Dowell, and Love That Dog by Sharon Creech.

All My Main Characters are Me – A Conversation with E. Lockhart

Teacher Librarians Chris Patrick and Tracy Chrenka present “All My Main Characters are Me – A Conversation with E. Lockhart” in which Chris and Tracy speak with young adult author E. Lockhart about her new book Genuine Fraud, the value of humor in books, and her research of pranks.

Express Checkout – Scary Books Edition

Teacher Librarians Chris Patrick and Tracy Chrenka welcome October by discussing the value of scary books. They share some of their favorite books of horror and suspense, as well as discussing other young adult titles that are new and upcoming. They also spend a very small amount of time discussing gummy bears.

I Love Smart Books – A Conversation with Meg Medina

Teacher Librarians Chris Patrick and Tracy Chrenka present “I Love Smart Books – A Conversation with Meg Medina” in which Chris speaks with author Meg Medina about soft censorship, researching Burn, Baby, Burn, and some of her favorite reads.