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May 22, 2014 by Travis Jonker

Morning Notes: Oui Edition

May 22, 2014 by Travis Jonker   Leave a Comment

A brief Morning Notes today…

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READ A #BOOKADAY

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About Travis Jonker

Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.

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