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November 10, 2017 by Travis Jonker

10 Years of Scope Notes: The 5 Most Ridiculous Posts of All Time

November 10, 2017 by Travis Jonker   Leave a Comment

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November 9th (today!) marks the 10th anniversary of 100 Scope Notes. Seems like a good time to take a look back, a look forward, and reflect on how the heck this thing is still going.

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Previously . . .

10 Years of Scope Notes: Reader Poll Results

10 Years of Scope Notes: Origin Story

10 Years of Scope Notes: 6 Posts That Died In the Drafts Folder (And Why)

10 Years of Scope Notes: The Top 10 Most Popular Posts Ever

10 Years of Scope Notes: The 5 Best Comments of All Time

Bad Bookmarks

This entire series featuring a bracket-style tournament among bad bookmark choices.

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This post about adding the twist ending of Planet of the Apes to classic picture books.

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This post about a bear’s butt. Wait, no, knees.

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This post where you can make up fake children’s literature movie headlines.

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This post about casting Children’s Literature, the Movie.

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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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