Notes on October 2021
In October . . .
. . . things got spooky.
I rounded up the creepiest books 2021 has to offer.
. . . we learned how a book becomes an animated series.
It was fun to chat with Adam Gidwitz about the recent A Tale Dark and Grimm series for Netflix.
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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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