Nicole and Matthew discuss how the coronavirus is affecting decisions to reopen schools and what school will look like in the fall.

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Relevant Links:



A School Reopens, and the Coronavirus Creeps In (NYT)

Ways School Librarians Can Serve Students in Fall 2020


Books Discussed on the Show: Picture Books:


The King of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes and illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton


A Gift for Amma: Market Day in India by Meera Sriram; illustrated by Mariona Cabassa

The Thing about Bees: A Love Letter by Shabazz Larkin

Just Like a Mama by Alice Faye Duncan; illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow


Chapter Books:



13th Street #1: Battle of the Bad-Breath Bats by David Bowles; illustrated by Shane Clester

#2: The Fire-Breathing Ferret Fiasco (13th Street series)

#3: Clash of the Cackling Cougars (13th Street series)


Middle Grade:



Under the Cottonwood Tree by Paul Meyer and Carlos Meyer; Illustrated by Margaret Hardy

Twins by Varian Johnson and Shannon Wright

A Place at the Table by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

Three Keys by Kelly Yang

The Other Half of Happy by Rebecca Balcárcel


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