I learned about grunion runs from an episode of Three’s Company. Why do I remember this?
Yes, Bluesky doesn’t have as many night owls as Twitter did, at least not in my time zone.
Same. One friend in particular would return books in horrible condition, if he returned them at all, so years ago I cut him off from borrowing. Now if I really want him to read something, I might buy him a copy for his birthday, etc.
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I ❤️ Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz. Contemporary setting and flashbacks to 1950s English village Christie-like setting. There is also a complete limited series based on it available via PBS Masterpiece but I recommend reading the book first.
In the olden days (of my childhood and earlier) there generally seemed to be very little thought given to explaining to kids the big things they were going to go through, at least compared to today.
I had surgery at age 6 and was given Curious George Goes to the Hospital beforehand. It helped and also started a tradition of getting another Curious George book every time I went back for follow ups. bookshop.org/p/books/curi...
Readers learn all about the hospital as George goes in for an operation to remove a puzzle piece he has eaten. "While beginning readers are convinced that they are enjoying themselves with George, the...
Is auditing an option at your school? Like others have suggested, it’s a good opportunity to teach her, kindly but firmly, that we all have to make tough choices like this at some point and asking others to bend for us isn’t usually an option. Good luck with this situation.