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OfCatsandTortoises @ofcatsandtortoises.bsky.social · Mar 13

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Pagebound @pagebound.bsky.social · Mar 8

Happy International Women’s Day! 💙📚 What a wonderful day to switch from Goodreads (owned by Bezos) to Pagebound.

Pagebound is a female founded, self-funded social reading site that’s a mix between Goodreads & Reddit. We have all the features of a robust reading tracker + forums on every book page!

Cofounders of Pagebound, Jennifer and Lucy

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OfCatsandTortoises @ofcatsandtortoises.bsky.social · Mar 8

A relevant read….

“In this revelatory, authoritative portrait of Donald J. Trump and the toxic family that made him, Mary L. Trump, a trained clinical psychologist and Donald's only niece, shines a bright light on the dark history of their family….”

#booksky #trump

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OfCatsandTortoises @ofcatsandtortoises.bsky.social · Mar 2

“How does it become a man to behave toward this American government to-day? I answer, that he cannot without disgrace be associated with it.”
Henry David Thoreau
Civil Disobedience

OfCatsandTortoises @ofcatsandtortoises.bsky.social · Mar 2

See if your library has these available!

OfCatsandTortoises @ofcatsandtortoises.bsky.social · Feb 24

👏🏼👏🏼 As a parent, prior homeschooler, and now a public secondary educator, I could not agree more. Pick one, FFS.

#educator #hsteacher #elateacher #publicschool

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OfCatsandTortoises @ofcatsandtortoises.bsky.social · Feb 21

He looks so regal 👑

#catpics #king #cutecat

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OfCatsandTortoises @ofcatsandtortoises.bsky.social · Feb 21

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OfCatsandTortoises @ofcatsandtortoises.bsky.social · Feb 21

I know the yet-to-be-released Hunger Games book 📚 is a prequel, but do I need to reread the series? #booksky #hungergames #bookworm #elateacher

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OfCatsandTortoises @ofcatsandtortoises.bsky.social · Feb 19

Favorite houseplant potting mixture?? #plantmom #houseplants #catmom #catsandplants

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OfCatsandTortoises @ofcatsandtortoises.bsky.social · Feb 19

All of this.

#elateacher #readmore #hsteacher #englishteacher

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Pagebound @pagebound.bsky.social · Nov 20

Since we're all divesting from our billionaire overlords... what a great time to switch from Goodreads to indie-owned (+ much cuter, cooler, social) Pagebound?

Hi #booksky 👋 we're Pagebound, a new social reading site (think: if Goodreads and Reddit had a baby). Come read with us !

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · Feb 16

The science of reading isn’t just about decoding—and it isn’t just for early grades, either! Here are research-backed practices to enhance older students’ learning. 📙 🙌

#literacy #EnglishTeacher #ITeachEnglish

Here’s What the Science of Reading Looks Like in My High School Classroom

Teachers can design lessons around these five components to deepen student understanding of and engagement with reading material.

buff.ly

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OfCatsandTortoises @ofcatsandtortoises.bsky.social · Feb 16

1/4 into this book and it has me crying…?! WTF.

#booksky #ironflame

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OfCatsandTortoises @ofcatsandtortoises.bsky.social · Feb 16

Welp.

#nflmeme #flyeaglesfly #gobirds #phillyfan

OfCatsandTortoises @ofcatsandtortoises.bsky.social · Feb 15

Sleeping peacefully while I hold my bladder… 😒

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Book slut 💙 @heatherbookslut.bsky.social · Feb 10

Today's #bannedbook is Sold by Patricia McCormick. Based on interviews with trafficked girls from India & Nepal. Banned in school districts for sexual violence.

"This affliction - hope - is so cruel & stubborn, I believe it will kill me."

www.nytimes.com/2023/05/07/o...
#booksky