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Weekend Pick for April 14, 2023

4/14/2023

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Weekend Pick for April 14, 2023

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Katie Russel and Cindi Koudelka (@cmkoudelka) continue this month's Weekend Picks with Katherine Applegate's story Odder. 
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Katie Russell
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Cindi Koudelka
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Katherine Applegate

Katherine Applegate has done it again, taking the story of a real animal and turning it into a heart-warming fictional story. This time it is not a gorilla, but the story of sea otter pups who are raised by surrogates at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California. If you are a fan of The One and Only Ivan series, like we are, you will enjoy reading Odder while you wait for the latest installment featuring Ruby to be released in May.  

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Odder is the story of a sea otter who was orphaned from her mother during a storm. She is raised by humans at the Monterey Bay Aquarium and is eventually released into the wild. She successfully lives in the wild for three years before she is injured in a selfless act to save her friend. She again finds help from humans to survive her ordeal. The story comes full circle when Odder is given the chance to help other orphaned sea otter pups who have lost their mothers. Will she have the courage to overcome her own fears and help other pups who have suffered the same fate she did? 
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​Odder
is a fantastic middle grade book, written in free verse, to celebrate National Poetry Month. The short chapters make this book a quick read and an excellent choice to use to fill in downtime during the school day (or, if you are like me, during breaks in mandatory state testing). 

If you are interested in learning more about Katherine Applegate’s books, I highly recommend visiting her website (https://katherineapplegate.com/). 
The teacher’s guide for
Odder can be found here
(
https://www.mackidsschoolandlibrary.com/teachers-guide-odder/?fbclid=IwAR06HoMf_xKU9gcG0SbsGOGumlW90hotqHT9IeQaLYj9DMflZtFSTKaGcW0)  at MacKids School & Library website. 


In the spirit of literacy and hope, 
Happy Reading!
Cindi and Katie


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    Curators for the Weekend Picks

    Leilya Pitre
    Leilya taught English as a foreign language in the Ukraine and ELA/English in public schools in the US. Her research interests include teacher preparation, clinical experiences, secondary school teaching, and teaching and research of Young Adult and multicultural literature. Together with her friend and colleague, Mike Cook, she co-authored a two-volume edition of Teaching Universal Themes Through Young Adult Novels (2021). ​
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    Cammie Jo Lawton
    Cammie is a current doctoral student at the University of Tennessee Knoxville and serves the Center for Children and Young Adult Literature as a graduate research assistant. She is especially interested in how YA can affect readers, create empathy and possibly shift thinking. 
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    Nikki Bylina-Streets
    Nikki is a elementary librarian who just keeps reading YA literature. She is a constant advocate for reading at every level. You can also follow her through her ​Instagram account dedicated to my school library work. @thislibraryrocks
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