Efrén’s worst nightmare comes true when his mother gets deported to Mexico. Find out what happens to him and his family in “Efrén Divided”. #HispanicHeritageMonth #somosOT #112Leads

Can five overlooked kids make one big difference? Find out how this group comes together to help a homeless child as well as shatter the stereotypes that they face every day in school in the graphic novel “Invisible”. #HispanicHeritageMonth #112Leads #somosOT

Little Lobo and Bernabe gather food to help los luchadores prepare for Lucha Libre 5000! The audiobook for this is exceptional, so pair the audio and physical book together for an amazing reading experience! #HispanicHeritageMonth #112Leads #somosOT

Thank you to @thebookstall for the ARC of the new graphic novel “Santiago!”, which is about neuroscientist, artist, and sometimes troublemaker Santiago Ramón y Cajal. #HispanicHeritageMonth #112Leads #somosOT

"Free Lunch" is a snapshot of the the author's middle school experience when he was dealing with food insecurity and a difficult home life. It also shows both the positive and negative impact that educators can have on students. #HispanicHeritageMonth #112Leads #somosOT

Thank you Northbrook Library for having such a prominent display of the #Caudill books! Caudill Award

THANK YOU to @thebookstall for arranging for us to see Celia C. Perez! Our students have been buzzing about how great it was all day! And we are incredibly grateful for the donated books! You should have heard the squeals when the students received their copies! #somosOT #112leads

We had a great talk in 5th gr. about ALA's book awards. They noted that the awards were named after older people & wanted something fresher. It was decided that there needs to be an award for books with a strong female protagonist. The award seal should feature a duck. #112Leads

To kick off March Madness, I read The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors to Kaye Piña's class. We then held a Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament complete with a bracket. It was quite the battle, but the winner was thrilled with her prize of chocolate smelly stickers.

Thank you to @TraceyBaptiste for a great author visit! The kids all wanted to buy a copy of The Jumbies afterwards! Thank you to the 112 Education Foundation for helping to make author visits happen in our schools! #112Leads #SomosOT

I’m at my Caudill meeting at a school in Bloomington. They have a massage chair in the teacher’s lounge. I feel that this should be standard furniture in every school 🤣. #SomosOT #112Leads

You can either go to the gym for a workout, or work at the book fair. 10,000 steps before the end of the school day! Whew! We are open all week, so stop by and do some shopping! Oak Terrace School #SomosOT #112Leads

Frizzy by @Claribel_Ortega and The Tryout by Christina Soontornvat - Updates only sold out at our book fair within the first hour. Restocks came in today, but they are all going to the long wait list of students. Now we need even more. Woo hoo! Oak Terrace School #SomosOT #112Leads

As the fifth graders were walking out today, one of them hugged me and whispered, “You were always my favorite teacher.” I’m not crying, you’re crying! #112Leads #SomosOT

I’m beyond excited to be at ALA! I got to meet Caudill nominee Christina Soontornvat - Updates only, and she was beyond nice! She told me to tell all of the students at Oak Terrace School hello! #Caudill #SomosOT #112Leads

I met Caudill winner Kelly Yang at ALA! The students at Oak Terrace School LOVE her books! #SomosOT #112Leads #Caudill

Sorry Lions fans, it’s time for this book to leave the NFL playoff display. Go 49ers! #112Leads #somosOT

A huge shoutout to Piper for helping to oranize a fantastic I <3 iRead-a-thon! Every student came to the library to read for 30 minutes. We had almost 5 full hours of reading! Thank you to José Castrejón who also helped make the library look festive! #112Leads Oak Terrace School

Very grateful to have the opportunity to attend the Chicago Public Library Best of the Best presentations today. Learning about books all day = heaven! #somosOT #112Leads Oak Terrace School

Very happy to have some brand new furniture for our early childhood library! Our early childhood students are so grateful for a cozy space to read! Oak Terrace School #112Leads