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7 Most Repinned Books from BookPal
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, Oct 31st 2014
Did you know BookPal is on Pinterest? We rounded up the most repinned books from BookPal to give you an idea of the most popular, pin-worthy books on our shelves!
1. The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
In The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, Malcolm Gladwell spotlights the magic moment when an idea, trend or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips and spreads like wildfire. Just like how a single sick person can start an epidemic of the flu, a small but precisely
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Oct 31st 2014
BookPal's Classroom Pin to Win Contest
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, Apr 11th 2014
Enter now to win BookPal's Classroom Pin to Win Contest*:
1) Follow us on Pinterest @BookPal.
2) Create a new board and pin the books your class is reading this year.
3) Tag your pins with the hashtag that corresponds with your grade level:
1st= #BookPalFirst
2nd= #BookPalSecond
3rd= #BookPalThird
4th= #BookPalFourth
5th= #BookPalFifth
We will select one winner for each grade level on April 18, 2014 at 5:00pm PT. Each winner will receive a collection of books for their classroom:
The First G
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Apr 11th 2014
Get Ready For Halloween With These Bulk Halloween Books
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, Oct 9th 2013
As All Hallows' Eve slowly approaches, BookPal is looking forward to a night of tricks, treats, and scares!
Nothing gives us the chills quite like a scary story. We've compiled a list of the most popular bulk Halloween books to get you in a frightful mood.
Here are some of our favorite bulk Halloween books, perfect to read on a cold, rainy day:
1. Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
From the acclaimed writer of Fahrenheit 451 comes an exciting fantasy thriller. When a mysterious ca
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Oct 9th 2013
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Still Eating His Way to the Top
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, Jul 26th 2013
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A few weeks ago, while I was playing with my friend's two-year-old niece, I spotted the Very Hungry Caterpillar buried at the bottom of her toy box. I jumped with excitement at the chance to flip through the pages. As I started to read, all the memories came rushing back: the vivid illustrations, the holes in pages, and that silly, little, gr
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Jul 26th 2013
NY Times Best Sellers Round-Up July 2013
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, Jul 7th 2013
Looking for a summer read that you cannot put down? The New York Times Bestsellers list is always a great place to start. Check out some of the top bestsellers for this month:
1) SECOND HONEYMOON by James Paterson. (Little, Brown.) As he investigates the murder of a pair of newlyweds, the F.B.I. agent John O’Hara, last seen in “Honeymoon” (2005), is targeted by a serial killer.
2) AND THE MOUNTAINS ECHOED by Khaled Hosseini. (Riverhead.) A multigenerational family saga centers on a brother and
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Jul 7th 2013