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ONE STAR REVIEWS

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"The story is good till the last three pages. No egg id [sic] going to hatch a full grown bird and fly away."

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After the Fall by Dan Santat

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You Don't Want A Unicorn by Ame Dykeman

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Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry and Vashti Harrison

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"This is the most boring book I've ever read and I'm completely dumbfounded by all the positive reviews - they must have been written by the author's family. The most interesting thing that happens in the story is that the main character gets hit by a car and sustains very minor injuries."

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El Deafo by CeCe Bell

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The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson

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Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed

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"Was written well.[But] I don't believe we came from apes and it's almost the third sentence in the book."

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Good Night, Gorillaby Peggy Rathmann

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Grumpy Monkeyby Suzanne Lang and Max Lang

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The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

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"As cliche'd as possible. "Edgy" blogging teen picking school fashions for her friend was the worst writing I've encountered in a long time. I can't believe this was written by a grown man rather than a thirteen year old AOL user."

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Challenger DeepNeal Shusterman

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The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner

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Turtles All the Way DownJohn Green

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My guess is that many of the rave reviews here are from people who adore the author’s blog.Pedestrian story.

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The Very Last Castle by Travis Jonker

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Potato Pants by Laurie Keller

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The Breaking News by Sarah Lynne Ruel

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This game was inspired by the work of Travis Jonker. Visit bit.ly/onestarreviews_jonker

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  1. What do you see as the main differences between game based learning and gamification? Share an example of each. These examples don't have to be library related, but it will be cool if they are. 😉
  2. Let's think about applying this week's learning. How might gamification, game-based learning or table table top or even video games be integrated into existing library programs and services, such as summer reading programs, library orientation or information literacy workshops?
  3. Playlist: Share the list of specific resources you explored. Assuming that most other people didn't explore the same resources you did, share your biggest takeaway(s) from each. Don't forget to include links!
  4. What are your other cognitive peas from this week? Don't forget to include some takeaways from this weeks VoL interview with Lucas Maxwell!