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Ellen Polito

@EllenPolito

Retired LMC Director in K-5 school, loves books and technology, dedicated educator. Traveler and knitter.

 Illinois, USA
Joined July 2012
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Fabulous and thought provoking interview tonight at Evanston HS with @minjinlee11 . I can hardly wait to read American Hagwon! @thebookstall
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🎍🐼THE BEAST IN THE CLOUDS comes out this Tuesday! 🐼🎍 Get ready to journey with Theodore Roosevelt’s sons into the heart of the Himalayas, where myth meets science, danger meets discovery, and the panda bear is introduced to the western world ☁️
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This is an amazing piece of history!
Ben Myers (@_BenMyers_) profile pictureBen Myers@_BenMyers_20 Mar 2023
My 94-year-old grandmother has kept a list of every book she ever read since she was 14 years old. Amazing archive of one person’s mind over nearly a century
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With the stroke of his pen, Governor J.B. Pritzker made Illinois the first state in the nation to ban book bans. wgntv.com/news/illinois/gov-…
Gov. Pritzker signs Illinois anti-book banning bill into law

Gov. Pritzker signs Illinois anti-book banning bill into law

With the stroke of his pen, Governor J.B. Pritzker made Illinois the first state in the nation to ban book bans. 

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April is Parkinson's Awareness Month. Together, we can make a difference for over 6 million people worldwide living with Parkinson's disease.

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Check out #MyYearInBooks @goodreads to discover the 37 books I read in 2022! goodreads.com/user/year_in_b…
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Thank you @thebookstall for a great Rep Night and my fun raffle prize! I left with so many book ideas. See you soon!
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I just finished Signal Fires by @danijshapiro. What a beautiful piece of work! It’s going to take me a long time to sort out what I just read.
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I love this
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Just finished The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by @robertdugoni A book everyone should read! Loved it!!!
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That feeling you get when you discover a new author! @mrstevenrowley ✓The Guncle - loved ◦Lily and the Octopus - loving ◦The Editor - to be loved
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I just finished the BEST book! Thank you @mrstevenrowley for writing The Guncle. So charming, heartwarming, and hilarious! I never wanted it to end! Now what??!!!!
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Thank you @thebookstall and @MichaelJFoxOrg for this event!!! Read No Time Like the Future!!!
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I hope this new variant disappears before I learn how to pronounce it.
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Happy Halloween to those who are celebrating! 🎃 While you're out trick-or-treating, stop by a Little Free Library and grab a book: ed.gr/dpi8q Image credit: @the_reel_bookery on Instagram
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This may be the first audio book I like! I’m loving On Animals by @susanorlean so far. Congratulations on pub day!!!
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What a treasure in so many families!
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@cnnbrk27 May 2021
Eric Carle, who wrote and illustrated the iconic book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," has died at age 91 cnn.it/3oR7ZR8
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Just finished Half Life by @JillianCantor Wow! I loved it! A must read!
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Just finished The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. I’m absolutely haunted! Put my life on hold for 3 days to read it. Back to reality! Read it! @veschwab
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