Melissa West

School Librarian. Maine Student Book Award Committee. Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Azerbaijan). Third Culture Kid. Dog Mom.

[Melissa West @MissKitabxanaci]

Thanks for the pie, #kidlitchat!

[Melissa West @MissKitabxanaci]

@gregpincus @katburd18 @meowdemeow I feel like a pie-centric holiday series for middle grade or early elementary readers would be super popular... Thanksgiving...Christmas...4th of July - the first apple pie of the season... (that's a holiday right?)

[Melissa West @MissKitabxanaci]

@gregpincus @katburd18 @meowdemeow Also - I already have a copy. Huzzah! 10 000 books is too many to keep track of. #kidlitchat

[Melissa West @MissKitabxanaci]

@gregpincus @katburd18 @meowdemeow It exists. That is enough. :)

[Melissa West @MissKitabxanaci]

@katburd18 @gregpincus @meowdemeow That's me! Provider of (sorta) useful information via enthusiastic tangent. #librarylife #kidlitchat

[Melissa West @MissKitabxanaci]

@BonnieAdamson Excellent! #kidlitchat

[Melissa West @MissKitabxanaci]

@gregpincus @meowdemeow Oooh a novel celebrating all things math-related and the joy that is PiDay. "We need more books that find joy in numbers" - actual request from a MS math teacher. #kidlitchat

[Melissa West @MissKitabxanaci]

@meowdemeow Yes! I look forward to the book-talks with my students already.

[Melissa West @MissKitabxanaci]

@miakaufman_edu It's a total game changer and was much in use by many for a staff meeting this week. Now if only we could get a 'mute all' button! #edchat

[Melissa West @MissKitabxanaci]

@3DChampion And the social aspects of 'brick and mortar' school this year: individual desks for lunches, structured recess or hallway transitions don't exactly resemble the interactions of previous years either.

[Melissa West @MissKitabxanaci]

Ever questioned why Stalin, Leningrad and resilience of the Soviet people has fascinated me for 15 years? Read this!

[Melissa West @MissKitabxanaci]

I totally gave the ATT tech some reading recommendations for his middle-schooler while he fixed the internet. #librarian

[Melissa West @MissKitabxanaci]

Mom: "NPR is talking about @realjohngreen + his book about two kids and something Imperial. Have you read it?" TFIOS? Yes, Mom.

[Melissa West @MissKitabxanaci]

@goodreads has just informed me that I have surpassed last year's total page count this year. It's only June!

[Melissa West @MissKitabxanaci]

#Winger and I have the same last name. Cue uncomfortable flashbacks to boarding school. @marburyjack

[Melissa West @MissKitabxanaci]

I just slammed my left foot in a door. I feel #England's storied history with metatarsal injuries is the obvious explanation. #WorldCup

[Melissa West @MissKitabxanaci]

@EpicReads I decided last week to use a #roadtripYA theme for a library school project. #greatminds

[Epic Reads @EpicReads]

Need your help for a new infographic! What are your favorite YA road trip books? ––> http://t.co/3a9SdfSoH7 #roadtripYA

[Melissa West @MissKitabxanaci]

And then I booked a last-minute trip to Las Vegas - for professional reasons. #alaac14