After seeing a selection from a Brevard County School Board meeting in which the manga Sasaki and Miyano was removed from schools in that district, it seems imperative that I provide some assistance to understanding the format in which manga is presented. Because while I am entirely aware that the real reason this wholesome BL ..read more

Title: The Apothecary Diaries 薬屋のひとりごと Kusuriya no Hitorigoto, “Apothecary’s Soliloquy” Volume: 6 Mangaka: by Natsu Hyuuga  (Author), Nekokurage  (Author), Itsuki Nanao  (Compiler), Touco Shino  (Designer) Translator: Julie Goniwich US Publisher:  Square Enix Manga Age Relevance: High School & Up How Essential Is It?: Essential Curricular Connections?: Medicine, Critical Thinking Reader’s Advisory Tags:  Mystery, Romance, Based on Imperial China, Seinen Anime: Crunchyroll (Second Season Confirmed!) Co ..read more

Title: The Apothecary Diaries 薬屋のひとりごと Kusuriya no Hitorigoto, “Apothecary’s Soliloquy” Volume: 5 Mangaka: by Natsu Hyuuga  (Author), Nekokurage  (Author), Itsuki Nanao  (Compiler), Touco Shino  (Designer) Translator: Julie Goniwich US Publisher:  Square Enix Manga Age Relevance: High School & Up How Essential Is It?: Essential Curricular Connections?: Medicine, Critical Thinking Reader’s Advisory Tags:  Mystery, Romance, Based on Imperial China, Seinen Anime: Crunchyroll (Second Season Confirmed!) Co ..read more

This post is a little different. I’m going to share with you a PBL that I did at my elementary school which led to a school wide convention. You do not necessarily need to have a con as your POL, and you don’t need to have every grade participate as we did. This was a ..read more

Title: The Apothecary Diaries 薬屋のひとりごと Kusuriya no Hitorigoto, “Apothecary’s Soliloquy” Volume: 4 Mangaka: by Natsu Hyuuga  (Author), Nekokurage  (Author), Itsuki Nanao  (Compiler), Touco Shino  (Designer) Translator: Julie Goniwich US Publisher:  Square Enix Manga Age Relevance: High School & Up How Essential Is It?: Essential Curricular Connections?: Medicine, Critical Thinking Reader’s Advisory Tags:  Mystery, Romance, Based on Imperial China, Seinen Anime: Crunchyroll (Second Season Confirmed!) Co ..read more

Title: The Apothecary Diaries 薬屋のひとりごと Kusuriya no Hitorigoto, “Apothecary’s Soliloquy” Volume: 3 Mangaka: by Natsu Hyuuga  (Author), Nekokurage  (Author), Itsuki Nanao  (Compiler), Touco Shino  (Designer) Translator: Julie Goniwich US Publisher:  Square Enix Manga Age Relevance: High School & Up How Essential Is It?: Essential Curricular Connections?: Medicine, Critical Thinking Reader’s Advisory Tags:  Mystery, Romance, Based on Imperial China, Seinen Anime: Crunchyroll (Second Season Confirmed!) Co ..read more

Title: The Apothecary Diaries 薬屋のひとりごと Kusuriya no Hitorigoto, “Apothecary’s Soliloquy” Volume: 2 Mangaka: by Natsu Hyuuga  (Author), Nekokurage  (Author), Itsuki Nanao  (Compiler), Touco Shino  (Designer) Translator: Julie Goniwich US Publisher:  Square Enix Manga Age Relevance: High School & Up How Essential Is It?: Essential Curricular Connections?: Medicine, Critical Thinking Reader’s Advisory Tags:  Mystery, Romance, Based on Imperial China, Seinen Anime: Crunchyroll (Second Season Confirmed!) Co ..read more

Title: The Apothecary Diaries 薬屋のひとりごと Kusuriya no Hitorigoto, “Apothecary’s Soliloquy” Volume: 1 Mangaka: by  Natsu Hyuuga  (Author), Nekokurage  (Author), Itsuki Nanao  (Compiler), Touco Shino  (Designer) Translator: Julie Goniwich US Publisher:  Square Enix Manga Age Relevance: High School & Up How Essential Is It?: Essential Curricular Connections?: Medicine, Critical Thinking Reader’s Advisory Tags:  Mystery, Romance, Based on Imperial China, Seinen Anime: Crunchyroll (Second Season Confirme ..read more

If you’ve been wondering why this blog has slowed down, well, it’s because for the past year I have been working on a book in collaboration with some truly fantastic librarians: Emily Ratica, Sara Smith, Julie Stivers, and Sybil “Mouna” Touré. This project has been my main focus outside of my daily work as a school librarian and my work reviewing for Booklist. I’m excited to finally share it with you and also return to working on this blog more consistently. Manga Goes to School: Cultivating Engagement and Inclusion in K–12 Settings is an AASL Standards-Based Learning Series book, and it enco ..read more

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