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height="200"></div><div><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Alyse Liebovich</font></b></div><div><i><font face="arial narrow, sans-serif">Librarian//Writers Week Coordinator//Unshelved (Book Club) Sponsor</font></i><br></div><div><span style="font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif"><font size="2" color="#000000">Bartlett High School</font></span></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><font color="#000000" face="arial narrow, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Twitter:</b> <a href="https://twitter.com/libraryhawks" target="_blank">@LibraryHawks</a></font></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div 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color="#0000ff">Current Audiobook:</font></b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><i> </i></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> <i>The Only Plane in the Sky </i></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">by Garrett M. 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I'm looking for authentic voices and stories not told through Christian or other lenses. Also some possible Jewish YA novels. The teacher is looking to replace some stories in a world literature book.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you in advance!<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><i>---------</i></div><div dir="ltr"><i>Mrs. Kristine Schauff,</i> Library Media Specialist</div><div dir="ltr"><br><div>Rock Falls High School</div><div>101 - 12th Ave.</div><div>Rock Falls, IL 61071</div><div>815-625-3886 x248</div><div><a href="mailto:schauffk@rfhs301.org" target="_blank">schauffk@rfhs301.org</a> (respond to me directly)</div><div><a href="mailto:library@rfhs301.org" target="_blank">library@rfhs301.org</a> (general library question)</div><div><a href="http://www.rfhs301.org" target="_blank">School website</a></div><div><a href="https://rockriver.tlcdelivers.com:8480/?config=rfh#" target="_blank">Online catalog</a><br></div><div><a href="http://sites.google.com/rfhs301.org/rfhslibrary/home" target="_blank">Library Website</a></div><div>RAILS: ILDS/XRF/RTLY-14</div><div>OCLC: LJ5</div><div><p><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:black"><br></span></font></p><p><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:black">CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE</span></font></p><p><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:black;font-size:7.5pt">This message may contain confidential information intended only for use of the person or persons named above and may contain communication protected by the Illinois School Student Records Act. 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