I’m Currently Reading
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Favorite Series

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Stella Villalba was raised and nurtured in a bicultural and bilingual household. Born in Argentina to parents from Paraguay, Stella learned that being a multilingual learner is a superpower and it’s through those lenses that she teaches, listens and leads everyday.  She has taught in Dual Education Schools and in English as a Second Language programs. She is currently a Teacher Leader and a Staff Developer coaching and mentoring educators to be ready for a Global Education that is rooted in multilingualism, and culturally & community sustaining pedagogy. She uses diverse children’s literature as an essential pedagogy in teaching with children which is why it brings her joy being a curator for Bookelicious. She has a Bachelors in Foreign Language Teaching; a Master of Arts in Language, Literacy and Culture with a specialization in Children’s Literature and is currently pursuing a PhD degree at The Ohio State University in Equity and Multicultural Studies. Stella’s love languages include reading a huge stack of children’s books on Saturday mornings, going for long walks and listening to music. And when the Soccer World Cup is on, you will most likely find her cheering for Argentina.

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I’m Currently Reading
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Favorite Series

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Sophie joined the Bookelicious team as the curator for graphic novels and action/adventure books. She has a B.A. in Linguistics and Education from Wellesley College, where she studied to be an elementary reading specialist, and an M.Sc in Applied Linguistics from the University of Glasgow, where she focused on multilingual literacy acquisition. Currently, she works at Teachers College, Columbia and is a passionate reader of middle-grade novels in her free time.

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I’m Currently Reading
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Favorite Series
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Samantha Landgrover is a dedicated and experienced school librarian with a Master’s in Library Science. Since 2011, she has thoughtfully built and managed K-8 school library collections, curating engaging, inclusive, and age-appropriate books that inspire and educate young readers. Samantha fuels her curiosity through hiking, discovers hidden treasures while thrifting, and cherishes family and feline time. Her favorite fiction genres are fantasy and historical fiction.

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I’m Currently Reading
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Favorite Series

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Nikki holds a PhD in Literacy and believes strongly in student choice to drive reading motivation.  Nikki has been in public education for over 20 years, where most of her time has been spent in an elementary school library. She has hosted many children’s lit authors such as Kate DiCamillo, Troy Cummings, Kwame Alexander and many more! Authors and illustrators are her true heroes. She loves curating lists for students, families and educators. Fun fact: Her favorite color is PINK and her office is decorated with a large flock of flamingos.

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I’m Currently Reading
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Favorite Series
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With Masters degrees in both Literacy Education and Social Work, Joanna has a special interest in how reading can promote children and young people’s social and emotional development. She worked as an elementary school teacher for ten years, and now, in addition to curating books for Bookelicious readers, coordinates phonics content and facilitates workshops in schools throughout London, UK. Joanna loves reading all genres, particularly books that help her to understand more about how different people live around the world. She particularly enjoys reading with her three elementary school age children, who themselves use Bookelicious to select books.

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I’m Currently Reading
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Favorite Series
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Antonia Rodgers is an experienced educator who has taught K-2 in both Texas and New York. She obtained a Masters in Curriculum & Instruction from the University of Houston and previously served on the Build Your Stack committee with the National Council of Teachers of English. She has worked with publishers to write teachers’ guides for several picture books and reviews children’s books online in a blog. She enjoys reading historical fiction that teaches children about overlooked historical moments as well about stories about friendship. Antonia also enjoys visiting bookstores in every new city that she visits and is always buying just one more book to read!

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I’m Currently Reading
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Favorite Series
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Anna serves on the School Board for her county’s school system. In her free time, she reads several books each week. She has two daughters who share her passion for reading. Her hobbies include yoga, gardening, and watching various sports. Her favorite is watching her children play soccer but she also attends many others such as football, basketball, and volleyball. Anna believes it is important for children to read about what they love and takes pleasure in curating sports books young readers.

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I’m Currently Reading
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Favorite Series
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Andrea Callahan has been in the field of early childhood education since 2013, and has held many titles including Teacher, Education Coordinator, and Assistant Director. A Massachusetts native, Andrea received her B.A. in English from Wellesley College and her M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction from Western New England University. Through teaching, Andrea has developed a strong sense of what children like to read, and how books can be used to comfort, inspire, and strengthen relationships. In her spare time, Andrea loves to drink tea, bake treats, read science fiction, and haunt her local craft stores.

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And below, we collected the favorite books of the Book Love Book Club.

2024-2025 Book Club Titles
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Poetry
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Picture Books
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Middle School Book Clubs
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High School Book Clubs
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Nonfiction
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The Book Love Foundation is dedicated to teachers who inspire a love of reading. We provide classroom libraries comprised of hundreds of books carefully chosen by the teachers to meet students where they are and lead them to the deep rewards of reading. We put those books into the hands of teachers who demonstrate a commitment to rich reading lives of all students.

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Picture Books
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Nawal Qarooni is a Jersey City-based educator, writer and adjunct professor who supports a holistic approach to literacy instruction and family experiences in schools across the country. Drawing on her work as an inquiry-based leader, mother of four, and proud daughter of immigrants, Nawal’s pedagogy is centered in the rich and authentic learning all families gift their children every day. She and her team of coaches at NQC Literacy work with schools and districts to collectively grow teacher practice and children’s literacy lives. She is the author of Nourishing Caregiver Collaborations: Exalting Home Experiences and Classroom Practices in Collective Care (Stenhouse/ Routledge December 2023). In addition, she is a member of the National Council for Teachers of English Committee Against Racism and Bias in the Teaching of English; she evaluates manuscripts for Reese Witherspoon’s LitUp program, which platforms historically underrepresented voices in publishing; and she serves on the Library of Congress Literacy Awards Advisory Board, which funds powerful literacy programming across the country. Nawal holds a Bachelor of English from the University of Michigan, a Master of Teaching from Brooklyn College, and a Master of Journalism from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School. She won a New Jersey Press Association Award for her international reporting and transitioned into education as a New York City Teaching Fellow. You can learn more about her and her work at NQCLiteracy.org.

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