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Susan Apps-Bodilly is a writer and a retired educator. She taught elementary and middle school. When she is not reading or writing, you might find Susan trying a new recipe or in her kayak. Susan is available for book talks about her books:
One Room Schools, Stories from the Days of 1 Room, 1 Teacher, 8 Grades
Old Farm Country Cookbook, Recipes, Menus, and Memories
Seeds in Soil, Planting a Garden, and Finding Your Roots
Timber! A Northwoods Story of Lumberjacks, Logging, and the Land

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	Old Farm Country Cookbook: Recipes, Menus, and Memories by Jerry Apps, Susan Apps-Bodilly (Goodreads Author) 4.49 avg rating — 61 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Room Schools: Stories from the Days of 1 Room, 1 Teacher, 8 Grades 3.83 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Timber!: A Northwoods Story of Lumberjacks, Logging, and the Land by Susan Apps-Bodilly (Goodreads Author), Jerry Apps 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seeds in Soil: Planting a Garden and Finding Your Roots 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The ABCs of Wisconsin Cheese by Susan Apps-Bodilly (Goodreads Author), Renée Graef (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Old Farm Country Christmas: Favorite Recipes, Homespun Crafts, and Merry Memories by Jerry Apps, Susan Apps-Bodilly (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Reading – THE END?

These are some of the fiction books I took out of student book boxes while cleaning up the room this year. . . along with many copies of Dogman.

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I didn’t know packing up the room would be difficult. Then, I went into my “time warp” classroom. The calendar still said March. The lessons and materials were ready to go for the week of March 16, 2020 – which turned out to be the first week

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Bruno, Chief of Police (Bruno, Chief of Police, #1)

by Martin Walker

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