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About Harry Brake

Employee of Woodbridge High School, Library Media Specialist, Media crazy! :)

June 15, 2026

Don’t miss tonight at Newark’s Raising Cane’s! ~

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Graphic Novels and Your Conceptions…

…can often not be the reality we think it is. Today in learning the author of Perspolis had passed away, I realized the weight of this loss. Despie the misconception of how people view graphic novels are similar to comics, … Continue reading

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Independence in Independent Book Stores Part I

I used to say this about the colleges I was looking at- when I walked on the campus. I felt a connection to the location. Be it the campus grounds, the dorm, the buildings, I could tell the feeling I … Continue reading

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Reading is an Intervention…

Whether you were aware or not – students and youth are hungry for the opportunity to have their voice be a tool to help, guide, motivate, and lead others. I will provide several examples of this below – and one … Continue reading

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Letting Moments Be Your Own

I have always wanted my art to service my people—to reflect us, to relate to us, to stimulate us, to make us aware of our potential.— Elizabeth Catlett Recently, as part of the Delaware Humanities, there was a board meeting … Continue reading

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How to Not Be a Fool, Without Saying A Word On How NOT To Be…

April Fool’s Day! Ironically, this was my Dad’s Birthday, yep – believe it or not – April 1st. This is where I am on this day – To date, there has been no one that has been able to teach … Continue reading

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“I Hate Librarians.”

When I was attending the AASL Conference in St. Louis, Missouri. and had a chance to see the Independent Movie, The Librarians. As luck would have it, the movie had a little delayed start/technical issue and thanks to some colleagues, … Continue reading

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Patterns of Context

I like when you realize so many things from something you didn’t expect to realize – for me it happens usually through reading. Take a look at the latest review and experience I had with Jason Reynold’s Miles Morales Suspended … Continue reading

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S O S in Veggie patrol. :)

“Hello friends I hope you like fresh veggies ~ because here we go again! 🤗 Just like back in November, this is a very short notice.  There will be a tractor trailer of produce containing tomatoes and such in Seaford … Continue reading

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Feeling Christmas, When You Are Not? Part I

One of the largest sentiments I have heard from SO MANY students, this year, in getting together with them before the beginning of break, as well as over Christmas Break, is how down and depressed many are due to feeling … Continue reading

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