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In her introduction, Bush rightly points out that she is not providing a guide to collaboration, but rather filling a void in professional literature by encouraging us to develop a common language with which to begin discussing it and an understanding of how we may become ready for such activity. The first segment is a wide-ranging survey of existing professional literature, which Bush explains is her way of collaborating with cited scholars. Then the collaborative mind-set is explored with attention given to metacognition, mindfulness, critical thinking, creative thinking, habits of mind, and social justice. Forty nonsequential conversational prompts follow, allowing for randomness of use. Bush encourages her colleagues to agree, disagree, journal, brainstorm, dredge up personal experience to converse with other librarians, teachers, administrators, and "all team players involved in K-12 education." With headings like "The Patient Died" and "-Lookin' for Love in All the Wrong Places," even jaded scholars might give these prompts a look. This volume may provide the necessary scholarly arguments for those of us looking to change policy or gain support or funding for such activities from erudite boards or supervisors. University instructors would find the prompts extremely helpful for class discussions. However, overworked, practical-minded school librarians will not find in this offering a quick, easy, or concrete solution for improving collaboration.-Cindy Darling Codell, Clark Middle School, Winchester, KY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.