I love books!  I love reading them and I especially love introducing students to them.   So it should come as no surprise that I enjoy makin...

Whether you are in your classroom with strategically placed desks or teaching remotely this Fall, a tool you're going to want to take ad...

If you're an upper elementary or middle school teacher, you've most likely heard of Alan Gratz, the author of Refugee, Grenade, Proj...

It's summer and your kids say they don't want to read.  "Reading is boring.  I did that at school!  I want to take a break!&quo...

After finishing Wishtree  by Katherine Applegate, I've already decided that I'll start next year with this as my read-aloud.  The...

Where does this author come up with all of his crazy-wonderful ideas?  From The Honest Truth  to Some Kind of Courage  to Scar Island (whi...

Ruta Sepetys takes little nuggets of history and turns them into powerfully told, hard-to-forget novels.   Fifteen year old Lina, her...

This book!   Kate Messner, you threw me a curve ball!   I was reading along, chuckling at some of the antics Charlie had gotten...

Amal is a young girl growing up in the Punjabi province of Pakistan, in a town so small it doesn't even earn a dot on the map.  She is...

Imagine having to plan your escape from your home.  You can't speak to anyone about it, but you know it will happen soon.  And it t...