" The first time I was stoned to death by an angry mob, I was not even a criminal." Teacher friends, what are we to do with a sen...

Jennifer Chan is Not Alone is the latest book by Tae Keller, author of When You Trap a Tiger.  I received an eARC in exchange for a review. ...

This book is growth mindset at its best, with themes like: Failure means you're learning Grit pushes you forward Desperation genera...

Some books grab you, others don't.  Why should you consider giving them to students?  Read on.... Shatter Me  is dystopian in a Divergen...

Have you read The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate?  It got me thinking about historical fiction for our students and why it's so im...

This is a book to get excited about!   I listen to audiobooks on some days when I walk.  It may be that the voices Shayna Small created for ...

I don't normally compare books to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz , but stick with me here.   I struggled with the beginning of this book.  I...

If your students are looking for heroes, put this spunky  teenager in front of them.   Stefania Podgorska, a 16-year old girl lives with her...

"Never really thought much about Alabama's red dirt roads, but now, all I can think about is kicking up their dust.  I miss the hot...

  Are you looking for a good book to keep your students reading?  This Young Readers Edition of Erica Armstrong Dunbar's book tells a li...

  " So, we're going to treat the Revolutionary War like a football game, okay?  Because that's what it was like, one team advan...

  Tip:  There are so many things to like about Dry by Neal Shusterman, and if heart-pounding action is what you're looking for, it's...

K.A. Holt, author of House Arrest, Knockout, and  Rhyme Schemer has written a book that needs to be read.  She says it was a love letter to ...

                                                           My first year of teaching was in 2001.  I was a three-week-old teacher when terro...

  "H e says he hates to read, but I know you'll change his mind."   "I asked for her to be in your class because you'...

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...