8 Captivating Novels in Verse for Secondary ELA Students
Whether you’re hosting a lit circle or adding to your classroom library, these novels in verse will be…
June 7, 2022Whether you’re hosting a lit circle or adding to your classroom library, these novels in verse will be…
Whether you’re planning a lit circle or you need classroom library recs, I’ve got you covered with this…
No matter what you read, there’s something you’ll love on my list of the best books of 2021!…
Looking for more books with trans characters to add to your classroom library? I have recommendations for middle…
Looking for YA & MG books that will grab (and keep) a students attention? In this post I…
Need a summer read? These professional development books for teachers cover topics from Shakespeare to standardized testing, and…
Caution: magic inside this post! Find books for Harry Potter fans that capture the fun of the Potterverse…
Whether you’re looking for books to celebrate Women’s History Month or just amazing titles to add to your…
What a year 2020 has been, am I right? Well, amid everything, some amazing new books joined the…
Many of you have asked for recommendations for Indigenous texts for Secondary ELA to help enrichen your curriculum.…
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month, y’all! We celebrate this every year from September 15th to October 15th, and we…
I recently finished Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron and it got me thinking about using inclusive YA…
Are you looking to create a more inclusive classroom library? Are you asking yourself, “What should I read…
Hey y’all! Are you looking for diverse texts for secondary ELA? Do you want to grow your classroom…
With the decade drawing to a close, it’s time to reflect on the great books released in 2019!…
It’s Native American History Month! How are you celebrating and honoring Native culture in your classroom? One great…
Do you struggle to get students interested in nonfiction? Keep pushing! Fostering a love of reading nonfiction books…
Since we started the YA Cafe Podcast, we’ve gotten a lot of questions about LGBTQ middle-grade novels. This…
Are you teaching short stories for high school, and all you have is a dusty anthology of “classic”…
sHow many Asian American YA novels do you have in your classroom library? We recently read Wicked Fox,…
From the 17th Century adventures in Lady’s Guide, to the dystopian future predicted in Internment, this list has…
PRIDE month is almost here! Woo-hoo! In celebration, here are 21 diverse LGBTQ+ YA novels for your high…
Many students adore fantasy and sci-fi, but most of our class novel choices are contemporary or historical fiction.…
It’s April so y’all know what that means: National Poetry Month! I have compiled a list below of…
When I say that I give my students time for independent reading or that I believe there’s a…
This is part 2 of our 2018 round-up with recommendations from 15 guests. Today we hear from Lamar…
We have something very special for y’all to finish off 2018! In a two-part episode our guests bring…
Teaching about immigration can be intimidating for a someone without personal experience, but it’s an important topic to…
We’ve wrapped on our first “shelf” from the YA Cafe Podcast, and we want to give you a…
YATeens love YA thrillers, and I’m constantly getting asked for recommendations of good young adult books with suspense,…