Teaching the Great Gatsby: Building Background
Teaching The Great Gatsby can be transportive and engaging. Students explore a whole new era (Flappers! Jazz! Speakeasies!)…
by Danielle Hall April 23, 2019
Teaching The Great Gatsby can be transportive and engaging. Students explore a whole new era (Flappers! Jazz! Speakeasies!)…
by Danielle Hall April 23, 2019
Join us this week as we chat about In the Key of Nira Ghani, the story of a…
by Danielle Hall April 18, 2019
Many students adore fantasy and sci-fi, but most of our class novel choices are contemporary or historical fiction.…
by Danielle Hall April 16, 2019
It’s April so y’all know what that means: National Poetry Month! I have compiled a list below of…
by Danielle Hall April 9, 2019
A typical Muslim-American teen saves the world (with the help of her teleporting dog), in our 50th episode,…
by Danielle Hall April 4, 2019
When I took American Literature as a high schooler in 2003, we read a range of texts from…
by Danielle Hall April 2, 2019
Join us this week as we discuss Internment by Samira Ahmed, a gripping book with a dark vision…
by Danielle Hall March 28, 2019
Author Amanda K. Morgan joins us to chat about Girls with Sharp Sticks by Suzanne Young, a new…
by Danielle Hall March 21, 2019
It’s time for another #throwbackthursday, and this week we are arguing, I mean talking, about Liar by Justine…
by Danielle Hall March 7, 2019
Beware: dragons ahead! Join us as we dive into the epic fantasy world of The Priory of the…
by Danielle Hall February 28, 2019
Love, lies, and revolution! All of that and more in this week’s featured title, We Set the Dark…
by Danielle Hall February 21, 2019
When I say that I give my students time for independent reading or that I believe there’s a…
by Danielle Hall February 8, 2019
Can Bri be true to herself and still make her voice heard? On the Come Up by Angie…
by Danielle Hall February 7, 2019
Teens, drag queens, heists, and hijinks? All of this and more in this week’s title, Death Prefers Blondes…
by Danielle Hall January 31, 2019
This week it’s a #throwbackthursday as we chat about a book that came out in 2016. The Stonewall…
by Danielle Hall January 24, 2019
This week we are joined by our teacher friend Carissa Peck as we chat about The Field Guide…
by Danielle Hall January 17, 2019
New year, new books! This week we devoured the novella In An Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire, and…
by Danielle Hall January 10, 2019
This is part 2 of our 2018 round-up with recommendations from 15 guests. Today we hear from Lamar…
by Danielle Hall December 27, 2018
We have something very special for y’all to finish off 2018! In a two-part episode our guests bring…
by Danielle Hall December 20, 2018
In The Disasters by MK England we follow four teens on the run. Can they evade the government…
by Danielle Hall December 13, 2018
Today’s episode is perfect for cyberpunk and Sci-Fi fans – join us as we discuss Stronger, Faster, and…
by Danielle Hall December 6, 2018
Joining us today is friend and writer Samantha Leidig. You may remember her from our first season, and…
by Danielle Hall November 29, 2018
A Land of Permanent Goodbyes by Atia Abawi Tareq’s life is hustle and bustle in Syria. He…
by Danielle Hall November 26, 2018
Pulp by Robin Talley is a moving split perspective window into the lives of two women – 60…
by Danielle Hall November 15, 2018
This week we are journeying into a rich fantasy world inspired by Japanese folkore. Join us as we…
by Danielle Hall November 8, 2018
Sea monsters, pirates, and lost treasure? All of that (and more) awaits you in this weeks episode. Join…
by Danielle Hall November 1, 2018
Today we are joined by our bookstagram friends, Anna & Courtney, for a Book vs Movie breakdown of…
by Danielle Hall October 26, 2018
We’ve wrapped on our first “shelf” from the YA Cafe Podcast, and we want to give you a…
by Danielle Hall October 23, 2018
Anna-Marie McLemore’s Blanca & Roja is a twist on an old tale: two sisters challenge the story they’ve…
by Danielle Hall October 19, 2018
In The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee, Felicity faces new adventures as she tries…
by Danielle Hall October 18, 2018