Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
We’ll be talking about Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi with two ladies from the…
April 19, 2018We’ll be talking about Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi with two ladies from the…
Picture Us in the Light by Kelly Loy Gilbert is a dive inside the mind of a…
We’re chatting with Anne Marie Wells, a fellow reader and foodie friend, about The Summer of Jordi Perez…
Picture Us in the Light – Kelly Loy Gilbert Danny Cheng has always known his parents have…
Welcome to the YA Cafe, where you’ll find conversations and reviews about Young Adult books for teachers, readers,…
A Possibility of Whales by Karen Rivers Summary Twelve-year-old Natalia Rose Baleine Gallagher loves possibilities: the possibility…
Books to Read, Love, and Share: Americanized by Sara Saedi Description from Goodreads: At thirteen, bright-eyed, straight-A…
Books to Read, Love, and Share: Love, Hate, and Other Filters by Samira Ahmed In Love, Hate and…
Books to Read, Love, and Share: Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust In Girls Made…
Books to Read, Love, and Share: The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert In The Hazel Wood, Alice and…
How to Make a Book Tree A book tree is a great holiday decoration for nerds and English…
Hello, friends! I’m here today to announce a big dream: I want to read the world. I plan…
How to Make Book Recommendations for Teens One of my favorite parts of talking about books with students…
For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood by Christopher Emdin In For White Folks Who Teach in…
How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon is a careful, thought-provoking portrait of the aftermath of a shooting,…
Need a new pick for your classroom library? Check out The Disappearances by Emily Bain Murphy. After the death…
Unreliable narrators in YA Lit abound, and novels with these characters make great additions to your classroom library.…
I love independent reading (or student-selected reading), and I love talking about books! It only makes good sense…
Kingdom of Oceana by Mitchell Charles Description from Goodreads: The Kingdom of Oceana SURFER. SHARK TAMER. FIRE WALKER.…
Wild Swans by Jessica Spotswood Ivy grew up in her great-grandmother’s house under the constant gaze of…
Fifteen Lanes by S. J. Laidlaw Noor, the daughter of a sex worker, has grown up in…
The Love that Split the World by Emily Henry Natalie’s last summer before college is off to…
Underwater by Marisa Reichardt After a terrible tragedy, Morgan is too afraid to leave her apartment. She…
Everything, Everything Madeline, who can’t leave her Clean House for fear of dying from an allergy to an…
Back to School Thoughts & Activities Hello, all! I’m Danielle and I am a teacher, military spouse, writer,…
Read Nouvelle: We Were Liars and many more! I recently signed up to receive Advance Reader Copies through…
Teaching Historical Fiction: Ideas for Fever 1793 I love Historical Fiction, and my new favorite is Laurie Halse…
In today’s post, I’m talking with Cat Hellisen, author of When the Sea is Rising Red, to talk…