LGBTQ+ YA Novels for Pride Month
PRIDE month is almost here! Woo-hoo! In celebration, here are 21 diverse LGBTQ+ YA novels for your high…
May 14, 2019
PRIDE month is almost here! Woo-hoo! In celebration, here are 21 diverse LGBTQ+ YA novels for your high…
May 14, 2019
This week we are joined once again by our friend Anna aka @never_withouta_book to discuss Elizabeth Acevedo’s…
May 9, 2019
Teachers on Instagram often ask me for tips on teaching LGBTQ+ rights. You want book recommendations, teaching resources,…
May 7, 2019
This week we discuss an indigenous #ownvoices novel, The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline, and how we as…
May 2, 2019
Classroom Escape Rooms are collaborative games that make engaging review activities for students! Students work together to solve…
April 30, 2019
Don’t miss this lively chat with author Natasha Deen! She shares about her life and we discuss the…
April 25, 2019
Teaching The Great Gatsby can be transportive and engaging. Students explore a whole new era (Flappers! Jazz! Speakeasies!)…
April 23, 2019
Join us this week as we chat about In the Key of Nira Ghani, the story of a…
April 18, 2019
Many students adore fantasy and sci-fi, but most of our class novel choices are contemporary or historical fiction.…
April 16, 2019
Author H.D. Hunter joins Danielle for a discussion of Trauma-Informed Teaching and YA books that touch on grief,…
April 11, 2019
It’s April so y’all know what that means: National Poetry Month! I have compiled a list below of…
April 9, 2019
A typical Muslim-American teen saves the world (with the help of her teleporting dog), in our 50th episode,…
April 4, 2019
When I took American Literature as a high schooler in 2003, we read a range of texts from…
April 2, 2019
Join us this week as we discuss Internment by Samira Ahmed, a gripping book with a dark vision…
March 28, 2019
If you’re looking for a gift for Teacher Appreciation Week or for the beloved English teacher in your…
March 26, 2019
Author Amanda K. Morgan joins us to chat about Girls with Sharp Sticks by Suzanne Young, a new…
March 21, 2019
When we arrive at March, we finally talk about teaching Women’s History. Even though it’s something we should…
March 12, 2019
It’s time for another #throwbackthursday, and this week we are arguing, I mean talking, about Liar by Justine…
March 7, 2019
I love teaching Shakespeare, and I LOVE discovering new and innovative ways to engage students in the material.…
March 5, 2019
Beware: dragons ahead! Join us as we dive into the epic fantasy world of The Priory of the…
February 28, 2019
So, you’re teaching argumentative writing again, and you’re looking for something to spice up your unit. I have…
February 26, 2019
Love, lies, and revolution! All of that and more in this week’s featured title, We Set the Dark…
February 21, 2019
When I say that I give my students time for independent reading or that I believe there’s a…
February 8, 2019
Can Bri be true to herself and still make her voice heard? On the Come Up by Angie…
February 7, 2019
Teens, drag queens, heists, and hijinks? All of this and more in this week’s title, Death Prefers Blondes…
January 31, 2019
This week it’s a #throwbackthursday as we chat about a book that came out in 2016. The Stonewall…
January 24, 2019
This week we are joined by our teacher friend Carissa Peck as we chat about The Field Guide…
January 17, 2019
New year, new books! This week we devoured the novella In An Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire, and…
January 10, 2019
This is part 2 of our 2018 round-up with recommendations from 15 guests. Today we hear from Lamar…
December 27, 2018
We have something very special for y’all to finish off 2018! In a two-part episode our guests bring…
December 20, 2018