The Summer of Jordi Perez by Amy Spalding
We’re chatting with Anne Marie Wells, a fellow reader and foodie friend, about The Summer of Jordi Perez…
April 5, 2018
We’re chatting with Anne Marie Wells, a fellow reader and foodie friend, about The Summer of Jordi Perez…
April 5, 2018
Picture Us in the Light – Kelly Loy Gilbert Danny Cheng has always known his parents have…
March 30, 2018
The Radical Element is a new anthology of historical YA fiction short stories edited by Jessica Spotswood. This…
March 29, 2018
Welcome to the YA Cafe, where you’ll find conversations and reviews about Young Adult books for teachers, readers,…
March 22, 2018
Welcome to the YA Cafe, where you’ll find conversations and reviews about Young Adult books for teachers, readers,…
March 19, 2018
Welcome to the YA Cafe, where you’ll find conversations and reviews about Young Adult books for teachers, readers,…
March 15, 2018
Welcome to the YA Cafe, where you’ll find conversations and reviews about Young Adult books for teachers, readers,…
March 15, 2018
Welcome to our new podcast, The YA Cafe, where you’ll find conversations and reviews about Young Adult books…
March 15, 2018
Spark Imagination with Creative Reading We spend a LOT of time reading books and watching TV and…
March 13, 2018
A Possibility of Whales by Karen Rivers Summary Twelve-year-old Natalia Rose Baleine Gallagher loves possibilities: the possibility…
March 9, 2018
Teachers, it’s that time of year again. You’ve been handed a piece of paper called an Intent Form…
March 6, 2018
Books to Read, Love, and Share: Americanized by Sara Saedi Description from Goodreads: At thirteen, bright-eyed, straight-A…
February 27, 2018
Teaching Shakespeare: Tips & Tricks Teaching Shakespeare can be a tricky prospect, but here are some tips…
February 23, 2018
Introducing Danielle & Michelle, Shakespeare in 30 Creators So, I recently worked with my friend Michelle to…
February 20, 2018
Teaching the Harlem Renaissance (and Black History) with Intention Are you teaching the Harlem Renaissance? It can be…
February 16, 2018
Books to Read, Love, and Share: Love, Hate, and Other Filters by Samira Ahmed In Love, Hate and…
February 13, 2018
Books to Read, Love, and Share: Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust In Girls Made…
February 9, 2018
Using Staged Readings in ELA It’s no secret that I love using drama in the ELA classroom,…
February 6, 2018
Books to Read, Love, and Share: The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert In The Hazel Wood, Alice and…
January 29, 2018
How to Make a Book Tree A book tree is a great holiday decoration for nerds and English…
December 5, 2017
WIN Your Teacher Wish List! What’s on your classroom wishlist? What are your favorite teacher things? Do…
December 2, 2017
Hello, friends! I’m here today to announce a big dream: I want to read the world. I plan…
November 28, 2017
5-Minute Filler Activities for Secondary ELA Although I’m getting pretty good at gauging time in my classes,…
November 21, 2017
How to Make Book Recommendations for Teens One of my favorite parts of talking about books with students…
November 14, 2017
Hi, everyone! In my post this week at the Secondary English Coffee Shop, I talk about how to…
November 7, 2017
For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood by Christopher Emdin In For White Folks Who Teach in…
November 2, 2017
How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon is a careful, thought-provoking portrait of the aftermath of a shooting,…
October 3, 2017
Plot, structure, characterization, allusions, foreshadowing… all of the things we work to teach our students are found in…
September 12, 2017
Need a new pick for your classroom library? Check out The Disappearances by Emily Bain Murphy. After the death…
September 5, 2017
You gingerly lift a new arrival off the shelf and flip it open, trailing your finger across the…
August 29, 2017