Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
Want a contemporary novel for your curriculum? Need classroom library suggestions? Check out Clap When You Land by…
February 17, 2021Want a contemporary novel for your curriculum? Need classroom library suggestions? Check out Clap When You Land by…
Books can be both mirrors, reflecting students’ lives, or windows into the lives of others. You know the…
sHow many Asian American YA novels do you have in your classroom library? We recently read Wicked Fox,…
We are joined by Zshavette, a Pinay bookstagrammer to chat about Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay.…
This week we chat with author Justina Chen about Gilmore Girls, Firefly, and of course our featured title,…
This week we are joined once again by our friend Anna aka @never_withouta_book to discuss Elizabeth Acevedo’s…
Join us this week as we chat about In the Key of Nira Ghani, the story of a…
Many students adore fantasy and sci-fi, but most of our class novel choices are contemporary or historical fiction.…
Author H.D. Hunter joins Danielle for a discussion of Trauma-Informed Teaching and YA books that touch on grief,…
A typical Muslim-American teen saves the world (with the help of her teleporting dog), in our 50th episode,…
Join us this week as we discuss Internment by Samira Ahmed, a gripping book with a dark vision…
It’s time for another #throwbackthursday, and this week we are arguing, I mean talking, about Liar by Justine…
Love, lies, and revolution! All of that and more in this week’s featured title, We Set the Dark…
Can Bri be true to herself and still make her voice heard? On the Come Up by Angie…
Teens, drag queens, heists, and hijinks? All of this and more in this week’s title, Death Prefers Blondes…
This week it’s a #throwbackthursday as we chat about a book that came out in 2016. The Stonewall…
This week we are joined by our teacher friend Carissa Peck as we chat about The Field Guide…
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…
Joining us today is friend and writer Samantha Leidig. You may remember her from our first season, and…
A Land of Permanent Goodbyes by Atia Abawi Tareq’s life is hustle and bustle in Syria. He…
Pulp by Robin Talley is a moving split perspective window into the lives of two women – 60…
This week we are journeying into a rich fantasy world inspired by Japanese folkore. Join us as we…
Teaching about immigration can be intimidating for a someone without personal experience, but it’s an important topic to…
Today we are joined by our bookstagram friends, Anna & Courtney, for a Book vs Movie breakdown of…
We’ve wrapped on our first “shelf” from the YA Cafe Podcast, and we want to give you a…
Anna-Marie McLemore’s Blanca & Roja is a twist on an old tale: two sisters challenge the story they’ve…
Eighteen-year-old Amani has grown up on a poor moon under the rule of an oppressive empire. She dreams…
Join us as we chat with bookstagrammer Melissa Robles about Toil & Trouble, a new YA anthology…
This week we feature the Fresh Ink anthology, a collection of diverse short stories for a YA audience.…