7 Mesmerizing LGBTQ YA books every young adult should know
With love in the air, I have been reading a ton of LGBTQ YA books this February. Whether…
by Carina Assayed February 14, 2023
With love in the air, I have been reading a ton of LGBTQ YA books this February. Whether…
by Carina Assayed February 14, 2023
New year, new bookshelf goals! A personal goal of mine this school year is to add more diverse…
by Carina Assayed January 24, 2023
Looking for text recommendations and engaging resources that you can use during Native American Heritage Month (and year…
by Leila Hobbs November 9, 2022
Whether you’re hosting a lit circle or adding to your classroom library, these novels in verse will be…
by Leila Hobbs June 7, 2022
One tool for promoting diversity in the classroom is using texts by international authors. Here are 5 texts…
by Abena April 13, 2022
Want to have a dystopian literature circle in your classroom? Let me plan it for you! This post…
by Danielle Hall March 29, 2022
Whether you’re looking for books to celebrate Women’s History Month or just amazing titles to add to your…
by Leila Hobbs March 9, 2021
Want a contemporary novel for your curriculum? Need classroom library suggestions? Check out Clap When You Land by…
by Leila Hobbs February 17, 2021
What a year 2020 has been, am I right? Well, amid everything, some amazing new books joined the…
by Danielle Hall December 15, 2020
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month, y’all! We celebrate this every year from September 15th to October 15th, and we…
by Danielle Hall September 24, 2020
I recently finished Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron and it got me thinking about using inclusive YA…
by Danielle Hall August 6, 2020
Are you looking to create a more inclusive classroom library? Are you asking yourself, “What should I read…
by Leila Hobbs July 10, 2020
Hey y’all! Are you looking for diverse texts for secondary ELA? Do you want to grow your classroom…
by Danielle Hall June 8, 2020
With the decade drawing to a close, it’s time to reflect on the great books released in 2019!…
by Danielle Hall December 12, 2019
This week we’re chatting about Sick Kids in Love by Hannah Moskowitz, a heartwarming #ownvoices tale of two…
by Danielle Hall November 21, 2019
Our friend Courtney joins us to chat about A River of Royal Blood by Amanda Joy. It’s perfect…
by Danielle Hall October 31, 2019
Books can be both mirrors, reflecting students’ lives, or windows into the lives of others. You know the…
by Danielle Hall October 10, 2019
Writer & teacher L. Samantha Smith joins us to chat about The Stars and the Blackness Between Them…
by Danielle Hall September 27, 2019
This week we’re chatting about Pet by Akwaeke Emezi. Our guest is author H.D. Hunter who has some…
by Danielle Hall September 12, 2019
BookTuber, Nikea JaLynn (cohost of the series #BlackGirlLit), joins us to chat about The Revolution of Birdie Randolph…
by Danielle Hall August 22, 2019
Are you teaching short stories for high school, and all you have is a dusty anthology of “classic”…
by Danielle Hall August 15, 2019
Stacey Lee does it again! The Downstairs Girl is exactly the kind of historical fiction we need right…
by Danielle Hall August 8, 2019
Project Runway meets Mulan in the new YA fantasy novel Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim. Joining us…
by Danielle Hall July 25, 2019
sHow many Asian American YA novels do you have in your classroom library? We recently read Wicked Fox,…
by Danielle Hall July 2, 2019
From the 17th Century adventures in Lady’s Guide, to the dystopian future predicted in Internment, this list has…
by Danielle Hall June 20, 2019