Sigh Gone: book review. Phuc Tran’s new memoir is a perfect addition to your secondary classroom. Read on for classroom use ideas, student recommendations, and potential discussion areas. Plot Spoilers!…
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The Grace Year: Young Adult Literature Book Review
The Grace Year is a new release by Kim Liggett. This book is a New York Times Bestseller. Movie talks are already in the works! Students will read this book,…
Teaching Ideas for How I Resist
How I Resist is nonfiction book that provides multiple opportunities for use in a secondary classroom. This book is political and will inspire classroom discussions. It contains three dozen opinions…
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard: Young Adult Literature Book Review
Students will read Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard. Here is why I have several copies of this dystopian young adult literature in my classroom library. Overall, most students enjoy dystopian…
Revived by Cat Patrick: Young Adult Literature
Revived by Cat Patrick will be a nice addition to a high school classroom library. The book focuses on a secret government program and the unintended consequences of never dying,…
The Sun Does Shine: Book Review
I finished The Sun Does Shine a bit ago, but every time I sit to write this review, I get a feeling in my stomach. That squeeze on a stomach…
Sarah Dessen: Young Adult Literature
This is a review of a popular young adult literature author, Sarah Dessen and three of her young adult literature books. Welcome to “This or That,” a monthly chat where the…
Public Education’s Beginnings
Similar to our country, public education’s beginnings were not fair or pretty in America. I’m currently reading Dana Goldstein’s book The Teacher Wars because I agree with Goldstein’s premise that understanding…