wrote 4 years ago: Sometimes the hardest tweens to shop for are those who read below grade-level. They long to read th … more →
wrote 4 years ago: The symptoms are clear. Your tween reader is suddenly in love with an older man. A much older man. … more →
wrote 4 years ago: For some reason, we always seem to skip over non-fiction when we buy books for children. Yet it is o … more →
wrote 4 years ago: I often get strange looks from other middle school educators when I tell them that I read aloud to m … more →
wrote 4 years ago: Realistic fiction is always the most popular genre in my classroom. Middle schoolers love to read a … more →
wrote 4 years ago: Every year I begin our reading workshop with a reading survey. It lets me get to know my new studen … more →
wrote 4 years ago: Whether the tween in your life is a rabid baseball fan or a traveling soccer player, there is a book … more →
wrote 4 years ago: The holidays will be upon us shortly. That means it is gift-giving season! What is the best gift f … more →