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Vanish by Sophia Jordan (2011)

Jacinda, her mother and sister, Tamra, find themselves back at square one. Having revealed her dragon side to her boyfriend, Will, and his dragon-hunting family, Jacinda seeks sanctuary in the home sh… more →

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It All Depends on How You Read It — 1 comment

thamill1200 wrote 1 month ago: Reading is the necessary rehearsal or preparation for the act and art of writing. But so is listenin … more →

Tags: The Writing Process, Teaching Literature, collaborative writing, The Community Story, group writing, Editing, Global Narratives, writing, Neil Gaiman

The Community Story: Globally Written Narratives — 1 comment

thamill1200 wrote 2 months ago: Please Note: There are apparently technical issues at WordPress right now because I can’t seem … more →

Tags: The Writing Process, children's literature, Teaching Literature, collaborative writing, The Community Story, group writing, Editing, Global Narratives, Collaboration

28 Days Later February 28 Jaime Reed

krlemmons wrote 2 months ago: Read about the author of The Cambion Chronicles at The Brown Bookshelf. … more →

Tags: young adult literature, African American Literature, African American authors, jaime reed

Themes of Death and Violence: Teaching Children's and YA Literature — 2 comments

thamill1200 wrote 2 months ago: After the Harry Potter phenomenon, but before The Hunger Games was reviewed in The New York Times, I … more →

Tags: The Writing Process, children's literature, Death and Violence in Literature, Teaching Literature, Harper Lee, Meg Rosoff, leslie connor, To Kill a Mockingbird, Dead on Town Line

Anna Dressed in Blood by: Kendare Blake

booknut96 wrote 2 months ago: I was definitely skeptical when I picked up this book. I had never really been into the paranormal, … more →

Tags: young adult literature, Reading, Book Reviews, Book Recommendations, Kendare Blake, kendare blake, Book Review

Swimming in a Story Sea

catherinekl wrote 3 months ago: Salman Rushdie’s Haroun and the Sea of Stories (1990) is a refreshing and must read text of ma … more →

Tags: Books to read, Fantasy, spirituality, young adult literature, Fantasy, spirituality, magical realism

28 Days Later Day 12 Authors: Alice Randall and Caroline Randall Williams

krlemmons wrote 3 months ago: Read about these this dynamic mother daughter team on The Brown Bookshelf. … more →

Tags: young adult literature, children's literature, African American Literature, African American authors, children's literature, Alice Randall, Caroline Randall Williams

28 Days Later Day 10 Author B.A. Binns

krlemmons wrote 3 months ago: Read about the author of Pull, Die Trying and Other Stories, and Being God, on The Brown Bookshelf. … more →

Tags: young adult literature, children's literature, African American Literature, African American authors, B.A. Binns

28 Days Later Day 9 Veronica Chambers

krlemmons wrote 3 months ago: Read about Veronica Chambers, author of Marisol and Magdalena and other books, on The Brown Bookshel … more →

Tags: young adult literature, children's literature, African American Literature, African American authors, children's literature, Veronica Chambers

28 Days Later Day 8 Brian F. Walker

krlemmons wrote 3 months ago: Read about the author of the book, Black Boy, White School, on The Brown Bookshelf. … more →

Tags: young adult literature, African American Literature, Brian F. Walker

28 Days Later Day 6: Traci L. Jones

krlemmons wrote 3 months ago: Traci L. Jones, author of young adult books like Standing Against the Wind, Finding My Place and  Si … more →

Tags: young adult literature, African American Literature, Traci L. Jones

COVER REVEAL: STAINED by Cheryl Rainfield — 1 comment

Gema Mora wrote 3 months ago: Sometimes you have to be your own hero. Cheryl Rainfield, author of Scars, Hunted, and Parallel Visi … more →

Tags: Books, cover reveal, young adult literature, Abducted, Beauty, Bully, Bullying, Cheryl Rainfield, hunted

100th Day!

colleenruggieri wrote 3 months ago: ONE HUNDRED WAYS TO LITERACY… Students in schools around the nation celebrate their 100th day … more →

Tags: Common Core Content Standards Links, young adult literature, Books, ccss, common core, Education, High School, Language Arts, Learning

BOOK REVIEW: Parallel Visions: A Teen Psychic Novel (Book 1) by Cheryl Rainfield — 1 comment

Gema Mora wrote 3 months ago: “I slow the vision down. I can see his watch, but not the full face. I stop the vision, my chest hea … more →

Tags: Book Review, Books, young adult literature, Abuse, Asthma, Book, Cheryl Rainfield, domestic abuse, Fantasy

Sold into Slavery: Young Adult Literature and Social Justice — 1 comment

catherinekl wrote 4 months ago: Lakshmi is thirteen years old when she leaves her home in the mountains of Nepal, and travels to Ind … more →

Tags: Books to read, Social Justice, novel in verse, young adult literature, Social Justice, Poetry, novel in verse

Creativity + Common Core = Capacity + So Much More

colleenruggieri wrote 6 months ago:   Sketch the Text Artwork for The Fortune Cookie Chronicles by Allie Habash, Bexley High School, 201 … more →

Tags: Art, ccss, common core, Creativity, Language Arts, Learning, lesson plans, literacy, Reading

Vanish by Sophia Jordan (2011) — 1 comment

Nicki wrote 6 months ago: Jacinda, her mother and sister, Tamra, find themselves back at square one. Having revealed her drago … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, dragons, Fantasy, Series

The Assassin's Curse by Cassandra Rose Clarke (2012)

Nicki wrote 6 months ago: In a medieval world, Ananna is a pirate princess. Desirous of captaining her own ship one day, she b … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, debut novel, Fantasy, Series

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (1999) — 1 comment

Nicki wrote 9 months ago: This is a book I’ve had on my to-be-read list for about 6 years, ever since I started working … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, Book to Film, Realistic Fiction, dogear favorite


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