A Year of Reading

Back in October, before I had to cut and run for home , my students benefitted from the kindness of a couple of my author friends. ...

Join the It's Monday! What Are You Reading party at T each Mentor Texts and Unleashing Readers ! I read two great middle grade...

I mentioned in Wednesday's post  (about my next-in-the-graphic-novel-series TBR pile) that I love Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales, a...

This week I reviewed poetry books every day. Click on the day of the week to check out the reviews. MONDAY TUESDAY ...

The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary by Laura Shovan jacket and interior art by Abigail Halpin Wendy Lamb Books (Penguin Rando...

Applesauce Weather by Helen Frost illustrated by Amy June Bates Candlewick, August 2016 review ARC provided by the publisher When ...

Bully on the Bus by Kathryn Apel University of Queensland Press, 2014 review copy purchased for my classroom library It's hard ...

I haven't had time to read as many upper middle grade/young adult books that I'd like to this year. There have been a few 2014 bo...

Like Carrot Juice on a Cupcake by Julie Sternberg illustrated by Matthew Cordell Harry N. Abrams, March 18, 2014 review copy purc...

It's the last Poetry Friday of the year, and I celebrate our community! What a blessing to spend the 52nd Friday of the year with ...

Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War by Helen Frost Farrar, Straus and Giroux, July 23, 2013 review copy provided by the pu...

There's lots to love about novels in verse. Sometimes they introduce us to characters that we want to read about again and again. ...

Like Bug Juice on a Burger by Julie Sternberg illustrated by Matthew Cordell Abrams, on shelves April 2013 This sweet little novel ...

I love novels in verse. I have seen so much power in books written in this format over the past several years. Often, these books are powerf...

I always love when I pick up a great, new short chapter book. This week I picked up LIKE PICKLE JUICE ON A COOKIE by Julie Sternberg.  Thi...