This post contains affiliate links that support this blog. Thank you for using them. Cara Putman’s The Vanished poses really important yet hard questions: what are the right ethical and legal ways to handle stolen items that are found years after the fact? This fascinating novel digs into the how to handle sketchy business deals,… Continue reading New! The Vanished by Cara Putman – Review
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New for A Monster Calls: Hexagonal Thinking Analysis Activities
This post contains affiliate links that help to support this blog. Thank you for using them. Last month at book club, when the teens and I were digging into A Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds as we moved around hexagons, I was reminded of just how helpful these slips of paper are to kids.… Continue reading New for A Monster Calls: Hexagonal Thinking Analysis Activities
New! A Noble Scheme from Roseanna M. White – Review
This post contains affiliate links that help to support this blog. Thank you for using them. Roseanna M. White has long been a master of historical fiction, but she’s reached a new level with A Noble Scheme. The emotional drama of this story will rival any Karen Kingsbury book and had me highlighting line after… Continue reading New! A Noble Scheme from Roseanna M. White – Review
New! Riot by Ronie Kendig & JJ Samie Myles- Review
This post contains affiliate links that help to support this blog. Thank you for using them. Riot packs a powerful punch in every way! Not only does the MWD Riot grab your emotions, but the story will cause a riot with your emotions as you go on this grief-stricken journey towards healing with Paisley and… Continue reading New! Riot by Ronie Kendig & JJ Samie Myles- Review
New! Using Hexagonal Thinking Activities for Long Way Down
This post contains affiliate links that support this blog. Thank you for using them. Have you read Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds? It’s a powerful novel in verse about the causes, consequences, and mindset connected to street violence – and the whole story takes place in 60 seconds! I’ve been hearing teachers rave about… Continue reading New! Using Hexagonal Thinking Activities for Long Way Down
New! Trapped in Yosemite by Dana Mentink – Review
This post contains affiliate links that support this blog. Thank you for using them. Wow! Trapped in Yosemite gutted me in the best kind of way. It’s been a long time since I really cried while reading a book, but this one did me in – and it’s a suspense story! Mentink keeps the tension… Continue reading New! Trapped in Yosemite by Dana Mentink – Review
New from Jessica R. Patch: The Garden Girls – Review
This post contains affiliate links that help to support this blog but cost you nothing. Thank you for using them. Wow! Jessica R. Patch has penned a twisted tale of love and revenge that will keep your heart pounding and you guessing from the first page to the last! You won’t be able to put… Continue reading New from Jessica R. Patch: The Garden Girls – Review
NEW! One Last Shot by Susan May Warren – Review
This post contains affiliate links that support this blog. Thank you for using them. One Last Shot kicks off with a bang and only gets more intense throughout the story! Warren has more than proved that she has the writing chops to take on any hero – or heroine – and she fully does so… Continue reading NEW! One Last Shot by Susan May Warren – Review
New! The British Booksellers by Kristy Cambron – Review
This post includes affiliate links that help to support this blog. Thank you for using them. Wow! Kristy Cambron really penned a zinger of a story in The British Booksellers! This novel has the makings of a classic: unrequited love, mysteries flowing through every chapter, and enough suspense to keep you on the edge of… Continue reading New! The British Booksellers by Kristy Cambron – Review
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How is it already February – with Valentine’s Day staring us down? Where has so much of the school year gone – but how do we keep our students engaged through the monotonous days of winter – and the even harder days of spring? As much as I love the continuity that this time of… Continue reading Who wants to win a gift card?