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

How to Introduce Graphic Novels to your Students

This post uses affiliate links. They don’t cost anything for you but do help to support this blog. Thanks for using them! Do you use graphic novels in your classroom? I haven’t yet, but I want to, and as I’ve been reading them in preparation for this, I realize that there’s much more to them… Continue reading How to Introduce Graphic Novels to your Students

NEW: Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library Graphic Novel Review

This post includes affiliate links. Thank you for using them. Chris Grabenstein has done it again! The new graphic novel edition of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library totally knocks it out of the book stacks! I admit that I was a bit hesitant about this one – I mean, really: how could anything top the… Continue reading NEW: Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library Graphic Novel Review

NEW! Project F by Jeanne DuPrau – Review

DuPrau takes a hard but unique look at the ethics of conservation and fuel usage in her upcoming release Project F. Written in a very approachable way, this dystopian-style book makes global warming an issue that even middle-grade students can discuss. This story engage your students in debating these topics in ways that they couldn’t… Continue reading NEW! Project F by Jeanne DuPrau – Review

Here’s How to Make the Most of Mr. Lemoncello’s Very First Game

Mr. Lemoncello’s Very First Game by Chris Grabenstein just released, and it’s fantabulous! It’s the kind of story that everyone should read: it’s exciting, it’s full of adventure, and there are all sorts of character lessons and discussion opportunities tied up with the puzzles and riddles and problems of the story. That means that it’s… Continue reading Here’s How to Make the Most of Mr. Lemoncello’s Very First Game

Here’s Why You Need Mr. Lemoncello’s Very First Game

Mr. Lemoncello’s Very First Game is a new prequel to Chris Grabenstein’s amazing Mr. Lemoncello series. Here’s what it’s all about:  Luigi has a knack for games and puzzles. But sometimes it feels like the cards are stacked against him.  UNTIL a carnival arrives in town and Luigi gets the CHANCE OF A LIFETIME—the opportunity… Continue reading Here’s Why You Need Mr. Lemoncello’s Very First Game

A New, Revolutionary Read from Avi: Loyalty

What is Avi’s newest release Loyalty all about? When his father is killed by rebel vigilantes, Noah flees with his family to Boston. Intent on avenging his father, Noah becomes a spy for the British and firsthand witness to the power of partisan rumor to distort facts, the hypocrisy of men who demand freedom while… Continue reading A New, Revolutionary Read from Avi: Loyalty

The Best Birthday Cake in the History of Ever! – Review

If you’re looking for a way to teach your children about the real meaning of Christmas, you need The Best Birthday Cake in the History of Ever! This book does a fantastic job of making the celebration of Jesus’ birthday relevant to modern American children by incorporating a birthday party into an annual tradition. There… Continue reading The Best Birthday Cake in the History of Ever! – Review

The Smartest Kid in the Universe by Chris Grabenstein

What’s The Smartest Kid in the Universe about? 12-year-old Jake’s middle school is about to be shut down–unless Jake and his friends can figure out how to save it. When Jake spies a bowl of jellybeans at the hotel where his mom works, he eats them. But those weren’t just jellybeans, one of the scientists… Continue reading The Smartest Kid in the Universe by Chris Grabenstein

NEW! A Breakout Learning Experience for “Mr. Lemoncello’s All-Star Breakout Game”

Chris Grabenstein released his new Lemoncello book – Mr. Lemoncello’s All-Star Breakout Game – and I couldn’t wait to read it. Hello, it’s a Lemoncello! Grabenstein continues the fun in the fourth installment of this wacky but educational series. Mr. Lemoncello has created a new Fictionasium behind the shelves in his library, and he’s set… Continue reading NEW! A Breakout Learning Experience for “Mr. Lemoncello’s All-Star Breakout Game”

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