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Welcome to the first of three unboxing posts – one each month. As you might have already gathered, I was contacted by Uppercase and offered a free three month subscription to their ‘box’ service in return for blogging about what I received. I’m not entirely sure why they chose me out of the four of […]
Last week, I wrote something review-ish. It was frankly more of an ode to a book than a review of one and I am happy to own that fervent love of a book. I’m also proud to own (and advertise) the consuming love I have for MG and YA books in general. It was striking […]
This Week at TLT Win 5 from Merit Press Middle School Monday: A Review. Of a Book. That is Fire. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Spring 2017 Showcase and Giveaway Things I Never Learned in Library School: Dealing with Minors and Pornography NerdCon: Stories 2016 Video Games 101: What you need to know about Lego Dimensions Privacy […]
Like most of us, I’m in love with books. Love. Books. As school librarians, though, it’s important for us to also focus on other aspects of our practice—youth identity development, information literacy, responsive pedagogy. So, I’ve tried to focus here on MSM on programming I’ve already done with specific novels and the work we do […]
This Week at TLT Middle School Monday: Let’s Crossover Some More #SVYALit Book Review: Rani Patel in Full Effect by Sonia Patel #MHYALit: Psychological Thrillers and Mental Health #MHYALit: You’re Not Alone, a guest post by author Pintip Dunn #SVYALit: No, It’s Not Normal Locker Room Talk and Yes It’s Important That We Say That […]
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about The Crossover by Kwame Alexander and made a case for why it should be used in every middle school language arts classroom in the country. [Not even hyperbole! But, speaking of hyperbole, there is so much beautiful and accessible figurative language in The Crossover. You know. As […]
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: TRIGGER WARNING – This Post is About Suicide and Why We Shouldn’t Joke About It Middle School Monday: Falling Over Sideways by Jordan Sonnenblick (Book Review) ICYMI: Teens as Caregivers in SLJ for #MHYALit Book Review: When the Moon was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore #MHYALit: Speak Up! A guest […]
From the publisher: Claire’s life is a joke . . . but she’s not laughing. While her friends seem to be leaping forward, she’s dancing in the same place. The mean girls at school are living up to their mean name, and there’s a boy, Ryder, who’s just as bad, if not worse. And at […]