I recently dove into “Monster”, a novel that came highly recommended by a fellow English educator. Although my initial encounter with the book predated my bookstore spree, I was fortunate to find multiple copies at a sale. What sets this book apart is its innovative screenplay format. Through this unique lens, readers gain insight into […]
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Returning to a childhood favorite, I recently revisited a novel I adored in grades 6/7. After discovering it at a sale, I was thrilled to find multiple copies at my school, paving the way for a reading group! The story unravels around Tally, a 15-year-old living in a futuristic, post-apocalyptic setting. Here, a milestone awaits
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First off: What an amazing book! So many great lessons in here and written for a way that students in grades 3-5 can really understand. While the main character is in 5th grade, I think the lessons in here are better suited to at or slightly under audiences. I did use this with a 5/6
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This story is one of a few i’m going to be reading to educate myself more on black lives, history, and stories. I realize that while i’ve always tried to offer a variance in my classroom library, it can be hard to find good books for tweens by black authors or about black characters; so
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“Sold” is a great book by author Patricia McCormick. The description immediately had me hooked and it certainly didn’t disappoint! This story is about a young girl named Lakshmi who you immediately feel a kinship and empathy for as she describes her less than ideal home situation with bravery and hope. She talks about how
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The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies What a great book! I happened to pick this up and skim the back to settle a debate between two reading buddies who couldn’t agree on a book, (thus prompting me to pick one for them) and ended up reading it myself after school! This is the story about
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We are all made of Molecules by Susin Nielsen is an amazing story about two very different teenagers whose lives are suddenly thrown together when their respective parents move in together. Right up there with Simon and the Homo-sapiens’ Agenda, this has easily become one of my favourite books! The two main characters, Stewart (an
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What a great book! This story follows two different boys from the same school who experience things very differently because of their skin colour; one is white and the other black. The book follows the chain of events leading up to and following the one main character, Rashad, who is assumed to be robbing a
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What an AMAZING book. Now, I personally like history, so I was a little biased towards this book since it follows the story of one of the young boys on Schindler’s List during the Second World War. However it is an amazingly well written book! The only downside is that while the reading level
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The Paper Cowboy is a book that I picked up because it sounded interesting during a bulk book sale; and boy was it worth it I absolutely loved this book and I was riding the highs and lows right along with the main character Tommy the entire time! This book takes place in the
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