It’s my favorite time of the year. I get to announce the winners of the Early Readers and Chapter Books for the Nerdies. I had so much fun going …
THE 2022 NERDIES: EARLY READERS AND CHAPTER BOOKS ANNOUNCED BY ALYSON BEECHER
Starfish is a middle-grade novel in free verse about eleven-year-old Ellie, who’s relentlessly bullied about her weight. It’s not my actual life …
Stretch Out Like a Starfish by Lisa Fipps
Jamie shows up early for class and wraps himself around a Matt de la Pena novel. You have heard a story like his before: he’s never been a reader, is…
Summer Reading and Learning for Teachers by Clare Landrigan & Penny Kittle
One the literacy courses I teach at my university is for pre-service and current teachers in a secondary content-area program. The course invites …
Why Book Clubs Prevail In Any Type Of Learning Environment by Lorraine Radice
I had a secret fear when I attended Solis-Cohen Elementary School, which I carried with me every day, along with my books. My classmates, I was …
WHY BOOKS ABOUT HARD TOPICS ARE ESSENTIAL by Donna Gephart
On September 11, 2001, I was an eighth-grade English teacher in Tennessee. When news of the attacks in New York City hit our school community, we …
Ground Zero Cover Reveal by Alan Gratz
Look No Further- Review of Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds – Review by Amy Watkins
https://nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/2019/10/16/look-no-further-review-of-look-both-ways-by-jason-reynolds-review-by-amy-watkins/
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Top Ten Quick-Start Books for Middle School by Cindy Christiansen
https://nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/2019/10/05/top-ten-quick-start-books-for-middle-school-by-cindy-christiansen/
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Start filling out your summer reading list with these principal-approved books.
— Read on www.naesp.org/communicator-may-2019/18-books-add-your-summer-reading-list
At a school in Oakland, California, students see themselves—and the broader world—in the books they read.
— Read on www.edutopia.org/article/why-diverse-classroom-libraries-matter
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