Not enough diversity in your reading diet? Here are 21 reasons to buy/borrow/read books by Maori and Pasifika writers right away.

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From the California Gold Rush to WWI France, these sweeping historical fiction reads will transport you back in time. The

To Be or Not To Be by Ryan NorthOK. Confession time. I hate Hamlet. I hate it so much. Flames--you get the idea. BUT, as a Choose Your Own Adventure, Hamlet is pretty freaking awesome. Ryan North’

Bernie and Lisa get even with Bootsie Barker, who is terrorizing their ballet class

Here's how you always end up buying more books, in an illustrated flowchart.

I've been lucky enough to find eclectic books to read this month that are beautiful and weird and lovely in all sorts of ways. So there's no theme to this installment of "Buy, Borrow, Bypass" this tim

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After a stellar year for the written word, The A.V. Club provides some of our favorite books for your consideration as you buy, borrow, or download your next read. Besides some flops and disappointments—the less said about Go Set A Watchman, the better—2015’s output showcases some surprisingly awesome celebrity-penned…

Portrait of Ann Harding, in The Trial of Mary Dugan. Artist: Hal Phyfe Source: Jeanette Ouwehand Restoration by: magscanner

Celebrate the end of the work week with a little book humor.

The World's Strongest Librarian by Josh HanagarneJosh Hanagarne is a librarian and a lapsed Mormon, which made me feel like we were destined to be spirit-animals right off the bat. But the similarit

DIY Tiny House Building Plans, Workshops and Resources from Dee Williams

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There are an awful lot of academic fields which I adore, but forced to pick one, I go for anthropology. Happily, it's such a big grey field that it winds up encompassing all the others sooner or later

The long summer holidays are just around the corner… There’ll be time for some sun, surf, camping and even hunting for Christmas treasures. I know I’m looking forward to more uninterrupted reading time – just for the sheer pleasure! Summer holiday reading – is all about reading for pleasure. Whether you’re a young child, a […]

A look at YA books featuring adoption, in honor of Adoption Awareness Month.

River Thieves by Michael Crummey: Not a recent release but one I am rereading this week because I'm teaching it soon. This is Michael Crummey's first novel. It's an exquisitely beautiful wo

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I'm a book nerd. I've professed my love for the library and my personal (bulging) bookshelves, and today I'm answering a frequent email question: how do I

Do you need a poetry unit to help your students on standardized tests? Do you want one that also meets diverse learning preferences and needs? This 2 week unit has my most motivating poetry lessons to teach what goes into writing a poem in a playful way. Students apply poetic devices that "real poets" use, all the while learning poetry jargon they need in order to analyze poetry on state exams. Distance learning activities are now included. This product contains: ✅ 8 lessons, plus 1 day of suggested culminating activities ✅ 1 page to project ✅ 1 computer activity paper ✅ Distance Learning options are included. Directions and a link to a Google Slide version is on page 2. What learners will love it? ✅ Analytic thinkers who have an eye for details and/or like to follow a formula ✅ Avid readers, writers, and lovers of language ✅ Kids who like to move around ✅ Crafty kids who like to use color and create paper crafts ✅ Proud typists ✅ Reflective young people who are in touch with their moods ✅ Aspiring performers who love to show off for a crowd You will need: ► Poems! You should have a variety of reading levels and types. Some rhyming/silly, some sad/about growing up, some about nature, some urban. The more poems you can have out for students to read, the better. ► Colored construction paper (5 different colors, 1 half sheet of each color per student) ► Computers (for typing) for 2 half hour to 45 minute periods. ✨✨✨Are you looking for more resources to raise the quality of your students' writing? I have a whole range of writing resources here! Check out these popular activities✨✨✨ ⭐ Ordering Adjectives Packet ⭐ Word Choice Activities ⭐ 21 Homophones Task Cards ⭐ Mentor Sentences Bundle ⭐ Poetry Mini Unit (Fourth Grade Test Prep) ⭐ Personal Narratives Unit (Aligned to Gr. 4 CCSS) ⭐ Word Choice Activities ⭐ Mentor Sentences for Revising and Editing {Fifth Grade Bundle} ⭐ Mentor Sentences {Fourth Grade Bundle} ⭐ Peer Editing and Revising Packet ⭐ Revising Dialogue Homework Sheet {FREE} ⭐ Persuasive Writing: Classroom Job Applications

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A contribution to light literature, and to the literature of light.--Pref

A look at the best books we read in July

Rioters pick their selections for 10 of the best audiobooks of 2016 so far.

Lately all the books I've been reading have been personally recommended to me by someone else. And I have to say, my friends apparently know me pretty well! I've at least liked, and more often loved,

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