In order to keep students engaged during those last few days of school before summer break, I was on the…
The dystopian book genre comprises the bulk of Mr. Star Wars' 8th grade book stack (check out my other BLOG…
I am a sucker for inspirational teacher characters in literature. I love books that include a teacher (or coach or…
Mr. Star Wars finishes 7th grade in two days. He has always been a voracious reader and reads at…
I love getting to the end of a book and reading an author's note that provides insight into the story's inspiration.…
Have you noticed how many favorite characters in children's literature are orphans or have absent parents or missing parents or…
In This Recent Fractured Fairy Tale Book List Post, I highlighted a sweet book Miss Priss and I found this…
Fractured fairy tales are those stories that take traditional fairy tale plots and put a twist on the story everyone…
Summer is here and that means I can catch up with my kid lit book pile. To start this summer,…
"Writing process" is a big catch phrase in the education world, and students will do everything possible to complete as little…
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