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On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

By On April 17, 2019 · 1 Comment · In Author's Purpose/Perspective/Bias, Characterization, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Conflict, Dialogue, Literature Circle/Book Clubs, Multicultural, Novel, Realistic Fiction/Contemporary Fiction, Theme, Voice
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On the Come Up
Authors: Angie Thomas
Published: February 5, 2019 by Balzer + Bray

GoodReads Summary: Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least make it out of her neighborhood one day. As the daughter of an underground rap […]

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Student-Created Interactive Timeline on the Struggle for Equal Rights in America

By On April 2, 2019 · 1 Comment · In Inquiry, Multicultural, Teaching, Teaching Tuesday
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When I began planning my research unit for my Advanced Reading classes, I took to asking my students what they would be interested in learning more about, and overwhelmingly they asked to learn about the Civil Rights movement and other aspects of Black American history; however, when we […]

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The Last Last-Day-of-Summer by Lamar Giles

By On March 28, 2019 · Leave a Comment · In Cause/Effect, Classroom Library Buy, Compare/Contrast, Conflict, Fantasy, Foreshadowing, Multicultural, Mystery, Novel, Plot Development, Prediction, Read Aloud, Theme
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The Last Last-Day-of-Summer
Author: Lamar Giles
Published: April 2, 2019 by Versify

Summary: The Hardy Boys meets The Phantom Tollbooth, in the new century! When two adventurous cousins accidentally extend the last day of summer by freezing time, they find the secrets hidden between the unmoving seconds, minutes, and […]

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Review and Educators’ Guide: Taking Cover: One Girl’s Story of Growing Up During the Iranian Revolution by Nioucha Homayoonfar

By On March 27, 2019 · 2 Comments · In Biography/Autobiography/Memoir, Classroom Library Buy, Literature Circle/Book Clubs, Multicultural, Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday, Novel, Plot Development, Reflection, Setting, Voice, Writing
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Taking Cover: One Girl’s Story of Growing Up During the Iranian Revolution
Author: Nioucha Homayoonfar
Foreward by Firoozeh Dumas
Published January 1st, 2019 by National Geographic Children’s Books

Summary: In the mid 1970’s Nioucha Homayoonfar’s French mother and Iranian father made a decision […]

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Love by Stacy McAnulty

By On March 21, 2019 · Leave a Comment · In Asking Questions, Author's Purpose/Perspective/Bias, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Compare/Contrast, Figurative Language, Imagery/Descriptive Language, Inferring, Language/Style, Mood, Multicultural, Picture Book, Read Aloud, Reflection, Rhyme/Rhythm, Text Structure, Theme
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Love
Author: Stacy McAnulty
Illustrator: Joanne Lew-Vriethoff
Published December 4, 2018 by Running Press

Summary:From award-winning author Stacy McAnulty comes a sweet story about love and what it’s really all about.

What is love? Can you only express it in […]

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The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander

By On January 31, 2019 · 1 Comment · In Asking Questions, Author's Purpose/Perspective/Bias, Background Knowledge, Classroom Library Buy, Literature Circle/Book Clubs, Making Connections, Multicultural, Picture Book, Read Aloud, Realistic Fiction/Contemporary Fiction, Text Features
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The Undefeated
Author: Kwame Alexander
Illustrator: Kadir Nelson
Published April 2, 2019 by Versify

Summary: The Newbery Award-winning author of The Crossover pens an ode to black American triumph and tribulation, with art from a two-time Caldecott Honoree.
Originally performed for ESPN’s The […]

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Smithsonian Exploration Station: World Atlas by Josh Farndon

By On December 5, 2018 · 1 Comment · In Asking Questions, Close Reading/Analysis, Compare/Contrast, Informational Nonfiction, Inquiry, Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday, Text Features, Vocabulary/Vocabulary Development
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Smithsonian Exploration Station: World Atlas
Author: Josh Farndon
Published November 6th, 2018 by Silver Dolphin and the Smithsonian

About the Book: Head off on a globetrotting adventure in this interactive atlas! Learn about the diverse cultures, customs, wildlife, and natural beauty that form our world through informative text […]

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