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The Remember Balloons by Jessie Oliveros

By On August 21, 2019 · 1 Comment · In Asking Questions, Background Knowledge, Classroom Library Buy, Picture Book, Read Aloud, Realistic Fiction/Contemporary Fiction, Simile/Metaphor
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The Remember Balloons
Author: Jessie Oliveros;  Illustrator: Dana Wulfekotte
Published: August 28, 2018 by Simon & Schuster

Goodreads Summary: James’s Grandpa has the best balloons because he has the best memories. He has balloons showing Dad when he was young and Grandma when […]

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Feral Youth by Shaun David Hutchinson, Brandy Colbert, Suzanne Young, Tim Floreen, Justina Ireland, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Stephanie Kuehn, E.C. Myers, Marieke Nijkamp, Robin Talley

By On June 13, 2019 · Leave a Comment · In Allusion, Asking Questions, Author's Purpose/Perspective/Bias, Characterization, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Conflict, Language/Style, Literature Circle/Book Clubs, Point of View, Realistic Fiction/Contemporary Fiction, Short Story Collection, Theme, Voice
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Feral Youth
Authors: Shaun David Hutchinson, Brandy Colbert, Suzanne Young, Tim Floreen, Justina Ireland, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Stephanie Kuehn, E.C. Myers, Marieke Nijkamp, Robin Talley
Published: September 5, 2017 by Simon Pulse

Guest Review by Natalia Sperry

Summary: At Zeppelin Bend, […]

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The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik by David Arnold

By On June 6, 2019 · Leave a Comment · In Allusion, Asking Questions, Author's Purpose/Perspective/Bias, Characterization, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Dialogue, Figurative Language, Language/Style, Literature Circle/Book Clubs, Making Connections, Plot Development, Point of View, Reflection, Symbolism, Text Features, Text Structure, Theme, Tone, Voice
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The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik
Author: David Arnold
Published: May 22, 2018 by Viking

Guest Review by Natalia Sperry

Summary: This is Noah Oakman → sixteen, Bowie believer, concise historian, disillusioned swimmer, son, brother, friend.

Then Noah […]

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Teachers’ Guide for Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina

By On May 31, 2019 · Leave a Comment · In Asking Questions, Characterization, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Compare/Contrast, Figurative Language, Literature Circle/Book Clubs, Multicultural, Novel, Plot Development, Point of View, Prediction, Read Aloud, Realistic Fiction/Contemporary Fiction, Setting, Simile/Metaphor, Symbolism, Teaching, Tone, Vocabulary/Vocabulary Development
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Merci Suárez Changes Gears
Author: Meg Medina
Published: September 11th, 2018 by Candlewick Press

Summary: Thoughtful, strong-willed sixth-grader Merci Suárez navigates difficult changes with friends, family, and everyone in between in a resonant new novel from Meg Medina.

Merci Suárez knew that sixth grade would be different, […]

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Teachers’ Guide for Louisiana’s Way Home by Kate DiCamillo

By On May 24, 2019 · 1 Comment · In Asking Questions, Characterization, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Compare/Contrast, Figurative Language, Foreshadowing, Historical Fiction, Literature Circle/Book Clubs, Novel, Plot Development, Point of View, Prediction, Read Aloud, Setting, Simile/Metaphor, Symbolism, Teaching, Tone, Vocabulary/Vocabulary Development
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Louisiana’s Way Home
Author: Kate DiCamillo
Published: October 2nd, 2018 by Candlewick Press

Summary: From two-time Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo comes a story of discovering who you are — and deciding who you want to be.

When Louisiana Elefante’s granny wakes her up in the middle of the […]

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Nice Try, Jane Sinner by Lianne Oelke

By On May 23, 2019 · 1 Comment · In Characterization, Classroom Library Buy, Conflict, Humor, Language/Style, Literature Circle/Book Clubs, Novel, Point of View, Realistic Fiction/Contemporary Fiction, Setting, Tone
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Nice Try, Jane Sinner
Author: Lianne Oelke
Published: January 9, 2018 by Clarion

Guest Review by Natalia Sperry

Summary: The only thing 17-year-old Jane Sinner hates more than failure is pity. After a personal crisis and her subsequent expulsion from high school, […]

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The Forest Queen by Betsy Cornwell

By On May 16, 2019 · Leave a Comment · In Allusion, Characterization, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Conflict, Dialogue, Fantasy, Theme
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The Forest Queen
Author: Betsy Cornwell
Published: August 7, 2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Guest Review by Rachel Krieger

Summary: When sixteen-year-old Sylvie’s brother takes over management of their family’s vast estates, Sylvie feels powerless to stop his abuse of the local […]

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