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This is My America by Kim Johnson

By On June 25, 2020 · 1 Comment · In Asking Questions, Author's Purpose/Perspective/Bias, Background Knowledge, Characterization, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Compare/Contrast, Conflict, Dialogue, Foreshadowing, Literature Circle/Book Clubs, Multicultural, Novel, Realistic Fiction/Contemporary Fiction, Theme, Voice
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This is My America
Author: Kim Johnson
Published: February 28, 2017 by Balzer + Bray

GoodReads Summary: Dear Martin meets Just Mercy in this unflinching yet uplifting YA novel that explores the racist injustices in the American justice system.

Every week, seventeen-year-old Tracy Beaumont writes letters to Innocence X, asking the […]

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The Refuge by Sandra Le Guen, Illustrated by Stéphane Nicolet

By On May 26, 2020 · 1 Comment · In Asking Questions, Author's Purpose/Perspective/Bias, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Compare/Contrast, Dialogue, Figurative Language, Imagery/Descriptive Language, Language/Style, Literature Circle/Book Clubs, Making Connections, Mood, Multicultural, Picture Book, Read Aloud, Realistic Fiction/Contemporary Fiction, Simile/Metaphor, Theme, Visualizing, Voice
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The Refuge
Author: Sandra Le Guen
Translator: Daniel Hahn
Illustrator:  Stéphane Nicolet
Published June 1, 2020 by Amazon Crossing Kids

Summary: “There’s a new girl at school. She never stops looking up at the sky! She likes the stars and comets.”

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The Memory Book: A Grief Journal for Children and Families by Joanna Rowland

By On March 26, 2020 · 1 Comment · In Asking Questions, Classroom Library Buy, Writing
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The Memory Book: A Grief Journal for Children and Families
Author: Joanna Rowland;  Illustrator: Thea Baker
Published: January 14, 2020 by Beaming Books

You might recognize the book which inspired this journal, The Memory Box: A Book About Grief:

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The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys

By On January 21, 2020 · 1 Comment · In Background Knowledge, Characterization, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Historical Fiction, Imagery/Descriptive Language, Literature Circle/Book Clubs, Mood, Novel, Point of View, Setting, Tone, Voice
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Fountains of Silence
Author: Ruta Sepetys
Published: October 1, 2019 by Philomel Books

GoodReads Summary: A portrait of love, silence, and secrets under a Spanish dictatorship.

Madrid, 1957. Under the fascist dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, Spain is hiding a dark secret. Meanwhile, tourists […]

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Teacher Guide for AstroNuts Mission One: The Plant Planet by Jon Scieszka

By On November 6, 2019 · 2 Comments · In Asking Questions, Characterization, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Compare/Contrast, Figurative Language, Literature Circle/Book Clubs, Making Connections, Read Aloud, Teaching, Text Features, Vocabulary/Vocabulary Development
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AstroNuts Mission One: The Plant Planet
Author: Jon Scieszka
Illustrator: Steven Weinberg
Published: September 10th, 2019 by Chronicle Books

Summary: AstroWolf, LaserShark, SmartHawk, and StinkBug are animals that have been hybridized to find other planets for humans to live on once we’ve ruined Earth. So off […]

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Educators’ Guide for The Trouble with Shooting Stars by Meg Cannistra

By On October 30, 2019 · Leave a Comment · In Allusion, Asking Questions, Characterization, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Compare/Contrast, Figurative Language, Literature Circle/Book Clubs, Magical Realism, Making Connections, Novel, Personification, Read Aloud, Simile/Metaphor, Teaching, Vocabulary/Vocabulary Development
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The Trouble with Shooting Stars
Author: Meg Cannistra
Published: August 20th, 2019 by Simon & Schuster for Young Readers

Summary: Twelve-year-old Luna loves the nighttime more than anything else. It’s when no one gives her “that look” about the half mask she has to wear while healing […]

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The Remember Balloons by Jessie Oliveros

By On August 21, 2019 · 2 Comments · 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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