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Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers
Author: Deborah Heiligman
Published April 18th, 2017 by Henry Holt and Co.
Summary: The deep and enduring friendship between Vincent and Theo Van Gogh shaped both brothers’ lives. Confidant, champion, sympathizer, friend, Theo supported Vincent as he […]
Complexity in Young Adult Literature
In Teaching Reading with YA Literature: Complex Text, Complex Lives by Jennifer Buehler, Chapter 2 looks at Young Adult Literature and Text Complexity and gives 8 different elements to think about to help analyze the complexity of a text:
Alone Together
Author: Sarah J. Donovan
Published: May 1, 2018 by Seela Books
Summary: Sadie Carter’s life is a mess, as wavy and tangled as her unruly hair. At 15, she is barely surviving the chaos of her large Catholic family. When one sister becomes pregnant […]
The Moment is Your Life (And So Is This One)
Author: Mariam Gates; Illustrator: Libby VanderPloeg
Published May 22, 2018 by Dial
Book Summary: Don’t just do something, be here.
The key to happiness is being able to find comfort in this moment, here and […]
Recommended Books for Lit Circles/Book Clubs with a Focus on Disability and the Body
Each semester, I focus a section of my college course on disability and the body. I choose this topic for literature circles quite intentionally. My class is divided into thirds for most of […]
There’s Someone Inside Your House
Author: Stephanie Perkins
Published: September 26, 2017 by Dutton
Guest Review by Kaari von Bernuth
Goodreads Summary: One-by-one, the students of Osborne High are dying in a series of gruesome murders, each with increasing […]
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