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Remove the Stigma: Brain Health

By On February 25, 2020 · 1 Comment · In Reflection
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When I was going through my thyroid diagnosis and treatment, I never felt like I should keep it a secret. I was going to an endocronologist, I knew I was doing the right thing for my health, and no one judged you for taking thyroid medication or getting treatments.

So, why […]

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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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Picture Us in the Light by Kelly Loy Gilbert

By On May 2, 2019 · 1 Comment · In Characterization, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Conflict, LGBTQ, Literature Circle/Book Clubs, Novel, Plot Development, Point of View, Realistic Fiction/Contemporary Fiction, Romance, Text Structure
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Picture Us in the Light
Author: Kelly Loy Gilbert
Published: April 10, 2018 by Disney-Hyperion

Guest Review by Rachel Krieger

Summary: Danny has been an artist for as long as he can remember, and it seems his path is set, with a […]

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Author Guest Post!: “The Student Body: Fostering Positive Body Images Among Students” by Leanne Baugh, Author of The Story of My Face

By On January 20, 2019 · 2 Comments · In Novel
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“The Student Body: Fostering Positive Body Images Among Students”

I recently read a survey on StageofLife.com about how teens view their bodies. The article included the following statistics that are alarming but, sadly, not surprising.

20% of teens are either rarely or never happy with their bodies 31% of teens have […]

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Vincent and Theo by Deborah Heiligman

By On October 10, 2018 · Leave a Comment · In Asking Questions, Awards, Biography/Autobiography/Memoir, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Compare/Contrast, Inquiry, Text Structure, Voice
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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 […]

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Complexity in The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson

By On September 18, 2018 · 1 Comment · In Asking Questions, Cause/Effect, Characterization, Classroom Library Buy, Close Reading/Analysis, Conflict, Imagery/Descriptive Language, Language/Style, Making Connections, Novel, Plot Development, Realistic Fiction/Contemporary Fiction, Teaching
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The Impossible Knife of Memory
Author: Laurie Halse Anderson
Published January 7th, 2014

ALAN Walden Award Finalist 2015
National Book Award Longlist 2014
School Library Journal Best Young Adult Book of 2014

Summary: For the past five years, Hayley Kincain and her father, Andy, […]

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Alone Together by Sarah Donovan

By On July 5, 2018 · Leave a Comment · In Book-in-Verse, Characterization, Classroom Library Buy, Conflict, Imagery/Descriptive Language, Literature Circle/Book Clubs, Mood
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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 […]

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