After finishing Wishtree  by Katherine Applegate, I've already decided that I'll start next year with this as my read-aloud.  The...

Where does this author come up with all of his crazy-wonderful ideas?  From The Honest Truth  to Some Kind of Courage  to Scar Island (whi...

If you could make yourself over - starting from scratch - what would you change about yourself? That's the underlying premise of...

"Noooo!  Don't stop!"  Music to my ears.   I try to make time - about ten minutes - at the end of every clas...