If you're an upper elementary or middle school teacher, you've most likely heard of Alan Gratz, the author of Refugee, Grenade, Proj...

It's summer and your kids say they don't want to read.  "Reading is boring.  I did that at school!  I want to take a break!&quo...

Tip:  Our students need to see themselves and their classmates in books.  The ones below are excellent for stretching us all to be more incl...

Teachers everywhere are staggering away from their home offices after these last three months of school. Remote learning Remote teachin...

1.  When I left my office that beautiful spring day, I had no idea what was in store for me .  When we left school on that sort-of spri...

Some years ago, I had a sixth-grader I’m calling "Mikey" in my homeroom who came with a reputation for being quite a liar. He w...

These three books...each one so different from the other...and yet, the resourcefulness and persistence each protagonist shows in her cir...