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Why I Picked It Up: Sherry and I presented at the International Literacy Association (ILA) annual conference in St. Louis, Missouri this year and were invited to a special event held by the amazing people at BookSource.  There were many authors there who signed copies of their newest books.  I was giddy with excitement, mostly because […]

Welcome back!  As we kick off the new school year, I offer you this app. This simple tool that just might help you accomplish that goal you have every year of staying organized, while at the same time integrating technology effectively, putting students in charge of their own learning, and increasing the level of student […]

Why I Picked It Up:  Honestly, I had to find out novel in verse that would be appropriate for grades 3-5 for our up coming High Tech Literature Circles session.  I am one of those people who typically freeze up and become a little panicky, so I wasn’t having much luck.  However, many of the […]

** Contact us if you would like to have one of our engaging mentor text sessions come to your campus! ** Why I Picked It Up: Two reasons.  First, the author is a favorite of mine and my son, he makes both of us giggle as we read.  Second, the twins in the book are named […]

Why I Picked It Up: Finding strong upper elementary novels can be tricky.  I always take time perusing the shelves looking for titles, covers, and teasers (on the back of the book) that would appeal to students in grades 3-5.  On one of my countless hours in Barnes & Nobel, I spotted this book.  The […]

Why I Picked It Up: This was a classic case of “Sherry” and “Jessica” books. In preparation for our Head to Head session, we each needed a novel-in-verse to read and review. Jessica had already fallen in love with The Crossover, so I had to find my own novel-in-verse that was different enough to be competitive in our […]