** Contact us if you would like to have one of our engaging mentor text sessions come to your campus! ** Why I Picked It Up: I have been on the hunt for a “non-girlie” book in verse. It seemed like a futile task until I came upon The Crossover. From the cover, it was obviously […]
Poetry
4 Songs for Teaching Confidence and Self-Worth
I am a true believer in using music and song lyrics in the classroom. Students are naturally captivated by music, so why not go there? It’s difficult to find music students will enjoy that have clean lyrics and send a great messages, so here are four songs I used this week in classrooms to help […]
Book Review: Almost Home, by Joan Bauer
Why I Picked It Up To be honest, this book was definitely not a “Sherry” book. It is, however, on the 2013 Lone Star Reading List which is assembled by Texas Library Association every year. This list targets students in grades 6, 7 and 8, and the purpose of the list is to expand the reading […]
A World of Food
A World of Food by Carl Warner Why I picked it up A book that consists entirely of colorful lands of food, how could I resist? I do judge books by their cover and this one has a strikingly beautiful picture of a fairy tale candy house – yes please! Why I finished it Each […]
