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    Perfect Pear-ings

    Your Bow Tie Literacy Guy Michael Guevara is showcasing his favorite book pairings! Add these titles to your classroom library and download an...

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    Best YA Debut Authors of 2022

    Jennifer Epping shares her top five favorite young adult debut authors of 2022. There's stories of the apocalypse, a moon goddess, budding romances,...

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    Introducing the College Essay with Body Maps

    If you teach seniors, you probably spend time on writing strategies for the dreaded college essay. Jennifer Nash provides a way to lead into teaching...

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    Halloweenie Books

    October is spooky month so what better way to embrace the season than books with mutant teenagers, witches, vampires, and more! Michael Guevara...

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    Does Gatsby Really Matter? Combating Apathy in the ELA Classroom

    Given that lately I am as burnt out as they come, I found myself wanting to do something unusual.

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    September is Friendship Month!

    September is here, which marks the start of the new school year, new routines, new classes, and new friendships!

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    If You Build It, They Will Read

    Last week during her first week of school, I had a conversation with a fresh-out-of-college-first-year teacher who was spending her evenings typing...

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    Dates, Death, and Dybbuks—Oy vey!

    Earlier this summer, my oldest son was making random conversation at dinner about the foolishness of dating aphorisms, like how you shouldn’t talk...

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    Donuts and Deals with the Devil: A Love Story in Space—Kind of

    No cap, I have the worst singing voice in the world. Birds have dropped dead out of the sky upon hearing it. My children used to fall fast asleep...

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    Cuban Pastries, English Tea–No Berry

    Unpopular opinion–British Baking Show is way overrated. Okay, very unpopular opinion. I just don’t like it and feel it my mission in life to...

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