You never know what you’re going to get on a Wacky Wednesday here at Read These Books and Use Them. Today, I need your help! I love the Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins (love her Gregor series, too). I even had it marked on my calendar when Mockingjay was coming out, but then. . [...]
September 1, 2010 in Book Club Possibility, Collins, Suzanne, Collins, Suzanne, High School Teachers, Middle Grade Novel, Middle School Teachers, Wacky Wednesday, Young Adult Novels
Tags: Children's Writers' Coaching Club, Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins, telecourses, The Hunger Games | 1 Comment »
My generation knows Danica McKellar best as Winnie from The Wonder Years, and West Wing fans know her as Elise Snuffin (8 episodes). But that’s not why I chose to write about her on my blog on a Monday–it’s because she’s helping girls around the world (especially in the United States and Canada) improve their [...]
August 23, 2010 in Book Club Possibility, Books with Math Content, Helping Girls and Women Around the World, McKellar Danica, Middle School Teachers, Young Adult Novels
Tags: blog award, Danica McKellar, Helping Girls and Women Around the World, Math books, young adult nonfiction | 3 Comments »
Before I get to the book Three Cups of Tea, I would like to reveal the winners of the books from Rubicon publishing! And the winners are (using Random.org): 1st choice of books: Clara Gillow Clark, 2nd choice of books: Irene Roth, and 3rd choice of books: Joyce Lansky. Congratulations to all these winners. Thank [...]
July 19, 2010 in Book Club Possibility, Elementary Educators, Fighting world poverty, Half the Sky, High School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Mortenson Greg, Young Adult Novels, multicultural books
Tags: Greg Mortenson, Helping Women and Girls around the world, Pakistan, Three Cups of Tea | No Comments »
Too Fat? Too Thin? The Healthy Eating Handbook Dr. Melissa Sayer Crabtree Publishing Company This is a wonderfully crafted and highly informative book about how adolescents can maintain a healthy body image and ensure that they refrain from comparing themselves with celebrities or people in the media. This book is especially needed in our culture. [...]
July 16, 2010 in Young Adult Novels
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*Young adult, contemporary realistic fiction *2nd-year senior guy as main character *Rating: The Killer’s Cousin grabs hold of you from the beginning and keeps you turning pages until you reach the incredible ending. It’s a thriller for teens with an unbelievable antagonist. Short, short summary: David Bernard Yaffe is an infamous teenager for killing his [...]
July 9, 2010 in Book Club Possibility, Debate topics, High School Teachers, Journal Writing, Werlin Nancy, Young Adult Novels
Tags: Book Club Possibility, Nancy Werlin, The Killer's Cousin, young adult novels | 1 Comment »
A boy named Zach Hunter was 12 years old and a seventh grader when he learned in school that slavery still exists in modern day times. He was horrified as he learned more about the situation around the world and formed a group called: Loose Change to Loosen Chains (nicknamed LC2LC). In his first year, [...]
July 6, 2010 in Book Club Possibility, Elementary Educators, Half the Sky, High School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Young Adult Novels, character education, modern day abolitionists, multicultural books
Tags: Half the Sky, Loose Change To Loosen Chains, modern-day abolitionists, Zach Hunter | No Comments »
*Young adult (tween) book, set in Steampunk Victorian London, sort-of a mystery *Young hunchback as main character *Rating: The Hunchback Assignments is a fascinating book with two lovable main characters, a fascinating setting, and evil villains who may keep you up at night! Short, short summary: Modo, a young hunchback, is rescued by Mr. Socrates [...]
July 1, 2010 in Book Club Possibility, High School Teachers, Journal Writing, Middle School Teachers, Slade Arthur, Writing Skills, Young Adult Novels
Tags: Arthur Slade, Steampunk adventure, The Hunchback Assignments, Victorian London, Young Adult Mystery | 2 Comments »
Besides Half the Sky, which I have discussed several times on here (this book is about more than just human trafficking, but includes chapters on it), I decided to provide more resources about the subject. As the founders of The Emancipation Network, which I wrote about yesterday, can attest to, hearing or reading about actual [...]
June 30, 2010 in Book Club Possibility, Elementary Educators, Half the Sky, High School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Young Adult Novels, character education, human trafficking, multicultural books, service learning projects
Tags: Half the Sky, human trafficking, Human trafficking books, Stop human trafficking | No Comments »
Gogo Ida’s house in Swaziland Yesterday, I introduced you to author Linda Rhinehart Neas and her poetry book, Gogo’s Dream: Swaziland Discovered. There’s still time to leave a comment or question for Linda and a chance to win her book. One of the things she talked about was the non-profit organization, Possible Dreams International. The [...]
June 22, 2010 in Book Club Possibility, Elementary Educators, Fighting world poverty, Half the Sky, High School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Neas Linda Rhinehart, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Young Adult Novels, multicultural books, poetry
Tags: Fight World Poverty, Gogo's Dream: Swaziland Discovered, Linda M. Rhinehart Neas, poetry book, Swaziland women and children | 2 Comments »
photo by nblumhardt www.flickr.com *Picture book for preschoolers through first graders *Animals as main characters *Rating: A cute book with a lot of different animal descriptions that kids will love. Short, short summary: A Bunny is Funny takes a look at different animals you might find at the zoo. From crabs to skunks, from giraffes [...]
June 10, 2010 in Art activities, Ehrlich Fred, Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Personal Connections, Picture Book, Preschool to 1st grade teachers, Reading Skills, Rhyming Words, Shared Writing, Young Adult Novels, Zieffert Harriet
Tags: A Bunny is Funny, books for preschoolers, Fred Ehrlich, Harriet Ziefert, Todd McKie | No Comments »