Adam Shepard is a very interesting man. That’s him to the right with a mustache that he grew as part of his list of things he wanted to do in his life. This list became a new book, One Year Lived, where Adam recounts a year of his life that he spent traveling and reading. [...]
April 22, 2013 in Book Club Possibility, Helping Girls and Women Around the World, service learning projects, Shepard Adam, Writing Skills, Young Adult Novels
Tags: books with travel, travel writing, young adult books, young adult nonfiction | 2 Comments »
I’m welcoming Alex Boles, whom I met through my critique group (she’s the sister of one of our members) and who has a very exciting and important website and book! I encourage everyone to check out the website here and then the book through the Amazon link at the bottom of the post. I will [...]
December 13, 2012 in Boles Alex, Book Club Possibility, Helping Girls and Women Around the World, High School Teachers, Journal Writing, Journal Writing, Middle School Teachers, Writing Skills
Tags: bloggers, building self-esteem in kids, young adult nonfiction | No Comments »
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 | 4 Comments »
World War II memorial in Washington, D.C. by Kyle Rush www.flickr.com *Nonfiction historical young adult book *Features members of Hitler Youth and their stories *Rating: Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler’s Shadow is at times gut-wrenching and sad, but Bartoletti does a great job of showing teens (the intended audience) what it was like to [...]
October 17, 2009 in Bartoletti, High School Teachers, Un-Forgettable Friday, Writing Skills, Young Adult Novels
Tags: Hitler Youth, Susan Campbell Bartoletti, World War II, writing summaries, young adult nonfiction | No Comments »
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