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    Monthly Archive for: "January, 2021"
    Debuts that Celebrate Diverse Friendships
    By Katy Tessman
    In Books in Bloom, Digital, Library, Mackin Library, MackinVIA
    Posted January 29, 2021

    Debuts that Celebrate Diverse Friendships

    February is known for Valentine’s Day, a celebration of romantic love. But it can also be a time to honor friendships. Friends can be the most important people in our life. In an article [...]

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    Creative Energy in the Midst of a Pandemic: Guest Post by Natalie C. Parker
    By Natalie C. Parker
    In Books in Bloom
    Posted January 21, 2021

    Creative Energy in the Midst of a Pandemic: Guest Post by Natalie C. Parker

    Natalie C. Parker is an author and editor of books for young adults. Stormbreak, the thrilling conclusion to her Seafire trilogy, is scheduled to come out in February 2021. In this guest post for [...]

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    What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?: Guest Post by Edward van de Vendel
    By Edward van de Vendel
    In Classroom, Teacher Talk
    Posted January 18, 2021

    What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?: Guest Post by Edward van de Vendel

    If we could do a bit of time traveling and end up right next to the chair I’m sitting on, in a classroom, in, let’s say, November 1974 (I’m ten years old), and if we could ask my younger self [...]

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    Kate Messner: The Grown-Up Version of “That Kid with a Million Questions”
    By Lisa Bullard
    In Author Interviews
    Posted January 15, 2021

    Kate Messner: The Grown-Up Version of “That Kid with a Million Questions”

    It only takes a quick glance at Kate Messner’s website to grasp that she’s a prolific, award-winning writer with a wide array of books to her credit. Digging deeper reveals something more: No [...]

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    Celebrate Black History by Honoring Today’s Diversity
    By Katy Tessman
    In Books in Bloom, Digital, Library, Mackin Library, MackinVIA
    Posted January 14, 2021

    Celebrate Black History by Honoring Today’s Diversity

    As student populations become more diverse, classmates are very likely to have friends in different racial and ethnic groups. The year 2020 was full of challenges and change. The events that our [...]

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    The Case for Comics in the Classroom
    By Maddie Ince
    In Classroom, Library, Teacher Talk
    Posted January 7, 2021

    The Case for Comics in the Classroom

    Comics are kind of like that one “weird” kid in school no one knows how to be friends with. As a medium, it’s studded with unfortunate tropes. The ubiquitous caped crusaders, the artsy [...]

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