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    Monthly Archive for: "March, 2021"
    Literacy Is A Gateway To Upward Mobility: Guest Post by J. Elle
    By J. Elle
    In Classroom, Library, Perspectives
    Posted March 26, 2021

    Literacy Is A Gateway To Upward Mobility: Guest Post by J. Elle

    One of the questions I’m always asked is what inspired me to write my debut novel, Wings of Ebony. My answer is usually about repressed processing and grieving the brutality toward Black and [...]

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    “Anton Treuer: Teaching Young Readers Everything They Need to Know About Indians”
    By Lisa Bullard
    In Author Interviews
    Posted March 25, 2021

    “Anton Treuer: Teaching Young Readers Everything They Need to Know About Indians”

    Anton Treuer’s new book, the Young Readers Edition of Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask, will be published April 6th. This pair of quotes from the book make a [...]

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    Steering All Students into the Best Lane: Guest Post by Torrey Maldonado
    By Torrey Maldonado
    In Classroom, Library, Teacher Talk
    Posted March 22, 2021

    Steering All Students into the Best Lane: Guest Post by Torrey Maldonado

    “You should’ve won a . . .” a student complimented me during my recent virtual visit to her private school. Right after her, other students in fifth through eighth grade named other awards they [...]

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    Room to Read: Why We Leave Space in Stories: Guest Post by Jarrett Pumphrey
    By Jarrett Pumphrey
    In Books in Bloom, Library
    Posted March 18, 2021

    Room to Read: Why We Leave Space in Stories: Guest Post by Jarrett Pumphrey

    Jarrett and Jerome Pumphrey are a dynamic duo of brothers who are making a serious splash in the picture book world. Their first book, The Old Truck, won several awards and received multiple [...]

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    Connecting through Art in your Secondary ELA Classroom
    By Erin Fallgatter
    In Classroom, Library, Mackin Library, Teacher Talk
    Posted March 8, 2021

    Connecting through Art in your Secondary ELA Classroom

    Every March, we celebrate young artists of all forms – it’s Youth Art Month! There are so many ways to bring art into the classroom, and there are plenty of reasons we should, too. As a secondary [...]

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    YA Lit that Shatters Stereotypes of Diverse Female Characters
    By Katy Tessman
    In Books in Bloom, Digital, Library, MackinVIA
    Posted March 4, 2021

    YA Lit that Shatters Stereotypes of Diverse Female Characters

    This year’s International Women’s Day campaign theme is #ChooseToChallenge. The IWD website states, “A challenged world is an alert world. Individually, we’re all responsible for our own thoughts [...]

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