If you loved our April Book of the Month, Wither by Lauren DeStefano, then chances are you can't wait until the second book in this trilogy comes out. Sadly, you've still got about another year to wait. Fortunately, we've found the perfect solution to tide you over until then ... Lauren's short stories! Yes, on... Continue Reading →
We continue our look at "Classroom Connections" for Wither by Lauren DeStefano today, with T.S. Eliot's poem The Hollow Men -- which is quoted at the opening of the book: This is the way the world ends Not with a bang but a whimper The poem, written in 1925, is considered to be largely a... Continue Reading →
We continue our look at "Classroom Connections" for Wither by Lauren DeStefano today, with T.S. Eliot's poem The Hollow Men -- which is quoted at the opening of the book: This is the way the world ends Not with a bang but a whimper The poem, written in 1925, is considered to be largely a... Continue Reading →
We make no secret here at Novel Novice about our desire to relate new YA books to classroom lessons. And our April Book of the Month, Wither by Lauren DeStefano, is no exception. Today and tomorrow, we've got two different ways to relate Wither to traditional classroom topics. Today, we're showing you how to relate... Continue Reading →
We make no secret here at Novel Novice about our desire to relate new YA books to classroom lessons. And our April Book of the Month, Wither by Lauren DeStefano, is no exception. Today and tomorrow, we've got two different ways to relate Wither to traditional classroom topics. Today, we're showing you how to relate... Continue Reading →
There's no shortage of food for thought in Lauren DeStefano's new post-apocalyptic, dystopian novel, Wither. We've compiled some essay topics and project ideas to get you started, but the sky's the limit on this one! Essay ideas Imagine Rhine's kidnapping from her brother Rowan's point of view. How does he discover she's been taken? What does he... Continue Reading →
There's no shortage of food for thought in Lauren DeStefano's new post-apocalyptic, dystopian novel, Wither. We've compiled some essay topics and project ideas to get you started, but the sky's the limit on this one! Essay ideas Imagine Rhine's kidnapping from her brother Rowan's point of view. How does he discover she's been taken? What does he... Continue Reading →
For our March Book of the Month, we featured The Body Finder Series by Kimberly Derting -- and for our contest this month, we asked you to tell us ... what's your echo? That is, we wanted you to describe what your own echo might appear like to Violet, the main character in The Body... Continue Reading →
For our March Book of the Month, we featured The Body Finder Series by Kimberly Derting -- and for our contest this month, we asked you to tell us ... what's your echo? That is, we wanted you to describe what your own echo might appear like to Violet, the main character in The Body... Continue Reading →
Because Lauren DeStefano's new novel, Wither, has some really gritty themes, it was a challenge to create a playlist that reflected all the aspects of the story. We had to think long and hard about capturing its essence. Below are some songs we think are a pretty good fit. "Waiting for the End" by Linkin... Continue Reading →
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