Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi is just the latest in a string of new dystopian novels to hit store shelves in the last year or so. The genre has sort of had an explosive year, especially as fans of The Hunger Games clamor for more books with similar themes. So as we've done in the... Continue Reading →
As a modern story written with a 19th century flair, Darker Still is the perfect fodder for taking a new YA novel and bringing it into the classroom ... especially because author Leanna Renee Hieber drew upon the classic novel The Portrait of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde! So first things first ... we share... Continue Reading →
As a modern story written with a 19th century flair, Darker Still is the perfect fodder for taking a new YA novel and bringing it into the classroom ... especially because author Leanna Renee Hieber drew upon the classic novel The Portrait of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde! So first things first ... we share... Continue Reading →
One of the cool parts of The Mysteries of Harris Burdick is that it's been used in classrooms for years as inspiration for writing prompts -- with teachers inviting kids to write their own stories based on the illustrations. Now, with the release of The Chronicles of Harris Burdick, Houghton Mifflin has put together a... Continue Reading →
One of the cool parts of The Mysteries of Harris Burdick is that it's been used in classrooms for years as inspiration for writing prompts -- with teachers inviting kids to write their own stories based on the illustrations. Now, with the release of The Chronicles of Harris Burdick, Houghton Mifflin has put together a... Continue Reading →
Any time you have a new book tied in to a classic, there are loads of ways to use it in the classroom. Below you'll find essay prompts and project ideas for Kenneth Oppel's This Dark Endeavor. Essays: * Much of This Dark Endeavor concerns alchemy and the ways it intersects with modern science. Do... Continue Reading →
Any time you have a new book tied in to a classic, there are loads of ways to use it in the classroom. Below you'll find essay prompts and project ideas for Kenneth Oppel's This Dark Endeavor. Essays: * Much of This Dark Endeavor concerns alchemy and the ways it intersects with modern science. Do... Continue Reading →
One of my favorite parts of reading This Dark Endeavor by Kenneth Oppel was spotting the references & nods to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein -- since This Dark Endeavor is written as a prequel to that book. So in case you missed them or want more insight, here's a look at some of the major references:... Continue Reading →
One of my favorite parts of reading This Dark Endeavor by Kenneth Oppel was spotting the references & nods to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein -- since This Dark Endeavor is written as a prequel to that book. So in case you missed them or want more insight, here's a look at some of the major references:... Continue Reading →
Yesterday, we shared more about the original classic novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley -- as part of our feature on This Dark Endeavor by Kenneth Oppel, which is a new prequel to the original book. So today, we want to talk a bit more about the original creator of Victor Frankenstein: Mary Shelley herself! Mary... Continue Reading →
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