Though Kami Garcia's new novel Unbreakable features a fictional secret society called the Legion, a lot of the story is inspired by real-life research. One of those things is the Illuminati. If you've read Dan Brown's Angels & Demons you may have heard of this group before, a real-life secret society dating back to the... Continue Reading →
A huge aspect of The Dark Between by Sonia Gensler is the Spiritualist movement, which claimed popularity in the U.S. and Britain from the 1840s through the 1920s. The movement is largely associated with the popularity of mediums, seances, and "spirit photography" during this time period -- but as Gensler pointed out in one of... Continue Reading →
A huge aspect of The Dark Between by Sonia Gensler is the Spiritualist movement, which claimed popularity in the U.S. and Britain from the 1840s through the 1920s. The movement is largely associated with the popularity of mediums, seances, and "spirit photography" during this time period -- but as Gensler pointed out in one of... Continue Reading →
Today for our book of the month, The Dark Between by Sonia Gensler, we're taking a look at some of the real-life inspiration for this spooky historical-fiction, paranormal mystery. For her first guest post on the official The Dark Between blog tour, Sonia talked about how the idea for this book came about while researching... Continue Reading →
Today for our book of the month, The Dark Between by Sonia Gensler, we're taking a look at some of the real-life inspiration for this spooky historical-fiction, paranormal mystery. For her first guest post on the official The Dark Between blog tour, Sonia talked about how the idea for this book came about while researching... Continue Reading →
Here at Novel Novice, we love finding ways to incorporate new YA novels into the classroom. So we're giving our August Book of the Month Wise Young Fool by Sean Beaudoin the classroom treatment. Check out our ideas below, and share yours in the comments below! Compare Wise Young Fool protagonist Ritchie Sudden to the... Continue Reading →
Here at Novel Novice, we love finding ways to incorporate new YA novels into the classroom. So we're giving our August Book of the Month Wise Young Fool by Sean Beaudoin the classroom treatment. Check out our ideas below, and share yours in the comments below! Compare Wise Young Fool protagonist Ritchie Sudden to the... Continue Reading →
The Program author Suzanne Young is a teacher -- and so we are especially excited today to share our ideas for incorporating her new book into the classroom. Here are some essay topics and project ideas to get both students and teachers alike thinking about how to use The Program in the classroom. Essay Topics Research... Continue Reading →
The Program author Suzanne Young is a teacher -- and so we are especially excited today to share our ideas for incorporating her new book into the classroom. Here are some essay topics and project ideas to get both students and teachers alike thinking about how to use The Program in the classroom. Essay Topics Research... Continue Reading →
Today we're bringing you some essay and project ideas for using Poison by Bridget Zinn in the classroom. Be sure to add your own suggestions in the comments below! Essay Topics: Study the elements of a classic fairy tale, and examine how these elements are used throughout Poison Discuss how Poison uses elements of a... Continue Reading →
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