Ever since we posted our study questions for the first seven chapters of The Hunger Games, we've had eager teachers begging us for more. Well, first let me direct your attention to the website Hunger Games Lessons, which has fully-fleshed out lesson plans available for all three books in the series. The site is run... Continue Reading →
More exploration of Greek mythology today for Darkness Becomes Her and A Beautiful Evil by Kelly Keaton. In A Beautiful Evil, Pandora's Box becomes a very key part of the story and plot moving forward. So to help enrich your reading, here's a look at Pandora's Box in traditional Greek mythology. According to Greek mythology,... Continue Reading →
More exploration of Greek mythology today for Darkness Becomes Her and A Beautiful Evil by Kelly Keaton. In A Beautiful Evil, Pandora's Box becomes a very key part of the story and plot moving forward. So to help enrich your reading, here's a look at Pandora's Box in traditional Greek mythology. According to Greek mythology,... Continue Reading →
As part of our month-long feature on Darkness Becomes Her and the sequel A Beautiful Evil by Kelly Keaton today, we focus on some creatures from Greek mythology that play a key role in this series: Medusa and the Gorgons. In classic Greek mythology, Medusa is one of three Gorgon sisters -- horrifying female creatures... Continue Reading →
As part of our month-long feature on Darkness Becomes Her and the sequel A Beautiful Evil by Kelly Keaton today, we focus on some creatures from Greek mythology that play a key role in this series: Medusa and the Gorgons. In classic Greek mythology, Medusa is one of three Gorgon sisters -- horrifying female creatures... Continue Reading →
We've already talked about dystopian literature in relation to Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi, but there is one classic dystopian novel in particular that we thought deserved a special spotlight this month -- and that is 1984 by George Orwell. Not only is 1984 one of the best examples of classic dystopian literature, but there... Continue Reading →
We've already talked about dystopian literature in relation to Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi, but there is one classic dystopian novel in particular that we thought deserved a special spotlight this month -- and that is 1984 by George Orwell. Not only is 1984 one of the best examples of classic dystopian literature, but there... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
Novel Novice 