One of the things we love so much about Fateful by Claudia Gray is that it is rich with so many different elements -- all making it not only an excellent read, but also the perfect book to carry over to the classroom. Whether you're a student or a teacher looking for ideas, here are... Continue Reading →
I had a sort of fortuitous, unexpected meeting with Scott Westerfeld earlier this year at BEA in New York City. I'd missed getting a ticket to his signing for ARCs of Goliath, so I didn't expect to see him. Later that day, I swung by the S&S booth to meet with some of their marketing... Continue Reading →
I had a sort of fortuitous, unexpected meeting with Scott Westerfeld earlier this year at BEA in New York City. I'd missed getting a ticket to his signing for ARCs of Goliath, so I didn't expect to see him. Later that day, I swung by the S&S booth to meet with some of their marketing... Continue Reading →
It's almost time for back to school (actually, I suppose some of you have already started classes!) -- so what better way to sweeten up the return to the classroom than with ways to use Sweetly by Jackson Pearce in the classroom! Here are a few essay & project ideas to get you started: Essay... Continue Reading →
It's almost time for back to school (actually, I suppose some of you have already started classes!) -- so what better way to sweeten up the return to the classroom than with ways to use Sweetly by Jackson Pearce in the classroom! Here are a few essay & project ideas to get you started: Essay... Continue Reading →
There are so many wonderful elements at work in The Revenant by Sonia Gensler that it's hard to choose our favorite. But one thing we absolutely adore is the many possibilities this book offers for use in the classroom. There are SO many ways to relate The Revenant to other classroom subjects (as we explored... Continue Reading →
There are so many wonderful elements at work in The Revenant by Sonia Gensler that it's hard to choose our favorite. But one thing we absolutely adore is the many possibilities this book offers for use in the classroom. There are SO many ways to relate The Revenant to other classroom subjects (as we explored... Continue Reading →
School may be out for summer, but when you go back in the fall, we want you to be armed with ideas for using exciting new books in the classroom. That's why we've put together these essay and project topics using Hourglass by Myra McEntire -- which you can share with your teachers, or use... Continue Reading →
School may be out for summer, but when you go back in the fall, we want you to be armed with ideas for using exciting new books in the classroom. That's why we've put together these essay and project topics using Hourglass by Myra McEntire -- which you can share with your teachers, or use... Continue Reading →
Dystopian books give us so much to work with, it's almost too easy to use them in the classroom! Below are some essay prompts to get you thinking, and project ideas to keep you busy! Essay prompts: In our post on the dystopian genre, we mentioned that many books contain elements of both dystopia and... Continue Reading →
Novel Novice 