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Goodbye Stranger Rebecca Stead Wendy Lamb Books On Sale: August 4th If I had to pick one talent to define Rebecca Stead’s w...

Roller Gril Victoria Jamieson Dial March 10, 2015 I have to rave hard here but first, some context. When a kid finishes Harry P...

As the sun sets on another remarkable year for children's literature, I'm reminded of a comment I came across in a Goodreads Newbe...

Dear Ellie, I’m very sorry. I know Beth Vrabel did not base her character on you. Still. You fit the description of Becky so perfectl...

Let me start by reassuring you that despite any initial negativity, I’m firmly in the Kate-DiCamillo-Can-Do-No-Wrong camp.  With that sa...

We used to start off the year by slapping a list of 40 writing topics in the front of the writer’s notebook. I was so proud to assign such ...

Movies based on popular books don’t tend to ruffle too many feathers with teachers. Here, we have a movie based on a curricular classic...