Part of my writing process in December is supposed to be reflective on the process of not using any social media. I haven’t done a very goo...

Be sure to hop on over to TeachMentorTexts.com for more great reads! Summertime means extra time for reading, and joining in on Donalyn...

Hop on over to TeachMentorTexts.com for more great readerly posts today! Past Photo Credit Chan's debut novel broke my heart...

Don't laugh, but I actually took a book with me for the backpacking extravaganza this weekend. I also took a journal. It was  waterpr...

Today's post was planned and ready to go when all of a sudden it was altered by a very unanticipated occurence. We reached our f...

Make sure to go see what Crystal is up to today! This week's Poetry Friday Link Up is hosted by Elizabeth Steinglass . For more won...

If you know who this cute little guy is, we can be BFFs! Photo from the PDF Teacher Resource file found here . It's Monday! And ...

So often I have students (mostly girls) come to me and ask for Suzanne Collins'  The Hunger Games . Now, I can't blame them for w...

It's been a quiet day. Reading, writing, reflecting. I don't remember a time when I wasn't reading, asking for books, wanting...

This afternoon on FaceBook I read an article about Bridget Zinn , who was offered representation for her debut novel back in 2009. Not long ...

So it's the end of week 4 and I've just wrapped up my reading of Tovani's So What Do They Really Know? So much of this book...

Guys! I have to tell you that I love this book. (Okay, if you haven't been following along, I'll tell you -- Cris Tovani's So Wh...

This summer, I followed the Stenhouse Summer Blogstitute . A variety of amazing authors posted on their blog each week and readers were aske...

This is book fair week at school, and as usual my "wish list" pocket on the teacher display is slightly embarrassing. No matter,...

I've learned a lot in the past six weeks, but mostly, I've (re)learned this: I believe in a reader’s right to choose. ...

It's Monday! Huzzah! It's Monday and I'm sitting at home on my big comfy couch, surrounded by books. You just gotta love a ...