Caleb Franklin narrates the story of how he and his brother, Bobby Gene, met Styx Malone and got into the “biggest trouble we’ve ever gotten into in our lives.” The first page is one of those excellent leads we talk about in English class. You know when you read the first page, the story isn’tContinue reading “Book Review: The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon”
Author Archives: Jennifer Sniadecki
Book Review: The Thing With Feathers, by McCall Hoyle
The Thing With Feathers, By McCall Hoyle Emilie is a teenager with issues. She struggles with returning to school after homeschooling, with making high school friends, and with navigating her first crush, a handsome athlete named Chatham. She also has two other problems: grieving her father’s death from cancer and living with epilepsy. Emilie’s mom andContinue reading “Book Review: The Thing With Feathers, by McCall Hoyle”
#MustReadin2019 — Books From 2018 I Didn’t Finish
Carrie Gelson of “There’s a Book For That”(https://thereisabookforthat.com/) hosts a hashtag for all the readers who didn’t get to finish their TBR lists in 2018 – #MustReadin2019. (Thank you, Carrie! I see I’m not alone.) I read over 140 books in 2018 (I’m terrible at posting on goodreads.com), but these are the titles I didn’tContinue reading “#MustReadin2019 — Books From 2018 I Didn’t Finish”
A Five-Star Year: Best of 2018 Books
I’ve seen a number of “Best of” book lists this week, and I always wonder how my list would stack up against the others in any given year. This year, I used a friend’s recommendation to review my Goodreads.com list, and when I looked, I found many books that received my rare “5-Star” rating (maybeContinue reading “A Five-Star Year: Best of 2018 Books”
My 2018 One Little Word — Venture
My “One Little Word” for 2018 was VENTURE. As I look back over the year, I found that I ventured out more than I ever thought I would. I took risks and made mistakes; I laughed and I cried. I spent more time thinking and planning, but also “doing” in 2018. As I acted outContinue reading “My 2018 One Little Word — Venture”
IMWAYR: H is For Haiku
Amy Losak, Sydell Rosenberg’s daughter, sent me her mother’s work, H Is For Haiku. Amy knows I love poetry and short texts I can read to my middle school students for enjoyment and for study. As I read each A to Z poem, I realized that every one was different, and that some didn’t followContinue reading “IMWAYR: H is For Haiku”
IMWAYR: So Little Time…
With the little time that I have this week, I’m reading… The New Kid by Jerry Craft I opened this one just now. It’s a graphic novel, so my middle schoolers will love it, I’m sure. I will use this book to add to my “Fabulous First Lines” list of titles: “This is how IContinue reading “IMWAYR: So Little Time…”
IMWAYR: PD Week
This could be a long post, but I am thinking you would be upset, so I won’t list every picture book from my PD session today at #RSAC2018. If you want the list of books we used in the session, please feel free to ask in the comments (or email me) and I’ll help. InContinue reading “IMWAYR: PD Week”
IMWAYR: My To-Be-Read List Grew After #NCTE18
My TBR list grew exponentially after #NCTE18. It’s amazing to live in the literacy world and I’m honored to meet with authors and illustrators all over the country. It’s a special time to be a reader. Today I read two new titles (to me) and re-read some Ryan T. Higgins books again to prepare forContinue reading “IMWAYR: My To-Be-Read List Grew After #NCTE18”
#NCTE18: A Love of Learning
NCTE’s annual conference was an amazing awesome adventure! All my friends were there, from all my groups, and I saw almost all of them (for at least a few minutes each) during my stay in Houston. I loved the theme this year, Raising Student Voice; I learned there are many ways to raise student voices,Continue reading “#NCTE18: A Love of Learning”
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