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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”

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…”

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”

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”

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”

I’m feeling “Full of Fall” today! April Pulley Sayre is a local favorite author, and she has some really cool “seasonal” reads. Here are the two I read (again) today: Full of Fall (2017)   Let’s Go Nuts! Seeds We Eat (2013)   It’s Monday! What are YOU reading? It’s Monday! What are you Reading?Continue reading “IMWAYR: Feeling Like Fall”

#WhyIWrite — I answered questions, made lists, reflected on my reading, and held conversations.  I wrote that chapter about my teaching life called “Shut Up!” (Thank you in advance @lester_laminack.) I write to learn. I write to wonder. I write to celebrate. #NationalDayonWriting

After last week’s amazing reunion with Kwame Alexander, I re-read Swing, since I have my signed copy in my hands now. This reading was “way” better than the Net Galley version. (No offense to Net Galley, but I feel that the digital copy did not support the intended view and flow of the lines ofContinue reading “IMWAYR: A Big Week of Reading”

Hey, Kiddo‘s subtitle is “How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction.” Jarrett’s brave memoir is a graphic novel commentary for our times. Jarrett is brave to share his story in this memoir, and I’m so glad he did. We book lovers say, “Books save lives,” and I’m sure thisContinue reading “Book Review: Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka”