What an inspiring reminder that protest can be patriotic! Explore 25 historical moments of American resistance that helped shape our nation in the illustrated children’s book Rise Up!: Powerful Protests in American History. Today’s also the on-sale day for the much-anticipated Hunger Games prequel, Sunrise on the Reaping. NPR did a great piece on …
Every Wednesday, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association publishes the regional bestseller list. On Thursdays, we celebrate Thursday Themes to shine a spotlight on some of the books from the list and give our brains a different way of thinking about books. Several of the titles evoke traditional forms of storytelling. What other bestsellers would you include? 6. …
I’ve been reading popular kids books to be able to recommend appropriate books to my students.
“If you enjoyed Hunger Games, try Veronica Roth’s new series, Divergent, set in a dystopian Chicago. Beatrice doesn’t think she fits into her peaceful faction and is sure that she belongs to another faction. Only her aptitude test will tell her where she belongs. Will her new faction accept her after the dangerous initiate training? …
