Bookish BINGO | Summer Vibes

Today I received an email from a parent about needing access to the summer reading materials I sent out at the end of the school year, and it got me reflecting on my own summer reading thus far and set me to wondering about what y’all are out there reading. The middle school where IContinue reading “Bookish BINGO | Summer Vibes”

Book Review | The Golden Hour by Niki Smith

As I’m writing this, the sun is high and so is the temperature. My kids and I just got back from a bike ride, and I’m grateful for the air conditioning. All of that means that it’s summer time! Since I teach middle school and university classes during the school year, summer break is primeContinue reading “Book Review | The Golden Hour by Niki Smith”

Announcing the 2024 Winners of the Whippoorwill Award for Rural Young Adult and Middle Grade Literature

This is the fourth cycle of the Whippoorwill Award for Rural Young Adult and Middle Grade Literature, and it has been an eventful one. The Award has recently moved to be housed by The Rural Assembly on English Language and Literacy Education (TRAELLE, pronounced “trail”). TRAELLE is an assembly of educators through the National CouncilContinue reading “Announcing the 2024 Winners of the Whippoorwill Award for Rural Young Adult and Middle Grade Literature”