How to Read Literature Like a Professor: For Kids | 
pickGot through this one in a matter of hours and a fun read it was- totally directed at those teaching and the middle schoolers who might be learning. I‘ll be reading the adult version as I try to get this to be mandatory reading for my grade 8s!
Wish Thomas Foster would come up with a HTRLLAP for teenagers. The original book uses examples from novels the students do not know and cannot make the connections to, and this one seems too juvenile for an AP class. Would love a happy middle using YA examples. #teachersoflitsy
I read the adult version of this book in high school and have never forgotten the helpful lessons it teaches about decoding common symbols, archetypes, etc in literature. The "kids" version does not disappoint. I assigned it to my advanced 8th grade as summer reading with plans to reference it all year, and I think I'll assign it to the whole 8th grade the next year. It's both accessible and informative in a smart, funny way.
