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sammiegdeas
Answers in the Pages | David Levithan
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Initially, the structure of this book confused me, but as I have progressed through it, I am starting to see it come together. Like Flying Lessons and Mexikid, I like that Answers in the Pages introduces a unique style of writing for students to see. A cool assignment to do with this book is to split the class into three groups and have each group become experts on each story and jigsaw it to bring it all together!

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freeatlast1137
Louisiana's Way Home | Kate DiCamillo
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

120/359

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BarbaraJean
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Just browsed through Goodreads‘ list of upcoming/new releases and have now added 4 more books to my library holds (and 7 others to my Goodreads TBR). 😬😍 Anticipating a new Thursday Murder Club makes me super happy, and I‘m SO EXCITED the new Morrigan Crow is finally being released! It‘s been so long I may need to re-read the first three…

Daisey I just ordered the Morrigan Crow book for my nephew. He‘s also been impatiently waiting for it to come out. 8h
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jessicaking
Answers in the Pages | David Levithan
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“'We are who we are, and we'll be who we'll be. A book can make us *feel* that, but it can't *invent* that. It's already inside us,'“ (Levithan 122).

Among so much else in this book, Donovan's open conversation with his mother brings about this quote. While I was reading, I thought about its truth in my own life. But even more important is the truth this will bring to students: unlearning prejudices or becoming more of themselves without fear.

sammiegdeas What a beautiful quote! I love how universal Levithan's lessons are. We enter the classroom with biases and sometimes fear of who we are, but literature like this reveals that being yourself is not a crime. Young adulthood is hard enough with the hormonal and psychological changes undergone. Introducing literature that supports exploration, discovery, and authenticity is crucial to destigmatizing the classroom. 56m
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freeatlast1137
Raymie Nightingale | Kate DiCamillo
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In an attempt to get her dad back, Raymie decides to compete at the Little Miss Florida Central Tire of 1975. What she gets is two best friends.

121/359

I love the way Kate DiCamillo writes, such good stories.

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S3V3N
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A coming-of-age story about first love, family, and finding yourself.
Jeremy‘s figuring things out—his sexuality, his relationship with his newly-divorced dad, and whether Evan, the boy he meets on the Oregon Coast, might like him back. As they bond over birdwatching, they create a secret code—part game, part shield. Quietly powerful, this YA story hits hard and feels real.

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
The Underground | K. A. Applegate
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This book made me WHEEZE because I was laughing so hard - the yeerks have a major weakness and it‘s maple and ginger instant oatmeal. Jake had a monologue about oatmeal not playing a major role in famous historical battles and Rachel solved problems by going through walls in elephant morph and making it Visser Three‘s problem by throwing the oats into a yeerk pool and him in after it.

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
The Underground | K. A. Applegate
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“We can‘t back out now,” Marco said. “I‘ve 36 boxes of maple and ginger instant oatmeal at home, in easy open single serve pouches.”

Bookwormjillk 🤣🤣🤣 2d
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riley.fulton
Mexikid | Pedro Martin
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I think the fact that it's format is a graphic novel makes such a deep story inviting to young adults because it is easy to read. Many kids think graphic novels and comic books are just superheroes, but there are more options available to them, and I think this is a good example to show.

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riley.fulton
Mexikid | Pedro Martin
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I think it is important for every student to be educated on all cultures because it is useful in classrooms as well as life after and outside of school. I loved the story of being able to appreciate and respect both cultures. It definitely brought to mind how depending on the demographics, students bring merging cultures.