CONGRATULATIONS! You are in an amazing class this year! You’ve been selected to meet and beat last year’s students in the 2016-2017 Reading Road Trip Challenge. Here’s how it works: You are going to read — a lot. You need to read what is interesting to you, with some suggestions. This doesn’t affect your grade:…
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What did you think about, lying here at night? Did you have nightmares, too? I began to cry. When your parents died, did you know it? Could you feel them go? I cried harder. I didn’t want to, but I couldn’t stop myself. I couldn’t stop myself, so I thought about all the bad things…
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Looking for your next great book? There are many sites that have reading recommendations http://www.tor.com/2016/03/03/five-books-with-snarky-magicians/ http://www.teenreads.com http://www.whatshouldireadnext.com
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Please stop saying you hate to read. You might as well be saying you hate delicious food or good days. Reading does nothing to you and everything for you. If you need more inspiration, think about Marley Dias’ one-girl mission to find 1,000 books about kids of color, not just ‘white boys and dogs’ as…
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January is gone, but not forgotten: we have one text we struggled with so I say we check “a book that intimidates you” off the list. Anyone who’s ever looked at Common Sense by Thomas Paine will agree. Your challenge: Through the rest of this year, read something from the list. Keep track on…
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