For the last two weeks we've been exploring Chicago with our family who visited us from Guatemala. Two years ago, when we went to Gua...

     "Do you want to go for a walk?" Ruth stood over me, standing close, an urgency in her voice, like the time was now.    ...

Title: How This Book Was Made   Author: Mac Barnett   Illustrator: Adam Rex Publisher: Disney-Hyperion   Publication Date: September 6...

Today I have the pleasure of interviewing Traci Chee who wrote the young adult novel The Reader . I'm lucky to be a fan of Traci'...

Welcome to another guest post in my series For The Love of Mentor Texts  here at Teach Mentor Texts. I love to talk about the power of m...

Title: The Marvels   Author: Brian Selznick   Illustrator: Brian Selznick   Publisher: Scholastic Press   Publication Date: September ...

It's time to  CELEBRATE This Week  with Ruth Ayres from  Discover. Play. Build.   Every week Ruth invites us to share our celebrations...

Title: Lost In The Sun   Author: Lisa Graff   Publisher: Philomel Books   Publication Date: May 26th, 2015   Genre/Format: Realistic F...

Welcome back! You made it through week one of Teachers Write! Aren't you loving it? All of the prompts and exercises made me think a...