Booktalks
Social Justice Booktalks, a guest post by Cindy Shutts
Two weeks ago, when I was doing my bi-monthly booktalks for a sixth grade class, I was booktalking Because they Marched by Russell Freedman. This book focuses on the fact that it was nearly impossible to register to vote if you were black before the Voters Rights Act. One of the 6th graders asked me, […]
Booktalking
Kearsten LaBrozzi, from the Glendale Public Library, occasionally puts together Booktalks for us here at TLT. I’ve collected all the posts on Booktalking in one place for you. The 411 On BooktalksBooktalk It! Developing a Booktalk Program to Network with SchoolsBooktrailers#3WordBooktalksMore on #3WordBooktalks at Teens Know Best The Booktalks:It’s the End of the World as […]
Going Back in Time: Middle School-Style – Booktalks by Kearsten LaBrozzi
This month, my middle school book club and I talked historical fiction, naming titles, authors, and six words or phrases to describe the books. As we shared our past month’s reads, two themes featured prominently: required reading is not always their favorite (e.g., My Brother Sam is Dead and Hound of the Baskervilles) and yes, […]
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