Heavy Medal
Amanda MacGregor, May 14, 2024 | Guest Post
History is boring to most kids—totally unfair to history, BTW. But it’s true: students often rank my subject, social studies, as their least favorite.
Karen Jensen, MLS, May 13, 2024 | Climate Change
Danielle Sachdeva, Associate Professor of Literacy and Elementary Education, University of North Georgia and Patricia Newman, Sibert Honor author and Environmentalist, discuss middle grade books about the ocean for World Ocean Day
Amanda MacGregor, May 13, 2024 | Book Reviews
For readers feeling their own haze all around them, Mackenzie's story will show that complicated realities will always be better than empty fictions.
Amanda MacGregor, May 13, 2024 | Guest Post
To celebrate this unexpected milestone I thought I’d reflect on the six most interesting facts about this weird, bittersweet, wild ride of a story.
Amanda MacGregor, May 10, 2024 | Guest Post
By choosing books that combine the thrill of a mystery with a unique setting, educators can review geography, address differences in the ways people live and work, and still engage young readers.
Amanda MacGregor, May 10, 2024 | Take 5
When kids at school say there are "no good books" to read, I send them to two places: graphic novels or the list of short books/books under 250 pages.
Amanda MacGregor, May 9, 2024 | Guest Post
Miami is unreal. That’s why it was the inspiration for in my newest YA novel, Death’s Country.
Karen Jensen, MLS, May 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
Author Polly Holyoke shares tips for helping tweens and teens to become writers
Amanda MacGregor, May 8, 2024 | Book Reviews
Full of humor, memorable characters, great dialogue, and more wrestling than maybe any other book I've read before, this empathetic and meaningful look at grief makes it clear that there's no wrong wrong to do it, even if that means living with the voice of a professional wrestler in your head.
Amanda MacGregor, May 8, 2024 | Guest Post
I started making up this story with my brother when I was in middle school, and it’s taken all these years to finally finish it.
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