…changing the world, one reader at a time.
Over on School Library Journal today, STAB Computer Science Coordinator Kim Wilkens and I are talking about Foiling Fake News, a unit we developed for fourth graders to help them to put their digital literacy and computer science skills to the test. We had a blast while helping our fourth graders to sharpen their critical thinking […]
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When I feel small in a world so big, when I wonder how I fit in, when the world is spinning so fast… I tell my wiggling body: be still. I tell my thinking mind: be quiet. I tell my racing breath: be slow. – I Am Yoga, by Susan Verde In the transition from […]
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This book is about a zombie named Zombie or his mom call him that. Any who at Zombie’s school a new kid named Blaze is super cool. And Blaze calls him Zack or that’s Zombie’s name. Zombie has to change his clothes but Blaze is not a zombie so he is a I actually don’t […]
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It’s time for some real talk. I have to admit something. Something that most teachers and librarians will never admit. It’s not a particularly popular opinion amongst educators. But I’m not ashamed. I’ll shout it from the rooftops: I love graphic novels. Seriously. I do. Give me all the epic adventure series, the cartoon fractured […]
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WHO: 5th grade readers interested in picking up a new book to enjoy over the summer, share one of their favorites, and participate in a fun book exchange with their classmates. WHAT: 5th grade students have been begging for one more book club this year (I can’t blame them – they did such a great […]
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The Demon Dentist, by David Walliams Do you like funny books? This is the perfect book for you then. I think its a very funny book. The Demon Dentist is a mystery book. The main character is a boy named Alfie. He hates going to the dentists. As soon as you look at the cover […]
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Note: This post is intended to be a resource for parents, educators, and students, instead of a personal reflection. If you would like to hear my personal feelings about 13 Reasons Why or engage in a discussion about difficult topics in young adult literature, I invite you to contact me privately via email at fitzbetweentheshelves@gmail.com. When […]
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The story is about a girl named Clementine and there’s a talent show coming up called Talent Palooza Night of the Stars. That’s a pretty long name, right? Then that’s when Clementine gets into a problem and that problem is… Clementine thinks that she doesn’t have any talents but deep inside her she does. But […]
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Her hair fell into her face and she hunched over, tongue sticking out of the corner of her mouth, fingering an LED light and a strip of copper tape. The cardboard car sat stubbornly askew on the tabletop. She moved silently, in tiny increments, only pausing to wipe her hand on her skirt or tuck her […]
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