Courage Rolling Warrior I have been trying to introduce more books that focus on people with disabilities into my classroom library, since there is a large gap there. Rolling Warrior: The Incredible Sometimes Awkward True Story
LGBTQ The Pants Project I help to facilitate my middle school's Gender-Sexuality Alliance. This year, we've decided to pursue different projects that celebrate the 2SLGBTQ+ community. One project we've decided to undertake is to organize a book
Courage Thirst Thirst, by Varsha Bajaj, focuses on Minni, a girl who lives in the poorest part of Mumbai and faces the consequences of a water crisis.
Courage Moonflower Sometimes the best way to approach and engage with a serious topic is through stories. Genre fiction does this particularly well. For instance, consider A Monster Calls, by Patrick Ness, or The Ghost
Courage I Am Not Starfire There are a lot of reasons to love I Am Not Starfire [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56120074-i-am-not-starfire?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=2xSshJEVzN&rank=1] , written by Mariko Tamaki
Antiracism Prairie Lotus Prairie Lotus, written by Linda Sue Park, tells the story of Hanna, a girl who is half-Chinese and living on the American frontier in 1880. Hanna and her father settle in LaForge, hoping
Courage Pet Pet [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38612739-pet?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=1mKAmrtQOH&rank=2] , written by Akaeke Emezi, tells the story of a Black transgender girl who must uncover a
Environment Music for Tigers Music for Tigers [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50618252-music-for-tigers?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=T09RBK96ml&rank=1] , by Michelle Kadarusman, tells the story of Louisa, a Canadian middle schooler who
feminism Maybe He Just Likes You Maybe He Just Likes You [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43197524-maybe-he-just-likes-you?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=wZ8vgAofZW&rank=1] , by Barbara Dee, is an important middle grade book that all students
Human Rights Anger is a Gift Anger is a Gift [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36142487-anger-is-a-gift], by Mark Oshiro, tells the story of Moss Jefferies, a black Latinx teen, and his activism against police brutality at his high
Human Rights White Rose White Rose [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39884755-white-rose?from_search=true], by Kip Wilson, is based on the true story of Sophie Scholl, a member of the German resistance during World War
Canadian No Fixed Address Maybe you have seen the signs before. A child in your class does not bring a lunch to school. They rarely seem to wear clean clothes. They often seem tired and have difficulty
feminism Books about Poverty and Abuse Recently I read two books that have striking similarities: The Benefits of Being an Octopus [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35890044-the-benefits-of-being-an-octopus?from_search=true] , by Ann Braden, and Eleanor and Park [https:
Peace Grenade Grenade [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37825453-grenade?from_search=true], by Alan Gratz, tells the story of the invasion of Okinawa during World War II. The book features two characters' perspectives: Ray,
Courage Hello, Universe Hello, Universe [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30653713-hello-universe] is a Newbery Award winning book by Erin Entrada Kelly. It tells the story of four middle schoolers whose lives collide on the first
Human Rights Love, Hate & Other Filters Love, Hate & Other Filters [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31207017-love-hate-other-filters?from_search=true] , by Samira Ahmed, is a coming of age story for young adults. It tells the story of Maya Aziz,
Courage Heroic Journey Lit Circle Overview I have written a number of entries that analyze specific books from my Heroic Journey Literature Circle unit. To sum it all up, here is an overview of the unit, along with my
Courage Number the Stars I am amazed that it took me so long to read Number the Stars [https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/0547577095/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=15121&creative=330641&creativeASIN=0547577095&
Courage The Power of Visual Texts Visual texts are great jumping off points for discussion and reflection during literature circles. Since students are reading a variety of books, it is useful to have common texts to help anchor the
Courage When a Book Fails Not every book is going to be a winner and not every story will grab hold of a reader's attention. Back when I used to teach whole class novels, this used to be
Courage Nimona: Heroic Journey Lit Circle Book 4 One of my favourite books in our heroic journey literature circle is the graphic novel Nimona [https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/0062278223/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=15121&creative=330641&
Courage Peak: Heroic Journey Lit Circle Book 3 The third book in our heroic journey literature circle is Peak [https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/0152062688/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=15121&creative=330641&creativeASIN=0152062688&linkCode=as2&tag=
Courage Devil's Pass: Heroic Journey Lit Circle Book 2 In our Heroic Journey literature circle [https://teacherbees.ca/how-to-be-a-hero/], another book that students enjoy is Devil's Pass [https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/155469938X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=15121&
Courage How To Be A Hero This week, my grade seven classes started our Heroic Journey literature circle unit. During this unit, students will discuss what it means to be a hero and analyse books using the heroic journey
Identity One for the Murphys Book Review Every once in a while, I pick up a book that makes me view students differently. One for the Murphys [https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/0142426520/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&