Gripping fantastical journeys, family secrets, unbridled joy, and inconceivable loss: in these pages, tweens are facing it all. These 26 middle grade titles are exemplars across genre of the power of truth telling and embracing one's authentic self, even when it seems impossible.| School Library Journal
Summer is a welcome break from the pace of the school year. But it’s important to keep the learning going! Here are some ideas about how to make summer a great time for reading, writing, exploring, thinking, creating, and learning with your kids.| Reading Rockets
Encouraging children to read while school is out will help prevent the “summer slide” and build background knowledge to support reading comprehension. Our booklists can be a springboard for helping your kids choose books on topics that pique their curiosity — that’s what really motivates children to want to read. When kids have engaging books at the ready, they won’t ever be bored!Our summer reading booklists are created by our children’s literature expert, Maria Salvadore, who al...| Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets’ children’s literature expert, Maria Salvadore, brings you into her world as she explores the best ways to use kids’ books both inside — and outside — of the classroom.| Reading Rockets
Book clubs should celebrate reading! Here are ideas to get you started.| www.nea.org
Blogger Rebecca Alber gives tips and lesson ideas for inspiring your students to read this summer.| Edutopia
From the Classroom: Building Reflective Readers| From The Mixed Up Files
Notes of Hope when the world is too much| From The Mixed Up Files
Diversity in MG Lit #53 May and June 2025| From The Mixed Up Files
