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Inherit the Wind – Implications for Students in Florida Schools?

In Children's/Young Adult Books, Literature Resources, Uncategorized, Young Adult BooksFebruary 8, 2023 Joanne Robertson-Eletto

 

Last week, I was able to watch one of my all time favorite Turner Classic Movies featuring Spencer Tracy, entitled Inherit the Wind.  Produced in 1960, the film is a fictionalized account of the 1925 Scopes “Monkey” Trial, which resulted in John T. Scopes’ conviction for teaching Charles Darwin’s

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Newbery Award Winner and Honor Books for 2021

In Children's/Young Adult Books, Young Adult BooksJanuary 28, 2021 Joanne Robertson-Eletto

(Reading my book to my granddaughter in prekindergarten – 2 months before first case of COVID 19 in the United States.)

Hi all!

They just

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Building A Classroom Library

In Children's/Young Adult Books, Literature Resources, Uncategorized, Young Adult BooksFebruary 20, 2020 Joanne Robertson-Eletto

 (Reading with my grandmother and sister, circa 1952)

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Newbery Contenders for 2019

In Young Adult BooksJanuary 30, 2019 Joanne Robertson-Eletto

When selecting literature for young adults, I look to the annual Newbery Award Winner and Newbery Honor selections for guidance.  The medal is awarded for “distinguished contribution to American literature,” defined as text, in a book for children.

The

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Are Scottish Children Happier Readers?

In Children's Books, Children's/Young Adult Books, Literature Resources, Young Adult BooksOctober 16, 2018 Joanne Robertson-Eletto

 

During a recent visit to Scotland, I read an interesting article entitled “Children Who Love Reading are Happier” in The Times  (September

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Literature as Shared Experience

In Young Adult BooksAugust 19, 2018 Joanne Robertson-Eletto

Literature allows us to share in the experiences of others.  This young adult novel spans three time periods (1942, 1994, 2015) and tells the stories

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The Appeal of Dystopian Societies for Young Adult Readers

In Young Adult BooksMay 28, 2018 Joanne Robertson-Eletto

A new wave of dystopian stories have hit pop culture and YA literature in the past decade.  It would appear that young adults are fascinated

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