Educations Matters: Diverse Children's Book Reviews
Middle grade chapter books for kids ages 9 through 14 and including 3rd grade books, 4th grade books, 5th grade books, 6th grade books, and 7th grade books.
Welcome to the Izzy Newton and the S.M.A.R.T. Squad Blog Tour! To celebrate the release of Izzy Newton and the S.M.A.R.T. Squad: Absolute Hero by Valerie Tripp (author of the American Girl book series) on September 8th, blogs across the web are featuring exclusive, original content from Valerie, plus 5 chances to win a SIGNED copy of Izzy Newton! The characters’ personalities reflect…
Did you know that foster care is on the rise? “The number of cases of children entering the foster care system due to parental drug use has more than doubled since 2000, according to research published this week in JAMA Pediatrics.” It can be traced to the opioid endemic which is largely due to Purdue Pharma based…
Read these middle grade books about immigrant families! These chapter books about immigration sheds light on life for many of our kids. I met Laura Shovan through social media and I got to know her when she included me to create a NCTE proposal for a sports-related panel. I had read her first book, a…
I’ve always had a fascination with Ancient Egypt. It makes me happy that my kids get an introduction to ancient cultures at school. Isn’t it amazing how these books make history from so long ago feel like we are part of it? And there are still secrets to be discovered from these stories of Pharaohs…
It’s not easy getting my teenage son to read for pleasure these days! Once my kids hit high school, I give up on coercing them to read on their own since they have a lot of reading assigned to them. My son is a high school freshman now and these are the books that he…