What Does Dystopian Mean, Anyway?
When I describe the premise of books like The Hunger Games or The Giver to my friends, I use the adjective “dystopian”. And even with all of the hy...
Tag: young adult
Why Banned Book Week Has Me Thinking
The buzz about Banned Book Week has begun, even though officially the week doesn’t start until September 30th. Search the topic, and you’ll find websites, read...
Why Obfuscation Is the Perfect Vocab Word for “Paper Towns”
John Green’s PaperTowns is about a boy named Quentin and his quest to find the girl of his dreams, Margo Roth Spiegleman. He already knows her; she lives next...
Choosing Reading Titles for Elementary School Students
This week I’m happy to welcome my guest Mary Bauer from The Artistry of Education. Although I’m not currently teaching, I enjoy following MaryR...
What Makes a Great Character: Katniss Everdeen
I’m a people person. I enjoy striking up a conversation with a shopper behind me at the Walmart check-out. Or swapping fun and useful tweets with people...
Which is better: The book or the movie?
With the all of the excitement over the pending release of The Hunger Games movie, I want to ask you all, which do you usually like better, the book or the movi...