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1. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 5  |  Podcast Episode
   39 Clues Series
   Emily discusses the action-packed 39 Clues series and talks to two authors of the series.
2. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   A Bad Case of Bullying: Using Literature Response Groups
   Students learn how to effectively deal with bullying by participating in literature response groups and writing about when they experienced a similar situation or emotion as a fictional character.
3. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Student Interactive  |  Learning About Language
   ABC Match
   ABC Match is a game that has students practice letter-recognition fluency while honing their memories. Students match initial letters with pictures, playing either with a timer or without.
4. Classroom Resources | Grades   K – 2  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   A Bear of a Poem: Composing and Performing Found Poetry
   Children find favorite words, phrases, and sentences from familiar stories. Working together, they combine their words and phrases to create a poem. The poem is then shared as performance poetry.
5. Classroom Resources | Grades   3 – 10  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson
   A Case for Reading - Examining Challenged and Banned Books
   Students examine books, selected from the American Library Association Challenged/Banned Books list, and write persuasive pieces expressing their views about what should be done with the books at their school.
6. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Podcast Episode
   A Conversation with A.S. King
   Tune in to hear about the seeds behind her newest novel, Everybody Sees the Ants. We’ll discuss how several of the novel’s key elements came about during Amy’s writing process, how The Vagina Monologues connects thematically to elements of the text focused on bullying and torture, and how satire helped her to make a key point about Lucky Linderman’s process of coming to terms with the adult world.
7. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Podcast Episode
   A Conversation with Chris Crutcher
   Tune in to hear the about the ideas behind Crutcher's newest book, Period 8; his thoughts on writing in honest language for teenagers; and what readers have told him about the impact of his stories.
8. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Podcast Episode
   A Conversation with Coe Booth
   Tune in to hear how Coe Booth worked through the challenges of writing Bronxwood, how she makes sense of her characters’ actions, and how her books challenge readers to develop critical social consciousness.
9. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Podcast Episode
   A Conversation with Deborah Wiles
   Tune in to hear how Deborah Wiles uses visual artifacts-including news headlines and song lyrics, maps and snapshots, cartoons and excerpts from speeches-to tell a story about the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis through the eyes of an eleven-year-old girl.
   
10. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Podcast Episode
    A Conversation with E. Lockhart
    Tune in to hear E. Lockhart talk about creating girl characters who try to ignite social change and challenge social hierarchies, the approach she takes to the writing process, and her thoughts on reader response to her books.

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