As a high school English teacher, I am often asked to recommend good books to my students. While everyone's concept of "good" is different, I do believe I have a keen sense of both what books are appropriate for a teacher to recommend as well as what books will keep the interests of my students, and-- hopefully-- turn them into lifelong readers.
I envision this blog as a resource for students, teachers, librarians, and any other curious readers to use as a tool to help choose books. I will review books as I read them (usually one per week) and if it is a book I would consider teaching in my classroom, I will include questions that could be used for discussion or journaling. Each book I read will be reviewed based on the following criteria:
-Content
-Message
-Language and other Objectionable Material
-Style
-"Teachability" and
-Overall Rating
I will be reading classic literature, young adult literature, and adult literature with appeal to teenagers, and I welcome your feedback and reading suggestions.
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