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This young readers edition of Erica Armstrong Dunbar’s National Book Award–nominated title details the account of Ona Judge, who ran away from the household of George and Martha Washington. This "Classroom Bookshelf" lesson plan provides teaching ideas and digital resources  to accompany what SLJ's  reviewer called "a brilliant work of U.S. history."

Julie Guthrie uses technology and kid lit to bring the world to her classroom and students.

A lesson plan for Sophie Blackall's award-winning picture book. 

Winner of a 2019 Coretta Scott King Author Honor, The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson is part historical fiction novel, part mystery, full of masterful plot twists and clever riddles. The latest lesson plan from "The Classroom Bookshelf."

Lessons for the classroom and library based on 2019 Geisel Honor book Fox+Chick and Other Stories by Sergio Ruzzier, from a critical literacy exercise on unlikely friendships and reader's theater to Fox+Chick as mentor text.

Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela thinks her name is too long - when she tries to write it, she needs to add an extension piece of paper in order to fit it on a single page. With the support of her father’s family stories, she comes to see how her name is actually the perfect fit for her.

Netflix has brought back Carmen Sandiego and, with her comes a series of books and series-related materials for educators. That and more industry news in NewsBites.