Happy New Year, Germies, and welcome to our 3rd annual reading challenge! The past two years I’ve given you checklists to complete over the course …
Reading Advice by Jacqueline Jules
I have decided to reopen that book— the one I abandoned, early last summer, heeding the advice of Suzy and Barbara, and the New York …
TEEN READ WEEK: Interview with Author Kendare Blake
Teen Read Week is here, and I had the pleasure of interviewing Kendare Blake, author of the Three Dark Crowns series. Kendare Blake has authored several …
A Map for Wrecked Girls: Escape Is Unlikely, Death Is Probable
First there were four, and now there are three. Three teenagers, Emma, Henri, and Alex, are all stranded on a deserted island that has no …
Author Chandler Baker: How Not Getting into the College I Wanted Changed My Life
First off, let me say that I’m not one of those people who believes everything happens for a reason. At least not in the sense …
Know the Content but Not Getting the Grades? Discover the Power of Context
In school, I didn’t understand why one student got 90% and another student got 50%, even though I knew that they both knew the content …
A Reader’s Day by Sydney Tatum
A reader’s day starts with words. They open their eyes in their beds with their first thought being how many pages they can get through …
An Escape from Escapism
Escapism. [noun] Defined in the Oxford Dictionary as: “The tendency to seek distraction and relief from unpleasant realities, especially by seeking entertainment and engaging in …
On Breathing by Anna Faith
I breathe the words More deeply than I breathe air They come to me, making flowers grow in my lungs They are beautiful, but how …