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Provided by Dr. Lori Atkins-Goodson
With every new young adult title, I find myself flashing through my class rosters—trying to connect each new book to a specific student.
For those of you in a classroom, you know it sounds easier than it is.  I’d love to hand each of my sophomores a copy of To Kill a [...]

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As sub-genres go of young adult literature, we probably won’t find “Creepy Cool” on any library shelf.  But it’s the term I use for books that are a little edgy, a little unpredictable, a little uncomfortable to read, and incredibly engaging. 
Of course, I can’t tell sophomores a book is contemporary gothic.  Instead, I just say [...]

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Building a Classroom Library
Dr. Lori Goodson
I have a few personality flaws that have served me well in teaching.  Possibly the best of those is that I’m a tad lazy.  To be more specific, I like to find ways to make my life easier.  Remote mini blinds, pet doors, etc., all sound like wonderful inventions.  When [...]

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JUST THE BEGINNING
Dr. Lori Goodson

In my years of teaching language arts at the middle school and high school level, I’ve had an amazing array of students come through my classroom doors—with a just-as-amazing array of reading interests and issues.

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