Dive Into Summer Reading

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Three cheers for summer reading! High-quality summer programs foster creativity, promote reading skills, and help to prevent the summer slide. And, of course, reading in the summer often provides additional opportunities to read for enjoyment and discover new favorites. TeachingBooks is ready to enhance your summer reading activities with thoughtful digital resources curated to engage readers and connect them to the books and programs enjoyed in your community.

Check out resources for these fabulous programs. And, if you're still looking for more, explore our tools for each student to build their own booklists! Enjoy, and email me if we can be of any assistance.

Nick Glass
Founder & Head
TeachingBooks and Book Connections
nick@TeachingBooks.net

Featured Booklist: Sora Sweet Reads

Enjoy hundreds of resources for the elementary, middle, and high school Sora Sweet Reads collections—a program created by OverDrive to be enjoyed in the Sora Reading App. The collection includes free and simultaneous-use children's and YA ebooks and audiobooks.

Behind the Books: "How I Draw a Comic Strip"

Cartoonist Steenz takes us through their process in creating a line of Heart Takes the Stage (Simon & Schuster, 2022), from text editor to black-and-white panels. Learn what Steenz enjoys about the process, what they call "the hardest part," their hopes for the series, and more.

Meet-the-Author Recording: Night of the Moon with Hena Khan

Realizing the need for young students to understand the Muslim holiday of Ramadan, author Hena Khan explains why a party for her preschool son inspired her to write her picture book Night of the Moon (Chronicle Books, 2008). You can hear her story and a short excerpt from the book in this Meet-the-Author Recording.

Kelly Yang on New From Here

Kelly Yang, author and winner of the 2019 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature for her title Front Desk (Scholastic, 2018), talked to us about her latest novel, New From Here (Simon & Schuster, 2022). Listen to the author share how a personal immigration experience inspired this timely story about "embracing uniqueness."

Ruth Behar on Teaching and Writing

What does the concept of "home" mean? As an immigrant child, Ruth Behar experienced a loss of home that she has thought about and shared with students throughout her teaching and writing career. Find out more in this For Teachers, By Teachers post where the author shares the backstory for her 2021 International Latino Book Award Winner, Letters From Cuba (Nancy Paulsen Books, 2020).

Featured Booklist: Black History: Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future

As the school year winds to a close, here are some great options for diversifying your summer reading plans. Explore Black history and experiences all year long with these compelling titles for high school students.

Watch Veera Hiranandani Compete in the Author Fan Face-off

Who knows more about a book—the writer or the reader? Find out in this month's Face-off, which features mega-fan Naina and author Veera Hiranandani answering questions about The Night Diary (Penguin, 2018). Many of the details from this book come from Veera's family, but Naina really knows her stuff. Who will win?

Creative Ideas for TeachingBooks Resources

TeachingBooks resources are great for building literacy, prompting discussion, and enriching the world of a favorite book. But they're also fun to use! In this month's post, explore some ideas to engage your students in learning that ranges from kinetic to creative.

Unlock the Magic of Fairy Tales with TeachingBooks

Discover thousands of resources for the fascinating and multifaceted world of fairy tales. Enchant your readers with retellings and multicultural tales that enhance your curriculum.

Contests & Giveaways

Check out our May Contests & Giveaways, accompanied by multimedia resources!

• Blips on a Screen by Kate Hannigan and Zachariah O'Hora (Random House, 2022)
• The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester by Maya MacGregor (Astra, 2022)
• Mr. Lemoncello's Very First Game by Chris Grabenstein (Random House, 2022)
• Wildflower by Melanie Brown and Sara Gillingham (Greystone, 2022)
• And More!

See the May Contests & Giveaways on our blog.

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