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            19 Articles Categorized Under Community & School Reads Kids: Fiction

            Community & School Reads Kids Community & School Reads Kids: Biography & Autobiography Community & School Reads Kids: Fiction Community & School Reads Kids: Historical Fiction Community & School Reads Kids: Nonfiction General
            March 23 2021

            NEW! Penguin Random House Classroom Libraries

            “Books are a students’ passport to entering and actively participating in a global society with the empathy, compassion, and knowledge it takes to become the problem solvers the world needs.” –Laura Robb   Research shows that reading and literacy directly impacts students’ academic success and personal growth. To help promote the importance of daily independent

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            NEW! Penguin Random House Classroom Libraries

            Community & School Reads Kids Community & School Reads Kids: Biography & Autobiography Community & School Reads Kids: Fiction Community & School Reads Kids: Historical Fiction Community & School Reads Kids: Nonfiction General
            March 23 2021
            Community & School Reads Kids Community & School Reads Kids: Fiction
            May 15 2019

            Baltimore Student Reflects on Reading DEAR MARTIN

            By Kayla, 7th-grade student, City Springs Elementary/Middle School What happens when a community decides to tackle some of the most complex issues of our time? What happens when we decide to stare racism and police brutality in the face and seek to find ways to overcome it? We came together as a city to try

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            Baltimore Student Reflects on Reading DEAR MARTIN

            Community & School Reads Kids Community & School Reads Kids: Fiction
            May 15 2019
            Community & School Reads Kids: Fiction
            April 25 2019

            The Cardboard Kingdom Chosen for Youth One Book, One Denver

            On April 11, Mayor Michael B. Hancock announced The Cardboard Kingdom as the selection for the Youth One Book, One Denver program. The YOBOD summer reading program offers children ages 9–12 a chance to read along with peers and enjoy fun, educational programming, with activities tied to the book’s themes. A goal of the program

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            The Cardboard Kingdom Chosen for Youth One Book, One Denver

            Community & School Reads Kids: Fiction
            April 25 2019
            Community & School Reads Kids: Fiction General
            October 9 2018

            THE PERFECT SCORE is the perfect All School, One Read

            By Beth Orsini, 7th Grade ELA Teacher, Melican Middle School The challenge in finding an All School, One Read selection for middle school is that it must resonate with students from grades six to eight, as well as with adults. The book must have compelling characters, those whom students will want to read about in the

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            THE PERFECT SCORE is the perfect All School, One Read

            Community & School Reads Kids: Fiction General
            October 9 2018
            dystopian fiction
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            August 8 2018

            Dystopian America: Common Reads Selections from Orwell to Atwood

            Common Reads presents a list of classic and contemporary dystopian fiction with offerings for all-ages, ideal for use in both first-year and community reads.

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            Dystopian America: Common Reads Selections from Orwell to Atwood

            Community & School Reads Adults: Fiction Community & School Reads Kids: Fiction First-Year Reading: Fiction
            August 8 2018
            Community & School Reads Kids: Fiction
            July 17 2018

            THE FIRST RULE OF PUNK: A Community

            As a young kid not knowing where I fit in, when I found punk music I found myself. More importantly, after years of existing in the margins at school and at home, I found a community. It wasn’t just about music (entirely), it was about a collective that accepted people for who they were, not

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            THE FIRST RULE OF PUNK: A Community

            Community & School Reads Kids: Fiction
            July 17 2018
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            Community & School Reads Kids: Fiction
            June 13 2018

            How One Teacher Creates Community Connections through Common Reads

            By Amber Bauer 5th Grade Language Arts Teacher at Conger Elementary School Delaware, OH As teachers, we all know that little pit you feel in your stomach when your principal says, “How would you feel about . . . ?” Six years ago, my principal came to me asking if I would take over a

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            How One Teacher Creates Community Connections through Common Reads

            Community & School Reads Kids: Fiction
            June 13 2018
            Community & School Reads Kids: Fiction
            June 7 2018

            Happy 10th Anniversary SAVVY!

            Savvy is celebrating its 10th anniversary of publication with a special paperback edition! This Newbery Honor book has everything you could want in a coming of age story (and more): adventure, magic tattoos, and a rickety bus full of determined kids. For generations, the Beaumont family has harbored a secret. At the age of thirteen, every

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            Happy 10th Anniversary SAVVY!

            Community & School Reads Kids: Fiction
            June 7 2018
            empathy
            Community & School Reads Kids: Fiction General
            June 5 2018

            Building empathy with JUST UNDER THE CLOUDS

            Bibliotherapy, or the therapeutic use of literature, can support students as they develop empathy and a deeper understanding of themselves and each other. Reading engaging and timely books in one classroom, one school, or one entire community can help educators in their mission to build a culture free from stigma and bias. JUST UNDER THE

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            Building empathy with JUST UNDER THE CLOUDS

            Community & School Reads Kids: Fiction General
            June 5 2018
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            May 8 2018

            AMAL UNBOUND is a 2018 Global Read Aloud

            The 2018 Global Read Aloud selections were announced and Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed was the upper elementary/middle grade selection! The Global Read Aloud aims to connect teachers and students across the globe by reading aloud the same book during a set 6-week period every fall. Amal Unbound is story of a girl’s fight to regain

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            AMAL UNBOUND is a 2018 Global Read Aloud

            Community & School Reads Kids Community & School Reads Kids: Fiction
            May 8 2018
            Community & School Reads Kids: Fiction
            February 13 2018

            How to Use Wonder Beyond “Choose Kind”

            How to Use Wonder Beyond “Choose Kind” by L. Bruce Coffey Jr., Director of Programs at Read to Them®   At Read to Them, our mission is to help entire school communities read, explore, and share rich children’s novels. For the last six years, R. J. Palacio’s Wonder has been a very special title in

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            How to Use Wonder Beyond “Choose Kind”

            Community & School Reads Kids: Fiction
            February 13 2018
            Perfect Score
            Community & School Reads Kids Community & School Reads Kids: Fiction
            November 1 2017

            How his job as a classroom teacher helped THE PERFECT SCORE author Rob Buyea discover the power of audiobooks.

            We’re thrilled to welcome author Rob Buyea to the Common Reads blog to share his own personal experience with audiobooks and why they are perfect for teachers and students.

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            Perfect Score

            How his job as a classroom teacher helped THE PERFECT SCORE author Rob Buyea discover the power of audiobooks.

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            November 1 2017
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