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12.14.2022 by Judi Holst // Leave a Comment

Teaching Tip: Reach Out to Your Tribe

Many teachers say that they feel like they are teaching on a “deserted island.” As the only public speaking teacher at our school, (and heck, there are only a few middle school ones in our district), I can understand that feeling. Here’s the thing, though…you don’t have to be a loner. It’s important for a […]

Teaching Tip: Talk to Your Students About Friendships

A Student Asked: ”Is it okay to only have one or two friends?” The other day, I received an email from a past student. She had moved up to 7th grade this year, and she was worried that she only had one or two friends. As everyone knows, friendships during your middle school years are one of the […]

Teachers and Parents: Give Each Other Some Grace

Let’s Give Each Other Some Grace Last year, when my mom was in the last stage of Parkinson’s Disease and then passed away right before Christmas, my sisters and I came to an agreement. We were going to give each other some grace. We each handled the situation differently: one of us was the crier […]

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Resurrection Walk

by Michael Connelly

I am a huge fan of the show "Bosch" and the show "The Lincoln Lawyer." When I saw that this book combines both of those characters, I couldn't wait to read it. It takes place long after Bosch has retired, and he is now a driver for Mikey...

Never Lie

by Freida McFadden

I loved the different twists in the book. Just when you think you have one mystery solved, you're probably wrong.

The Silent Patient

by Alex Michaelides

Resurrection Walk

by Michael Connelly

The Boy Who Changed His World: An Inspiring Story of Hope

The Boy Who Changed His World: An Inspiring Story of Hope

by Robert Whanslaw

There is something special when an elderly person befriends a teenager. It can be a beautiful bond. This story is about Callum, a 15-year-old boy, who is bullied at school, doesn't know his father, and his mother is married to a man who ...