November 2024 Edition

Make Your Bookshelves Talk

Printable Shelf Talkers on TeachingBooks bring your bookshelves to life with QR codes that connect readers directly to any resource that "talks"—book trailers, Audio Name Pronunciations, Meet-the-Author Recordings and more. Co-branded with your institution's logo and translatable to 100+ languages, your readers can feel connected to the books on your shelves.

Once you generate these Shelf Talkers, add your own Sora QR code in a graphic editor of your choice so access to the book and resources appear together—see the example above.

Let us know how you are using Shelf Talkers!

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The TeachingBooks Team

Nadia Saloman on A Voice of Hope: The Myrlie Evers-Williams Story

Author Nadia Saloman and book A Voice of Hope: The Myrlie Evers-Williams Story

Nadia Saloman joined our virtual book tour to discuss her inspiring new picture book biography, A Voice of Hope: The Myrlie Evers-Williams Story (Penguin, 2024). Explore the inspiration behind this powerful tribute to the civil rights activist and visit our blog for a thoughtful imagination activity.

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Behind the Books: "Bringing Hickory Hollow to Life"

Squirrels, a map, and personality tests all played a part in the development of the new middle grade series "Hickory Hollow", published by Heights Press with a team of authors including Kelly J. Baptist. Learn about the coordination involved in world-building a fictional town from series editor Kelley Barth.

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Featured Booklist: The 50 Most Banned Books in America Right Now

Although Banned Book Week is over for this year, the opportunity for conversation continues with this list of commonly banned books from 2024 from Reader's Digest. Which ones have you read?

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Watch Jack Gantos Compete in the Author-Fan Face-off

This month's Face-off features mega-fan Jayden and author Jack Gantos answering questions about Dead End in Norvelt (Macmillan, 2011). Winner of the 2012 Newbery Medal, this historical fiction mystery follows Jack over the course of one summer as he helps an elderly neighbor typewrite obituaries about people who founded his hometown.

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Ashley Granillo on Teaching and Writing

In this For Teachers, By Teachers post, Ashley Granillo shares her teaching philosophy, emphasizing storytelling as a way to humanize academic lessons and help students overcome their aversion to writing. Enjoy Granillo's storytelling in her debut middle-grade novel, Cruzita and the Mariacheros (Lerner, 2024).

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Meet-the-Author Recording: Far from the Tree with Robin Benway

Author Robin Benway and book Far from the Tree

In honor of National Adoption Month, this Meet-the-Author recording with Robin Benway explains the inspiration for and includes an excerpt from her National Book Award-winning title, Far from the Tree (HarperCollins, 2017).

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Sora Starter: Free, Compatible, and Easy Access Across Devices

Book covers Strong as Shadow and Every Falling Star

Add to the reading culture in your school by activating the Sora Starter Collection! Sora is device agnostic. This collection of 250+ unlimited access ebooks and audiobooks is available free to any school with the Sora platform! Enjoy evergreen ELA classics and popular favorites for students at every grade level. Easily increase engagement and deepen comprehension for these titles with resources from TeachingBooks.

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TeachingBooks is for Students too!

There are many ways students can enjoy the resources and tools on TeachingBooks. They can celebrate the books they love, learn more about authors, cite their research, or find their next great read!

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Planning Public Library Programs with TeachingBooks

TeachingBooks resources can help make program planning quick and easy with materials to support story times, book clubs, and more.

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Contests & Giveaways

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

The Doll Test: Choosing Equality by Carol Boston Weatherford & David Elmo Cooper (Lerner, 2024)
Everett Green: The Not-So-Christmas Tree by Freddy Wexler & Fanny Berthiaume (PRH, 2024)
Still There was Bread by Lisl H. Detlefsen & David Soman (HarperCollins, 2024)
And more!

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