It is an awfully sad misconception that librarians simply check books in and out. The library is the heart of a school, and without a librarian, it is but an empty shell.

1. Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo Acevedo, E. (2020). Clap When You Land. HarperTeen. Summary: Camino and Yahaira Rios, who...

17) The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo List: Best Fiction for Young Adults Acevedo, E. (2018).The Poet X. NY: HarperCollins. Summary:...

9) The Crossover by Kwame Alexander Alexander, K. (2014). The Crossover. NY: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Summary: Josh is an 8th-grade...

1) The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie Alexie, S. (2007). The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian....

Chapter 15: Peck's Questions Summary: Richard Peck wrote ten questions to ask about a novel. The first question is: What would the story...

Chapter 7: Literary Elements Summary: Literary elements and literary devices are a critical evaluation of young adult literature....

Chapter 1: Why do we share literature with children? Summary: Chapter one was mainly about the reasons we share literature and the love...

Summary: Losing a family member can be hard, especially if you had a close connection with that person. Cammy was having a hard time...

Summary: Being in the spotlight is not easy, especially if you want to be invisible to the world. Ana, a 12-year-old girl, has had a...

Summary: The book retells six love stories from the bible. The first story is about Samson and Delilah. Samson falls in love with Delilah...

Summary: The sun is rising on a group of islands. The air is still, and the sea is calm, but a volcano has been growing under the ocean...

Summary: She has always been a dreamer, but only with her eyes open. She rarely remembers her dreams when she sleeps. All that changes...

Summary: Tiana has a pocketful of words and uses them to create a haiku. The first word she creates is her name, Tiana. She hangs it on a...

Summary: Little Star and her mom made a big mooncake. The mom laid the mooncake into the night sky. The mom told Little Star to remember...

Summary: The very hungry caterpillar is eating through fruits, squirming around bugs and birds to show the different ways you can show...

Summary: Beekle was born on a far away island where imaginary friends were created. All the imaginary friends that were created will...

Summary: Archie was happy to know that Peter found some motorcycle goggles. Peter ran back to their hideout to show Archie how great the...

Summary: Bud is a ten-year-old boy who was leaving in a temporary home after being motherless. The only thing Bud thing for him was a...

Summary: The book is about a boy named Castle Cranshaw that gave himself the nickname ghost. Ghost was a victim of an abusive father that...

Summary: Andy Jackson was a high school student at Hazelwood High Tigers School. One night after a basketball game, Andy and two friends...