Exciting YA Books about Sports for Olympics Fans
Play the first few seconds of Leo Arnaud’s “Bugler’s Dream,” and we’ve already got chills running down our spines, especially…
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8 Entertaining YA Books About High School Dances
One of Kate’s annual AP Lit traditions was the “manage your expectations” talk before prom. Sure, we’ve all grown up…
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8 Books for High Schoolers with a Strong Sense of Justice
On the most basic level, our students are allll about justice: “not fair” has been part of their vocabulary since…
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10 Inspirational Books for Teens
When we think about high-interest books for students, we often jump straight to fiction: murder mysteries, fantasy, over-the-top drama, science…
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Engaging Books for Mature Young Adults
While books from the young adult genre are usually a safe bet when trying to make high-interest First Chapter Friday…
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9 YA Books About Mental Health
In a 2023 U.S. News and World Report article about the toll the pandemic took on teens’ mental health, Kathleen…
