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Suggested Reads - Book Lists

"Murder at Midnight" and other suggestions

100 Websites You Should Know and Use (updated!)

Baseball Books | Booklists for Teens

Need a book? Looking for a book that would interest your teen?

Children's Books - Fiction, Classics, Audiobooks & More - Simon & Schuster

Teen Books Online at Simon & Schuster

The Book Thief online text

The Book Thief Character Map

The Book Thief

Character descriptions

Videos « The Talent Code

What do you think? I know imagery helps me to understand. What about you?

Outliers: The Story of Success: Malcolm Gladwell

Students, parents, teachers, mentors: Read this book and consider the importance of community - intelligence - opportunities - 10,000 hours.

How Children Succeed

Thank you to Michelle Icard who brought this author to my attention.

Pure IQ is stubbornly resistant to improvement after about age eight. But the ability to handle stress and manage strong emotions can be improved, sometimes dramatically, well into adolescence..." - Paul Tough

The Power of Habit

Charles Duhigg has me thinking about routines and patterns. I'm planning to include discussions about the routine paradigm in my work with students (and self!) this fall.

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

The Jungle online text available.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens

Sean Covey says:

Be Proactive.
Begin with the End in Mind.
Put First Things First.
Think Win-Win.
Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood.
Synergize.
Sharpen the Saw.

A Conversation with Sally Shaywitz, M.D., Author of Overcoming Dyslexia

What is the most important thing a parent can do to help her dyslexic child? Great interview with Dr. Shaywitz.

Learning Outside the Lines

If you haven't already read "Learning Outside the Lines" written by Jonathan Mooney and David Cole, 2000, then do so right now. Run get it. Read it immediately. Pass it on. A mom shared this book with me yesterday (thank you, Tracy), and even though I'd heard of the title, I had not taken the time to read the book. I care about you all, and I think of you constantly (really). I search for ways to help students tap into their own learning. These two young men who took the time to write their story offer students ways to take control of their own learning. I'm studying their comments today.