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Month: December 2014
Why I believe in magic and fairytales at age 21
SR Staley December 25, 2014
By Claire W. Staley When one turns 21, as I did recently, one is expected…
Round 2 of modern fiction for the modern classroom
SR Staley December 23, 2014
By Claire W. Staley Earlier posts have discussed why incorporating modern fiction into the modern…
Modern fiction for the modern classroom: Round 1
SR Staley December 21, 2014
By Claire W. Staley In an earlier post, I discussed why today’s students have a…
The case for modern teen & YA fiction in school classrooms
SR Staley December 19, 2014
by Claire W. Staley Some people tell me that they wish they read as much…
Posted in Books, In the classroom, Reviews Tagged artemis foul, characters, claire staley, classroom, divergent, eragon, fault in our stars, fiction, harry potter, hunger games, john green, novels, reading, storytelling, teaching, teaching fiction, teen fiction, young adult
Reason magazine reviews “comic thriller” St. Nic, Inc.
SR Staley December 4, 2014
Books editor Jesse Walker reviews St. Nic, Inc. in it’s January 2015 issue of Reason magazine…
Posted in Books, Reviews, St. Nic Inc Tagged DEA, drug cartel, drug enforcement agency, Jesse Walker, little people, Nicole Klaas, NP enterprises, Reason magazine, SR Staley, St. Nic Inc, toy distribution, toys