There are many literary things going on lately! Below are a few for you to explore and/or share with students:
GUHSD’s 2021 Summer Reading Program Interest and Pet Photo Crowdsourcing Form (bit.ly/unleashyourpix)
April 2021 Calendar: Novels in Verse for National Poetry Month (bit.ly/apr21cal)
YALLWEST Young Adult & Middle Grade FREE Virtual Book Festival - Saturday, April 24, 2021 (yallwest.com)
Audiobook SYNC 2021 Free Audiobooks for Teens Summer Program - Starting April 29th (bit.ly/syncbooks)
And, here are a few more aimed specifically at teachers:
Why Not YA?: 5 Starting Points for Exploring Young Adult (YA) Literature (bit.ly/rst-ya)
Kylene Beers & Bob Probst on Forged by Reading: the Power of a Literate Life (Free SDCOE virtual event) - Thursday, April 29th, 3-5 pm
Indigenous Voices: Authentic Children’s Literature in the Classroom and Library (Free SDCOE virtual conference) - Tuesday, May 25th & Wednesday, May 26th, 12 - 3:30 pm
Robert Bitner on LGBTQ Literature for Youth (Free SDCOE virtual event) - Monday, May 10th, 3:30-4:30 pm
