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Putting Books to Work: Ann Rinaldi's A BREAK WITH CHARITY: A STORY ABOUT THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS

A BREAK WITH CHARITY: A STORY ABOUT THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS is an historical fiction novel set against the backdrop of Salem Village. The story centers on the witchcraft trials through the perspective of Susanna English, who knew that the young women who "cried out" against witches were aware of what they were getting themselves into. Loathe to reveal their secret, for fear of retribution against her or her family, Susanna struggles with guilt as each one of the nonconformists who was accused were led to the gallows.

https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2012/10/22/putting-books-to-work-ann-rinaldi's-a-break-with-charity-a-story-about-the-salem-witch-trials

Putting Books to Work: Judy Cox's ONE IS A FEAST FOR A MOUSE: A THANKSGIVING TALE

Reviews of Fascinating Biographies

https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2012/05/09/reviews-of-fascinating-biographies-

. Hale was determined to make Thanksgiving as much a national holiday as the Fourth of July. Eventually, in the country. Each fall she described in the magazine how Thanksgiving promoted “family, friendship, gratitude, and religion” (unpaginated). Her efforts to make Thanksgiving a national holiday were, ’s president could make Thanksgiving a national holiday, each year she sent requests to Presidents, Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation declaring a national day of thanksgiving to be celebrated

Food, Friends, and Books about Thankfulness

<img alt="" sfref="[images|OpenAccessDataProvider]399573c1-674c-6d52-9eff-ff000089f9b9" src="/images/default-source/reading-today/being-thankful-summary.jpg?sfvrsn=0.2639018234331161" title="Being Thankful-summary" style="float: left; margin: 3px 8px 8px 0px;" />As weather turns colder and family celebrations ensue, now is the perfect time to consider the things for which we’re grateful.

https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2013/11/13/food-friends-and-books-about-thankfulness

,” “Myth and Truth: The First Thanksgiving,” or “Spend a Day in My Shoes: Exploring the Role of Perspective in Narrative.” GRADES K-3 Besel, Jennifer M. (2013). A Thanksgiving drawing feast! Illus, with beginner’s tips for creating with pencil drawings for the Thanksgiving and autumn holidays. Suggested

The Quest, Part 3: Goblin Caves and Spider Webs

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https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2012/12/04/the-quest-part-3-goblin-caves-and-spider-webs

Thanksgiving break, when we held a surprise early-riddling. Twenty-five students qualified in an hour

Studying Semantics with Tim O’Brien

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I find myself making a different sort of list than usual. I live by lists—things to do, things to buy—but now I am making a list of things for which I am thankful. I have, of course, listed my children. I love my job and am grateful for my wonderful colleagues. When I think “big picture,” I think I am most thankful to have been graced with the life I have lived. What luck, to be born in America, to have the freedoms I have. And I am overwhelmingly thankful for those who sacrifice to allow me to continue to live this way.

https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2012/11/08/studying-semantics-with-tim-o-brien

photo: loco's via photopin cc With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I find myself making a different sort of list than usual. I live by lists—things to do, things to buy—but now I am making a list of things for which I am thankful. I have, of course, listed my children. I love my job and am grateful for my wonderful colleagues. When I think “big picture,” I think I am most thankful to have been graced with the life I have lived. What luck, to be born in America, to have

Avoiding “Fake News” in the Classroom

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https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2016/12/15/avoiding-fake-news-in-the-classroom

Late on the Friday before my school’s weeklong Thanksgiving break, a senior came by my office. He wanted to know why he received a D on his annotated bibliography assignment. After all, he had all five sources his teacher asked him to find. He was frustrated and wanted help. Having been an English teacher for over a decade, I directed him to look at Google Scholar. We put his keyword food politics into the search bar. I explained to him that sources should be current, preferably

Putting Books to Work: TWERP

<img src="/images/default-source/engage-blog/twerp-cover-summary.jpg" /><p>Middle school boys have been waiting for Julian Twerski.</p><p>In the recent novel TWERP, author Mark Goldblatt turns the bully paradigm on its head, giving us a gruesomely honest account of the middle school power dynamic.</p><p>Many books have been written about the “mean girl” mentality and about bullying in general. Let's face it: teasing, ridicule, abuse, and the desire to belong are so rife in our tween years that practically no middle grade book would be complete without them.</p>

https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2013/10/07/putting-books-to-work-twerp

of thanksgiving that we weren't the target. If we have any hope of dealing with the bully crisis, we have

Celebrating Life Everywhere

<img src="/images/default-source/reading-today/mr-ferris-and-his-wheel-th.jpg"/>These reviews shows students they can be grateful for large and small parts of life.</p>

https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2014/11/24/celebrating-life-everywhere

In the season of Thanksgiving, it is customary to look over life and count our blessings. We could be thankful for the opportunities to make new friends, for daily interactions, for the inventions that make our life easier, for the soldiers who face insurmountable odds to save their fellow man. We could also say thanks to food, science, for the imagination of the writers who literally take us out of this world. This week’s reviews from the Children’s Literature and Reading Special

Leading From Within

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https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2018/04/17/leading-from-within

organized the first Thanksgiving dinner this school year. In the spirit of Puede Network

Holiday Book Reviews

https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-now/2011/12/21/holiday-book-reviews

, MA, John is expected to write a new holiday song for the Thanksgiving concert while the area