It was pretty quiet here on the blog this past week because I was in Chicago at the International Reading Association (IRA) Annual Convention. It was my first time at this particular convention, and it was a great experience. Not only did I get to hear renowned speakers and find ways to further improve my teaching practice, but I also… Read More
Divergent/Insurgent/??? – 3rd Book Title Predictions
Now that INSURGENT is out in the world and people are reading it, I can share one small part of the email conversation Brian Wyzlic (my sister classroom teacher-you can find him on twitter and at Wyz Reads) and I had when I shared my early ARC copy with him. We closed out our conversation talking about our thoughts for… Read More
You Can Now Find This Blog On Facebook
Like following my posts, but wishing you could see them on your facebook newsfeed? Well, now you can! Heise Reads & Recommends now officially has a facebook page! So, head on over and “Like” the page if you want to see updates there as well. Just click on that cute passport button over there on the right under “Where to… Read More
Dystopian Unit Books Choices List
For the second year in a row (yet at a new school/grade level), I’m starting an end of the year dystopian unit with my middle schoolers. Last year I shared the list of books I had on the blog, and with my renewed focus on dystopian and the plethora of new titles released or come to my attention since then,… Read More
Waiting for INSURGENT? Read Free Four!
INSURGENT is less than a week away now! While you’re waiting for it to get into your hands so you can finally read the next part of Tris and Four’s journey (which is so, so good – read my spoiler-free review), you can get a peek at a key scene from DIVERGENT from Four’s perspective! Because they hit their goal… Read More
Mara Dyer Cover Reveal
So I think my love of/obsession with THE UNBECOMING OF MARA DYER by Michelle Hodkin was no secret. Feel free to reference these Mara Mondays posts: author interview, book trailer, top ten reasons to preorder Mara, or my gushing review. Really, if you haven’t read it yet, you must not have been reading my blog last fall, and if not,… Read More
In My Mailbox – New Books This Week #49
In My Mailbox is a posting idea run by Kristi at The Story Siren (read all about it here: In My Mailbox) for bloggers to share the books they’ve gotten that week to help publicize as many titles as possible. It’s a little preview on what book reviews to anticipate along with a way to build excitement about new titles… Read More
INSURGENT by Veronica Roth review
Title: INSURGENT (sequel to DIVERGENT) Author: Veronica Roth Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Release Date: May 1, 2012 (not too far away!) Number of Pages: 544 Source of Book: ARC from Editor of Awesome, Molly O’Neill, Thank you! One choice can transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around… Read More
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