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NCTE Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: Harlem Shuffle, Colson Whitehead

Harlem Shuffle

Colson Whitehead
NCTENCTE

#NCTE21 attendees & members: NCTE's Winter Book Discussion Series continues Feb. 9, 7 p.m. ET! Join to discuss, engage & consider classroom applications of "Harlem Shuffle" by Colson Whitehead. https://ncte.org/winter-book-discussion/ #WinterBookDiscussion #ColsonWhitehead #HarlemShuffle #AARI22 https://t.co/aXwAVW6StA

Paperback, 2022

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls, Kaela Rivera

Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls

Kaela Rivera
NCTENCTE

CECE RIOS AND THE DESERT OF SOULS, by Kaela Rivera, is the 2022 Charlotte Huck Award Winner. Find the complete list of Honor and Recommended books here: https://ncte.org/awards/ncte-childrens-book-awards/charlotte-huck-award/ https://t.co/IaFz0QDMtQ

Paperback, 2022

$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Nina: A Story of Nina Simone, Traci N. Todd

Nina: A Story of Nina Simone

Traci N. Todd
NCTENCTE

NINA: A STORY OF NINA SIMONE, by Traci N. Todd and illustrated by Christian Robinson, is the 2022 Orbis Pictus Award Winner. Find the complete list of Honor and Recommended books here: https://ncte.org/awards/orbis-pictus-award-nonfiction-for-children/ https://t.co/9WQuFKAC2u

Hardcover, 2021

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Color Purple, Alice Walker

The Color Purple

Alice Walker
NCTENCTE

Our book rationale database provides unique perspectives & justifications for challenged titles & emphasizes the importance of diverse storytelling. #NCTE member Pepper Worthington prepared this #rationale for #THECOLORPURPLE by Alice Walker: https://t.co/yq3qISrcC4 https://t.co/DQn8DYGiU1

Paperback, 2019

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Hope: Cancer Awareness I Cancer I Leukemia, Publishing Journal

Hope: Cancer Awareness I Cancer I Leukemia

Publishing Journal
NCTENCTE

If publishing is a professional goal you hope to obtain, RESEARCH IN THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH (RTE) is looking for manuscripts! #RTE is a broad-based, multidisciplinary journal composed of original research articles and short scholarly essays. https://t.co/R6fBma3zxu #WriteForUs https://t.co/MRGEi5qjuq

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Book Cover for: Loud Mouse, Idina Menzel

Loud Mouse

Idina Menzel
NCTENCTE

One of the most distinct voices of our time + a prominent author & former teacher = the dynamic sister duo @idinamenzel & @CaraMentzel! NCTE welcomes them to assist in leading a powerful candle-lighting ceremony at #NCTE22 & for signings of their lyrical picture book, LOUD MOUSE! https://t.co/jnSkmtDREG

Hardcover, 2022

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Reading and Learning: A Handbook for Adults, Pat Campbell

Reading and Learning: A Handbook for Adults

Pat Campbell
NCTENCTE

The NCTE James R. Squire Office of Policy Research in English Language Arts unveiled new policy briefs during last evening's Leading and Learning series kickoff. Read more about the briefs and RSVP to the rest of the series now (next event is tonight): https://t.co/SHUDwvLqK4. https://t.co/lQof9USIHX

Paperback, 2003

$9.95$4.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Unaccompanied, Javier Zamora

Unaccompanied

Javier Zamora
NCTENCTE

BIG NEWS: NCTE is thrilled to spotlight Javier Zamora (@jzsalvipoet), author of UNACCOMPANIED and SOLITO, as the #NCTE22 Opening General Session Keynote Speaker! Hear from Zamora & other stellar distinguished #NCTE22 speakers, in person or virtually: https://t.co/jO2an6QBIE https://t.co/h3Fx7DKN69

Paperback, 2017

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Learning to Be Literate: More Than a Single Story, Deborah MacPhee

Learning to Be Literate: More Than a Single Story

Deborah MacPhee
NCTENCTE

To disrupt the creation of a single assessment story, educators can frame assessment as advocacy work. Learn from NCTE member Bobbi Kabuto in “Literacy Assessment as Advocacy: LEARNING TO BE LITERATE: MORE THAN A SINGLE STORY, Part 1,” on the #NCTEblog: https://t.co/XTKkhPZoul https://t.co/VWsctJDNkP

Paperback, 2023

$36.95$18.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Milo Imagines the World, Matt de la Peña

Milo Imagines the World

Matt de la Peña
NCTENCTE

Matt de la Peña starts the last day of #NCTEHomecoming with a reading of his book “Milo Imagines the World,” and provides an in depth look at perspectives and storytelling. “Do not write what you see. Write what will be seen.” @mattdelapena https://t.co/EIr6f0kq1G

Hardcover, 2021

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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