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Knights of the Hill Country
Tim Tharp

Knights of the Hill Country

Genre:
Fiction
Age Level:
YA

This book about an Oklahoma high school football team is perfect for sports loving guys. The sports scenes are vivid as is the depiction of a small town where the high school sports team is the center of the universe. Fans of the TV show Friday Night Lights will enjoy this title.

knots-in-my-yo-yo-string
Jerry Spinelli

Knots in My Yo-Yo String

Genre:
Autobiography and Memoir
Age Level:
Middle Grade

The Newbery Medal winning author has vivid recollections of growing up in Norristown, PA, in the 1950s. His recollections are vivid, funny, and episodic and allow fans of Spinelli’s novels to glimpse where stories might begin.

Daniel T. Willingham

Knowledge in the Classroom

Learning happens when we connect new information to what we already know. When children have limited knowledge about the world, they have a smaller capacity to learn more about it. Here are four ways teachers can build content knowledge that will expand the opportunity for students to forge new connections — and make them better independent readers and learners.
Deborah Savage

Kotuku

Genre:
Fantasy, Fiction
Age Level:
YA

Wim lives in Cape Cod, where she drowns her sorrows in a riding stable. But something keeps drawing her to New Zealand — from visions of a tattooed Maori tribesman, to the New Zealander who comes to research Wim’s ancestors. Ghostly visions, family relations, and a hint of romance are woven through this ethereal novel.