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Sidekick Short Review: The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman (2024) by Gennifer Choldenko
Check out this Sidekick Short Review of "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko. Read here for basic book info, content warnings, and an outline for book talking to your students.
3 min read


Sidekick Short Review: For She is Wrath (2024) by Emily Varga
Check out this Sidekick Short Review of "For She is Wrath" by Emily Varga. Read here for basic book info, content warnings, and an outline for book talking to your students.
3 min read


Middle Grade Sidekick Super Review: Louder Than Hunger (2024) by John Schu
Check out this Sidekick Super Review of "Louder Than Hunger" by John Schu, including mentor texts, writing mini lessons, and an outline for book talking to your students!
5 min read


Sidekick Super Review: Where Sleeping Girls Lie (2025) by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
cover image of Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, published by Feiwel & Friends, 2024. The Basics Page Length: 416 Audiobook Length: ~17 hours Grade Reading Level: 9+ Target Audience Age: 14-18+ Goodreads Score: 3.97 out of 5 Common Sense Media Score: 15+ Buy it HERE Setting: Contemporary England, fictional boarding school, Alfred Nobel Academy Genre: Young Adult Mystery Thriller, Dark Academia Topics: Boarding School, Mental Health, Abuse, Suicide, Sexual As
7 min read


Middle Grade Sidekick Super Review: When We Flew Away- A Novel of Anne Frank Before the Diary (2024) by Alice Hoffman
Check out this Sidekick Super Review of "When We Flew Away" by Alice Hoffman. Read for basic book info, mentor texts for writing lessons, and sentences for combining and imitation exercises.
8 min read


Sidekick Short Review: Skin (2025) by Deborah Kelly
Check out this Sidekick Short Review of "Skin" by Deborah Kelly. Read here to get book basics, and an outline for book talking to your students.
2 min read


Middle Grade Sidekick Short Review: Camp Frenemies (2025) by Liz Montague
Check out this Sidekick Short Review of "Camp Frenemies" by Liz Montague. Read here for basic book info, content warnings, and an outline for book talking to your students.
2 min read


Middle Grade Sidekick Short Review: Three Blue Hearts (2025) by Lynne Kelly
Check out this Sidekick Short Review of "Three Blue Hearts" by Lynne Kelly. Read here for book basics, content warnings, and an outline for book talking!
2 min read


Middle Grade Sidekick Super Review: The Ordinary and Extraordinary Auden Greene (2026) by Corey Ann Haydu
Check out this Sidekick Super Review of The Ordinary and Extraordinary Auden Greene, including mentor texts, writing mini lessons, and an outline for book talking to your students!
6 min read


Sidekick Short Review: My Friends (2025) by Fredrik Backman
Check out this Sidekick Short review of My Friends by Fredrik Backman. Find basic info and an outline for book talking to your students!
3 min read


Middle Grade Sidekick Super Review: A Scar Like a River (2026) by Lisa Graff
Check out this Sidekick Super Review of A Scar Like a River by Lisa Graff, including mentor texts, writing mini lessons, and an outline for book talking to your students!
7 min read


Sidekick Super Review: Sunrise on the Reaping (2025) Suzanne Collins
Check out this Sidekick Super Review of Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins, including mentor texts, writing mini lessons, and an outline for book talking to your students!
7 min read


Middle Grade Sidekick Super Review: The Bletchley Riddle (2025) by Ruta Sepetys and Steven Sheinkin
Check out this Sidekick Super Review of The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin. Read for mentor texts, sentences for fluency practice, and an outline for book talking to your students!
6 min read


Middle Grade Sidekick Short Review: Outside (2025) by Jennifer Holm
Check out this Sidekick Short review of Outside by Jennifer L. Holm
2 min read


Middle Grade Sidekick Super Review: Glimmer of Change (2025) by Elle McNicoll
Check out this Sidekick Super Review of A Glimmer of Change by Elle McNicoll. Read for mentor texts, sentences for fluency practice, and an outline for book talking to your students!
7 min read
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