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Check out this Sidekick Super Review of "The Fall of Iris Henley" by Jennifer Graham. Read here for basic book info, content warnings, mentor texts, sentence fluency exercises and more!

Check out this Sidekick Super Review of "A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall" by Jasmine Warga. Read for basic book info, mentor texts for writing lessons, and sentences for combining and imitation exercises!

Check out this Sidekick Super Review of "The Summer She Went Missing" by Chelsea Ichaso. Read for basic book info, mentor texts for writing lessons, and sentences for combining and imitation exercises!

Check out this Sidekick Short Review of the Huda F series by Huda Fahmy. Read for basic book info, classroom use info, and an outline for book talking to your students!

cover image of Blood in the Water by Tiffany Jackson, published by Scholastic Press, 2025. The Basics Page Length: 272 Audiobook Length: ~4.5 hours Grade Reading Level: 4+ Target Audience Age: 9-12+ Goodreads Score: 3.93 out of 5 Common Sense Media Score: 10+ Buy it HERE Setting: Contemporary Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts Genre: Middle Grade Mystery Thriller Topics: Murder Mystery, Summer, Racism, Wealth, Privilege, Reputation, Family Secrets, Friendship, Teen Sleuths Plot

Check out this Sidekick Super Review of "Coldwire" by Chloe Gong. Read for basic book info, mentor texts for writing lessons, and sentences for combining and imitation exercises.

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.

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.

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!

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

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.

Check out this Sidekick Short review of "The Flip Side" by Jason Walz. Read here to find book basics and an outline for book talking to your students!

Check out this Sidekick Super Review of "Your Blood, My Bones" by Kelly Andrew. Read for basic book info, mentor texts for writing lessons, and sentences for combining and imitation exercises.

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.

Check out this Sidekick Super review of Olivetti by Allie Millington, including book basics, mentor texts for writing lessons, and an outline for book talking with students!

Check out this Sidekick Super Review of "Looking for Smoke" by K. A. Cobell, including mentor texts, writing mini lessons, and an outline for book talking to your students!

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.

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!

Check out this Sidekick Super Review of "After Life" by Gayle Forman, including mentor texts, writing mini lessons, and an outline for book talking to your students!

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!