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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 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 "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 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!

Read this Sidekick Short review of Girls Like Her by Melanie Sumrow. It includes book basics, content warnings, and an outline for book talking!

Check out this Sidekick Short review of My Friends by Fredrik Backman. Find basic info and an outline for book talking to your students!

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!

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!

Check out this Sidekick Super Review of This is Where We Die by Cindy R. X. He. Read for mentor texts, sentences for fluency practice, and an outline for book talking to your students!

Check out this Sidekick Short review of When the World Tips Over by Jandy Nelson