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Lit Literature Reviews

Finding the right book for your classroom library or pairing students with their perfect text can feel impossible. These “Lit Literature” reviews are designed to help you make these decisions quickly and easily.

5 Thrilling Books for High School Students who Hate Reading
Lit Literature Reviews ► December 29, 2019

5 Thrilling Books for High School Students who Hate Reading

How many times have you heard the phrase “I don’t read” in your classroom? For me, it happens every week during independent reading. For these reluctant readers, it is even more important that we find the perfect books for high school students who hate reading.

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A Monster Calls: The Novel Your Students Will Crave
Lit Literature Reviews ► December 1, 2019

A Monster Calls: The Novel Your Students Will Crave

Beautiful. Heart-wrenching. Timeless. These are the words we often use to describe powerful classics. Well, they also describe Patrick Ness’s A Monster Calls.

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Carry On: The Ultimate Review for Your Classroom Library
Lit Literature Reviews ► November 3, 2019

Carry On: The Ultimate Review for Your Classroom Library

Are you looking for a sharp, witty read for your high school classroom library? Carry On by Rainbow Rowell is a hilarious romp that is equal parts romance, adventure, and mystery.

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Want the Perfect Horror Novel for High School Readers?
Lit Literature Reviews ► October 6, 2019

Want the Perfect Horror Novel for High School Readers?

I don’t know about you, but fall has always meant Halloween season to me--not back-to-school. While other teachers are out shopping for school supplies, I’m literally hiding skeletons in my closet before my boyfriend can reprimand me for bringing more decorations in the house. So October for me means pumpkin spice everything, draping cobwebs all over the house, and reading as much horror fiction as I can. For this October, I’m presenting to you Katie Alendar’s The Dead Girls of Hysteria Hall. It’s the perfect horror novel for high schoolers!

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Your Students Will be OBSESSED with this Novel!
Lit Literature Reviews ► September 8, 2019

Your Students Will be OBSESSED with this Novel!

Cute and a little bit dorky, Simon is the rare kind of protagonist that almost any reader can relate to. When he finds himself being blackmailed, he has to choose: risk coming out of the closet and dragging another with him, or go along with his blackmailer’s plan to land the girl? Not to mention the play is coming up, he’s in love with someone he doesn’t even know, and his friends all have their own problems, too. Your students will fall in love with Simon in Becky Albertalli’s young adult LGBTQ novel Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda.

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Why Allegedly is Perfect for Your High School Classroom
Lit Literature Reviews ► August 11, 2019

Why Allegedly is Perfect for Your High School Classroom

I devoured Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson during my time at the Teachers Pay Teachers conference in Austin. I read bit by bit in the hotel room, but absolutely demolished it on my plane rides...

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Is Your Classroom Library Missing Dread Nation?
Lit Literature Reviews ► July 14, 2019

Is Your Classroom Library Missing Dread Nation?

Do you (or your students) enjoy action? Mystery? Diverse literature? Sassy female characters? ZOMBIES?! Yeah, I thought so. Dread Nation by Justina Ireland offers all of this with a side of phenomenal writing; your high school classroom library is incomplete without it!

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Scythe For the High School Classroom Library
Lit Literature Reviews ► June 16, 2019

Scythe For the High School Classroom Library

Need an exciting, but challenging, modern dystopian novel for your students? Then add Scythe to your high school classroom library immediately!

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Lit Literature: Internment by Samira Ahmed
Lit Literature Reviews ► April 21, 2019

Lit Literature: Internment by Samira Ahmed

Internment by Samira Ahmed is a daring novel for your classroom--one that addresses hate, Nationalism, and blind loyalty. Your students will immediately make real-world connections. The dystopian element makes those connections easier to discuss in a classroom setting.

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Lit Literature: Dreamland by Sarah Dessen
Lit Literature Reviews ► March 24, 2019

Lit Literature: Dreamland by Sarah Dessen

I don’t care who you are, we all love a little bit of romance. But I cannot hand a book about a relationship to a student without making sure there’s a twist. See, while I have a healthy respect for love, I hate to see it idealized. Enter Dreamland by Sarah Dessen.

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