Mr. B's Bookshelf: Deadline by Chris Crutcher

Mr. B's Bookshelf: Deadline by Chris Crutcher: I love the author, Chris Crutcher. He is honest and unflinching when he writes about teens. In Deadline , he continues this. I thought ...

The Ogre's Poetry Den: Dancing Running Free

The Ogre's Poetry Den: Dancing Running Free

Mr. B's Bookshelf: Robert A. Heinlein's Citizen of the Galaxy as adap...

Mr. B's Bookshelf: Robert A. Heinlein's Citizen of the Galaxy as adap...: I have always been a big fan of Robert A.Heinlein. Citizen of the Galaxy was one of the first books of his that I read. I remember wel...

Why Public Education Will Survive and Prevail by Diane Ravitch

Here are some words of encouragemnet.

Why Public Education Will Survive and Prevail by Diane Ravitch

Thanks, Diane! I needed that!

Mr. B's Bookshelf: Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

Mr. B's Bookshelf: Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt: “Everybody is smart in different ways. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its life believing it is stu...

Mr. B's Bookshelf: El Deafo by Cece Bell

Mr. B's Bookshelf: El Deafo by Cece Bell: This was different. This is a loose biographical account of Cece Bell's loss of hearing as a child. What makes it different is that...

Mr. B's Bookshelf: Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets by Evan Roskos

Mr. B's Bookshelf: Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets by Evan Roskos: The title is the first thing that caught my attention. It reminded me of some of the off-the-wall titles of Paul Zindel's young adu...