#Gearpicks Reading Power 2019

Connect The Good Egg – Jory John Remarkably You – Pat Zietlow Miller (connecting to identity) Where Are You From? - Yamile Saied Mendez (connecting to heritage) Under My Hijab…

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#Gearpicks Reading Power 2018

Connect Drawn Together – Minh Lê (connections to grandparents) I’m Sad – Michael Ian Black (connections to emotions) A Big Mooncake for Little Star – Grace Lin Alma and How…

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#Gearpicks Middle Grade Novels 2018

Rebound – Kwame Alexander Ghost Boys - Jewell Parker Rhodes Ebb and Flow – Heather Smith Front Desk – Kelly Yang It Wasn’t Me – Dana Alison Levy Inkling –…

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Lit Circle Themes Grades 3 – 6

Family & Friendship The Lemonade War – Jacqueline Davies Year of the Rat – Grace Lin The Year of Billy Miller – Kevin Henkes Bridge to Terabithia - Katherine Paterson…

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Lit Circle Themes Middle School (Grades 6-9)

Exploitation & Child Labor Boys without Names - Kashmira Sheth Bitter Chocolate – Sally Grindley I am a Taxi – Deborah Ellis Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her…

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#Gearpicks Fall 2017

Connect Sparkle Boy - Leslaea Newman Me, Me, Me - Annika Dunklee The Loneliest Whale - Jessica Therrien Ira Crumb Makes a Pretty Good Friend - Naseem Hrab Now -…

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