It is two weeks before the end of the school year and the characters need to contribute to a time capsule. I laughed, I cried, I was mortified, I was shocked but most of all, I was sad to see the characters go.Īs a teacher, I knew that the writing style would appeal to all students it is told from three different perspectives, Lizzie and Nora (two best friends) and Elidee (an African America seventh grader who moves to the town with her mom because her brother is in the prison). It is brilliant! Absolutely brilliant! I felt every emotion possible as I devoured the book. I just turned the last page and I had to blog about it. I was given the opportunity to preview her new book Breakout and I jumped at the chance. When an author tweets at your class, it is reading gold. She has been the first author to tweet at us this year and my students claim that they are famous because of her. Not only does Kate write with much variety her books are all very different but she is also active on social media. In my classroom library, she has her own book bin, with many of her novels. Marty Maguire is a must read aloud first book of the school year for me. I am a HUGE fan of the author Kate Messner. Anyone that reads my blog on a regular basis knows that I love the new crop of books being written by middle grade and young adult writers.
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