2021 Nominees
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Free Teaching Resources
πΒ Excerpt of eBook & audiobook from Scholastic Books
πΒ Prequel chapter, character information, author insights, and reading guide from Workman Books
πΒ Kelly Barnhill's blog
πΒ Mentor text writing lessons and author Q & A from Kate Messner
πΒ Excerpt of eBook & audiobook from Penguin Random House
πΒ Kekla Magoon's website
πΒ Background information and additional photos from Margot Lee Shetterly's website
πΒ Author interview, teacher book talk, and printable activity from Judy Newman at Scholastic
πΒ Curriculum resources collected by Math Twitter Blog-o-Sphere
πΒ Audiobook excerpt from Harper Collins
πΒ Author interviews, Q & A, and related articles from Louis Sachar's website
πΒ Penguin Random House
π Background information, author videos, teaching guides, writing prompts and more from Front Desk website
πΒ Vocabulary, pre-reading activites, and comprehension lessons in the Front Desk Hyperdoc by Liz Stroud (choose "Download" or "Make a copy" from the file menu to use with your students)
π Videos, teacher interview, and digital activity from Judy Newman at Scholastic
πΒ Teacher's Guide from Penguin Random House
πΒ Audio interview with author from Celia C. PΓ©rez's website