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Audio Holiday

With the holidays around the corner, there may be a long car ride in your family’s future…

Detail of book cover To Kill a Mockingbird

Audiobooks

Audiobooks can help re-create the pleasure of being read to as a child. Lots of great titles are available from Audible.com(opens in a new window), in partnership with Amazon, for immediate download, so you can start listening right away! Our list features some of the best recordings of the last five years.

Audrey Wait
Robin Benway

Audrey Wait

Genre:
Fiction, Romance
Age Level:
YA

High school junior Audrey has had it with her boyfriend Evan, who spends more time with his band than with her. So she dumps him. Within a day, he’s written a song, “Audrey Wait,” which rockets to the top of the charts and makes Audrey a target of Evan’s fans. What is it like to have your whole life spelled out in a three-minute pop song?

Collage of portraits of top middle grade and YA authors
Content-Area Literacy, Motivation and Engagement

Author Study Resources

Where can you find information about authors and more resources on how to do an author study? Browse these books and online sources.

Collage of portraits of top middle grade and YA authors
Content-Area Literacy, Motivation and Engagement

Author Study Toolkit

Author Study units give students the opportunity to explore an author’s life and works in depth. Key components include reading selected books, discussion, research, and a final project. Our Author Study Toolkit gives you the step-by-step to create a successful study unit with your students.

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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Adolescents

What is autism and how can we best support students on the autism spectrum and their families? Learn more about how adolescents feel about being on the autism spectrum, how to help them succeed, and books and resources to support your growing awareness.  

white diary with a red book mark
Barbara Cain

Autism, The Invisible Cord: A Sibling’s Diary

Genre:
Fiction
Age Level:
YA

“Ezra looks like any other sixth grader with faded jeans, turned around cap and a mess of chestnut curls. You see, my brother is like any other eleven-year-old except when he isn’t.“ This story follows 14-year-old Jenny as she describes her day-to-day life with her younger autistic brother, Ezra. Ezra can be both her best friend as well as her biggest obstacle to living a normal life, and Jenny often finds herself stuck worrying about her younger brother. Through taking care of Ezra and a very special school project, Jenny ends up learning about her own character and strengths, and a way to shine despite everything else.

Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise
Gene Luen Yang

Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise

Genre:
Fantasy, Fiction
Age Level:
Middle Grade

Aang and friends must join together once again as the four nations’ tenuous peace is threatened in an impasse between Fire Lord Zuko and Earth King Kuei! As the world heads toward another devastating war, Aang’s friendship with Zuko throws him into the middle of the conflict.