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Most days, you’ll find Cheryl with her nose stuck in a book. She holds an MS in Reading Education and teaching certifications in English, elementary and media. A former reading teacher, she is currently working on a PhD in Literacy Education while writing at Reading Rumpus.com. Email Cheryl with your questions and thoughts about literacy issues.

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Fans of Skeleton Creek finally get their sequel: Ghost In The Machine

For fans of Skeleton Creek, clamoring for some answers, Ghost In The Machine will drop you right back into the world of Sarah and Ryan as they finish...
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Do you know about Horrid Henry?

All across Europe, Horrid Henry is huge. He has his own television series and a London play. But we Yanks seem to have missed out on his mania. Not so...
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Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick - book review

Part mystery thriller, part romance, part paranormal-fantasy, Hush, Hush, from debut author Becca Fitzpatrick, is going to be snatched up by the...
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International Reading Association releases revised Standards for Reading Professionals

The International Reading Association has posted the second draft of the revised Standards for Reading Professionals. I was lucky enough to graduate...
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Reading Education: The New York Times and the missing point

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There’s been a dust-up concerning the teaching of reading these past couple weeks. Ever since the New York Times published an article promoting...
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Book recommendation: Savvy by Ingrid Law

Savvy is one of those stories I wish that I had read when I was thirteen. The kind that would have stayed with me. The kind that would have been...
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10 reasons you should get a library card during Library Card Sign-up Month

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Each September, as students head back to the classroom, the American Library Association urges people to get and use a library card. Smart people,...
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Book recommendation: Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson

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Is Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson a story of the American Revolution, a story of slavery's injustice, or a story of a young girl’s struggle to...
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Book recommendation: Skeleton Creek by Patrick Carman

There are so many things to discuss about Skeleton Creek, a unique concept book by Patrick Carman, it's hard to know where to begin. How about the...
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Reading Education 101: Ten tips for raising a child who loves to read

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More than those nice degrees hanging next to me, my credentials for explaining how to grow a reader are rooted in three young adults who all read for...
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