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1. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Podcast Episode
   A Conversation with Coe Booth
   Tune in to hear how Coe Booth worked through the challenges of writing Bronxwood, how she makes sense of her characters' actions, and how her books challenge readers to develop critical social consciousness.
2. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Podcast Episode
   A Conversation with Laurie Halse Anderson
   In this episode, Laurie Halse Anderson talks about her newest book, Wintergirls.
3. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Podcast Episode
   A Conversation with Matt de la Peña
   Tune in to hear Matt discuss some of the thinking behind his newest novel, We Were Here.
   
4. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Podcast Episode
   A Conversation with Rita Williams-Garcia
   It's rare to find historical fiction that weaves rich period detail into the lives of memorable and endearing characters, but Rita Williams-Garcia's middle-grade novels One Crazy Summer and P.S. Be Eleven do just that. Tune in to hear Rita explain how she drew on personal and historical contexts to develop her characters and tell their story. You'll also hear about her great love for her work and her commitment to spending as long as it takes to get the story right.
5. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Podcast Episode
   A Conversation with Sara Zarr
   Tune in to hear Sara Zarr discuss religious faith and some of the thinking behind her newest novel, Once Was Lost.
6. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   6 – 12  |  Activity & Project
   Beguiling Billboards: Finding Inspiration along the Road
   For this activity, teens study "Pass It On" billboards created by The Foundation for a Better Life either online or on-the-go, and create an original billboard and inspirational phrase for a person of their choosing.
7. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Activity & Project
   Children's Book Project
   This activity can help teens create picture books that a teen caregiver can then share with children.
8. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Activity & Project
   Creating a Safe Online Profile
   After exploring online names, teens choose a screen name or e-mail address for themselves and decide what is a safe online profile.
9. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   9 – 12  |  Activity & Project
   Explore Your Reading Self
   In this activity teens are encouraged to explore their reading history as they remember books they liked reading as children and then revisit these old favorites.
10. Parent & Afterschool Resources | Grades   K – 12  |  Tip & How-To
    How to Encourage Higher Order Thinking
    Practicing Higher Order Thinking (HOT) skills outside of school will give kids the tools that they need to understand, infer, connect, categorize, synthesize, evaluate, and apply the information they know to find solutions to new and existing problems.

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