A Reading List for Kids on Their Very Long Summer Break

We've got suggestions for classics to rediscover, what to read if your brother is driving you nuts, plus ideas to help you process this whole Covid situation. Continue reading at 'Wired'

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As much as 30 percent of typical annual reading gains may not be carried into schoolwork in the autumn, says an NWEA report, as the COVID-19 pandemic affects US education. The post Coronavirus Impact: Scholastic Adjusts Its Summer Reading Program appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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What Makes a Good Summer Reading Program?

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An Anti-Racist Poetry Reading List

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The Journey is the Plot: A Reading List for Traveling Beyond the Home

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A Fiction Antiracist Reading List

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Facing the ‘Hard Truth’: An Indie Reading List

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An Anti-Racist Reading List

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The 20 Books to read this summer

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Forget all those reading lists. During a quarantine, any book will do.

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