This blog post features and abridged unit for the YA version of Just mercy.

Free resources to teach Jason Reynold's Long Way Down. Includes literary device analysis, graphic organizers, PowerPoints and journals.

Free unit for All American Boys. Includes reading questions, character charts, writing prompts, vocabulary organizers, and analysis.

Free resources and handouts for The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian. Characterization in Absolutely True Diary. Vocabulary.

This blog post continues my Free Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian Unit.

This blog post continues my free Wonder unit.

This is a free unit for R.J. Palacios's novel Wonder. The unit includes character charts, vocabulary activities, and reading guides.

This is a free unit for Elizabeth Acevedo's The Poet X. This blog focuses on Part 2 of the book.

Free resources to start teaching The Poet X. Free unit for The Poet X. Free handouts for The Poet X. Reading Survey.

This is a free unit for Yummy that I used with with my high school reading classes.

This is a free unit for the novel Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson. It is geared towards special education students in 11th grade.

Free resources for Jason Reynold's Look Both Ways. Includes vocabulary activities as well as graphic organizers, PowerPoints and more.

This blog lists a few of my favorite LGBTQ+ reads for young adults.

Free resources for Tears of a Tiger. Reading guides. Reading questions. Vocabulary list. Foreshadowing lesson. Figurative language lesson.

Free resources for The House on Mango Street. Free handouts for The House on Mango Street. Books connected to The House on Mango Street.

This blog post discusses a good book pairing for Stuck in Neutral: Laughing At My Nightmare by Shane Burcaw.

Reflections on Girls Like Us for the classroom. Books connected to Girls Like Us.

These are the handouts and PowerPoints that I used to teach Stuck in Neutral by Terry Trueman. At the end are extension materials, etc.

Free resources for Sharon Draper's Romiette & Julio.