Sandra Cisneros Connects with Ancestors While Writing | ¿Ya Comiste?

Have you eaten? ¿Ya Comiste? is Penguin Random House’s new YouTube series celebrating Latine stories through food, family, and community. Check out this episode featuring an interview with Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street.   Sandra Cisneros is a poet, short story writer, novelist, essayist, performer, and artist. Her numerous awards include NEA

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Independent Reading Matters: A Handbook by Laura Robb

Need help ramping up your independent reading time? Download our comprehensive handbook written by Laura Robb, Independent Reading Matters. Based on research-based practices and decades of classroom experience, the handbook provides educators with practical tips to: Self-select “good fit” books students can read and enjoy Apply reading strategies to improve critical thinking Summarize fiction and

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FROM THE PAGE: Read an excerpt from George Bernard Shaw’s Saint Joan

With Saint Joan, which distills many of the ideas Shaw had been exploring in earlier works on politics, religion, feminism, and creative evolution, he reached the height of his fame as a dramatist. Fascinated by the story of Joan of Arc, but unhappy with the way she had traditionally been depicted, Shaw wanted to remove

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Publisher Spotlight: Manga Quest – a new series from TOKYOPOP Learning

Standards-Aligned Manga Gives Students a New Way to Learn, One Adventure at a Time Penguin Random House is thrilled to offer titles from Manga Quest, a new series from TOKYOPOP Learning. TOKYOPOP, the pioneering manga publisher that introduced an entire generation of American readers to the art form, has launched Manga Quest, the debut series from

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2026 Texas State Award Winners

Congratulations to our 2026 Texas State Award Winners! Browse each award collection below or explore the full list of secondary award winners here.   Lone Star Reading List Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List TAYSHAS Reading List Topaz Nonfiction Reading List Lariat Adult Fiction Reading List   Check out the elementary award winners here.

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Books for Summer Reading

Reading over the summer helps students maintain their skills and grow as independent readers. This curated mix of fiction and nonfiction gives students the opportunity to relax, recharge, and read for fun. Browse our elementary, middle, and high school summer reading lists. 

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New Teacher’s Guide for Big Jim and the White Boy, a Graphic Novel Reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

We are pleased to share a new teacher’s guide for the Big Jim and the White Boy by David F. Walker and Marcus Kwame Anderson Big Jim and the White Boy is a radical retelling of an American classic, centering the experiences of Jim, an enslaved Black man in search of his kidnapped wife and children, along with

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New Thematic Educator Guides: Teaching Nature

Educators have raised concerns about students’ growing disconnection from the natural world as academic pressures and screen-based learning increases. Coined by Richard Louv as “nature-deficit disorder,” this loss of direct contact with nature has meaningful implications for students’ health, learning, and long-term environmental stewardship. Integrating nature writing and outdoor experiences into the classroom offers a

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New Thematic Educator Guides: Teaching Women’s History

In recent years, educators have emphasized the importance of teaching women’s history as a way to address historical silences and confront contemporary challenges to gender equity. Despite being told that “girls can be anything,” students still encounter women appearing as exceptions rather than central figures shaping history and society. In the urgency of this moment,

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